Final Results

Qualification: minimum 224 pass attempts (14 per scheduled game).

How QER is calculated

QER combines a Pass Score (90%) with a Rush Score (10%). All percentiles are calculated among qualified quarterbacks from the same season.

Pass Score

  • Success percentage (30% of Pass Score): How often pass plays meet the success criteria for the down and distance.
  • Yards per attempt (25%): Passing yards gained per attempt, rewarding efficient downfield production.
  • Interception avoidance (20%): Rewards a lower percentage of attempts resulting in interceptions.
  • Passing first-down percentage (15%): The percentage of attempts that produce a first down.
  • Completion percentage (10%): The percentage of pass attempts completed.

Rush Score

Rushing production is measured per quarterback play, where QB plays = pass attempts + sacks + rushing attempts. This prevents a small number of carries from dominating the rating.

  • Successful rushes per QB play (35% of Rushing Score): Estimated successful carries based on rushing attempts and rushing success percentage.
  • Rushing first downs per QB play (30%): How often rushing creates a first down.
  • Rushing yards per QB play (25%): Rushing production relative to the quarterback’s total workload.
  • Rushing touchdowns per QB play (10%): Rushing scoring production relative to total workload.
Rank Player Team G QER Pass Score Rush Score Cmp Att Cmp% Yds Y/A TD Int Int% 1D 1D% Succ% Rush Att Rush Yds Rush TD Rush 1D Rush Succ%
1 Chad Pennington NYJ 15 91.9 97.6 41.0 275 399 68.9 3120 7.8 22 6 1.5 168 42.1 52.3 29 49 2 8 31.0
2 Rich Gannon OAK 16 90.1 94.8 47.6 418 618 67.6 4689 7.6 26 10 1.6 227 36.7 54.1 50 156 3 11 36.0
3 Matt Hasselbeck SEA 16 84.3 85.3 75.2 267 419 63.7 3075 7.3 15 10 2.4 160 38.2 48.1 40 202 1 17 65.0
4 Trent Green KAN 16 78.1 79.5 65.6 287 470 61.1 3690 7.9 26 13 2.8 177 37.7 47.6 31 225 1 12 74.2
5 Brian Griese DEN 13 72.7 74.8 53.7 291 436 66.7 3214 7.4 15 15 3.4 157 36.0 51.9 37 107 1 11 48.6
6 Peyton Manning IND 16 68.2 70.3 49.2 392 591 66.3 4200 7.1 27 19 3.2 213 36.0 47.6 38 148 2 11 44.7
7 Kerry Collins NYG 16 68.2 75.4 3.2 335 545 61.5 4073 7.5 19 14 2.6 193 35.4 47.6 44 -3 0 0 4.5
8 Drew Bledsoe BUF 16 68.0 72.3 30.2 375 610 61.5 4359 7.1 24 15 2.5 222 36.4 47.3 27 67 2 10 48.1
9 Steve McNair TEN 16 64.2 61.5 89.4 301 492 61.2 3387 6.9 22 15 3.0 179 36.4 47.0 82 440 3 29 48.8
10 Brad Johnson TAM 13 63.9 69.0 17.4 281 451 62.3 3049 6.8 22 6 1.3 144 31.9 47.5 13 30 0 4 53.8
11 Jay Fiedler MIA 11 61.5 59.8 76.3 179 292 61.3 2024 6.9 14 9 3.1 111 38.0 46.2 28 99 3 12 53.6
12 Brett Favre GNB 16 57.7 61.6 22.7 341 551 61.9 3658 6.6 27 16 2.9 189 34.3 48.0 25 73 0 6 28.0
13 Tommy Maddox PIT 15 56.4 60.9 16.5 234 377 62.1 2836 7.5 20 16 4.2 137 36.3 46.7 19 43 0 4 21.1
14 Jeff Garcia SFO 16 55.1 51.6 86.1 328 528 62.1 3344 6.3 21 10 1.9 173 32.8 45.7 73 353 3 30 50.7
15 Daunte Culpepper MIN 16 53.6 49.1 94.2 333 549 60.7 3853 7.0 18 23 4.2 189 34.4 46.5 106 609 10 47 59.4
16 Michael Vick ATL 15 53.4 48.3 99.7 231 421 54.9 2936 7.0 16 8 1.9 140 33.3 39.9 113 777 8 45 53.1
17 Mark Brunell JAX 15 52.0 51.0 60.2 245 416 58.9 2788 6.7 17 7 1.7 140 33.7 42.4 43 207 0 11 44.2
18 Tom Brady NWE 16 49.8 49.2 55.6 373 601 62.1 3764 6.3 28 14 2.3 185 30.8 46.0 42 110 1 20 54.8
19 Donovan McNabb PHI 10 49.6 44.4 96.5 211 361 58.4 2289 6.3 17 6 1.7 108 29.9 44.7 63 460 6 35 65.1
20 Jon Kitna CIN 14 47.8 48.6 39.8 294 473 62.2 3178 6.7 16 16 3.4 159 33.6 46.1 24 57 4 9 41.7
21 Jeff Blake BAL 11 41.3 39.4 59.0 165 295 55.9 2084 7.1 13 11 3.7 97 32.9 40.3 39 106 1 10 30.8
22 Aaron Brooks NOR 16 40.6 36.9 73.5 283 528 53.6 3572 6.8 27 15 2.8 165 31.2 39.9 62 253 2 21 46.8
23 Drew Brees SDG 16 35.5 34.4 46.1 320 526 60.8 3284 6.2 17 16 3.0 164 31.2 42.7 38 130 1 11 31.6
24 Jim Miller CHI 10 33.5 35.5 15.6 180 314 57.3 1944 6.2 13 9 2.9 98 31.2 43.0 13 11 0 3 30.8
25 Rodney Peete CAR 14 32.3 34.8 9.0 223 381 58.5 2630 6.9 15 14 3.7 116 30.4 40.8 22 14 0 3 18.2
26 Tim Couch CLE 14 28.4 26.9 41.6 273 443 61.6 2842 6.4 18 18 4.1 129 29.1 40.6 23 77 0 9 47.8
27 Patrick Ramsey WAS 9 23.8 24.0 21.9 117 227 51.5 1539 6.8 9 8 3.5 67 29.5 38.8 13 -1 1 3 23.1
28 Shane Matthews WAS 8 20.2 20.1 21.6 124 237 52.3 1251 5.3 11 6 2.5 66 27.8 38.2 12 31 0 2 33.3
29 Jake Plummer ARI 16 20.0 13.5 77.9 284 530 53.6 2972 5.6 18 20 3.8 147 27.7 40.1 46 283 2 22 60.9
30 David Carr HOU 16 17.8 11.5 74.5 233 444 52.5 2592 5.8 9 15 3.4 118 26.6 34.2 59 282 3 16 44.1
31 Chad Hutchinson DAL 9 14.6 12.3 35.3 127 250 50.8 1555 6.2 7 8 3.2 65 26.0 33.1 18 74 0 3 33.3
32 Joey Harrington DET 14 5.4 5.6 3.7 215 429 50.1 2294 5.3 12 16 3.7 111 25.9 36.4 7 4 0 0 14.3