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 Peyton Manning IND 16 88.8 95.0 32.7 362 557 65.0 4397 7.9 31 9 1.6 242 43.4 56.6 23 36 4 7 30.4
2 Drew Brees NOR 16 82.1 89.2 18.1 356 554 64.3 4418 8.0 26 11 2.0 202 36.5 50.0 42 32 0 5 11.9
3 Tony Romo DAL 16 80.5 82.4 63.7 220 337 65.3 2903 8.6 19 13 3.9 144 42.7 53.1 34 102 0 9 38.2
4 Carson Palmer CIN 16 78.3 83.9 28.1 324 520 62.3 4035 7.8 28 13 2.5 200 38.5 48.2 26 37 0 6 34.6
5 Donovan McNabb PHI 10 77.2 76.0 88.7 180 316 57.0 2647 8.4 18 6 1.9 112 35.4 44.8 32 212 3 15 59.4
6 Philip Rivers SDG 16 74.4 77.9 42.9 284 460 61.7 3388 7.4 22 9 2.0 167 36.3 46.8 48 49 0 8 25.0
7 Marc Bulger STL 16 74.4 80.5 19.2 370 588 62.9 4301 7.3 24 8 1.4 210 35.7 46.2 18 44 0 5 27.8
8 Tom Brady NWE 16 68.1 69.8 53.4 319 516 61.8 3529 6.8 24 12 2.3 176 34.1 47.4 49 102 0 13 32.7
9 Damon Huard KAN 10 67.3 74.4 4.2 148 244 60.7 1878 7.7 11 1 0.4 104 42.6 43.8 9 9 0 0 11.1
10 Chad Pennington NYJ 16 66.6 67.8 55.2 313 485 64.5 3352 6.9 17 16 3.3 163 33.6 47.4 35 109 0 12 42.9
11 Steve McNair BAL 16 62.2 61.6 67.9 295 468 63.0 3050 6.5 16 12 2.6 159 34.0 45.2 45 119 1 16 37.8
12 Mark Brunell WAS 10 60.6 63.5 34.8 162 260 62.3 1789 6.9 8 4 1.5 80 30.8 44.5 13 34 0 4 30.8
13 Jon Kitna DET 16 60.5 62.0 46.9 372 596 62.4 4208 7.1 21 22 3.7 209 35.1 46.0 34 156 2 9 38.2
14 Ben Roethlisberger PIT 15 56.0 56.3 52.9 280 469 59.7 3513 7.5 18 23 4.9 178 38.0 44.5 32 98 2 11 34.4
15 David Carr HOU 16 54.6 51.9 79.7 302 442 68.3 2767 6.3 11 12 2.7 142 32.1 44.3 53 195 2 16 45.3
16 David Garrard JAX 11 54.5 51.0 86.8 145 241 60.2 1735 7.2 10 9 3.7 83 34.4 43.7 47 250 0 20 53.2
17 J.P. Losman BUF 16 53.0 50.9 72.1 268 429 62.5 3051 7.1 19 14 3.3 134 31.2 42.9 38 140 1 14 47.4
18 Matt Leinart ARI 12 47.0 47.2 45.5 214 377 56.8 2547 6.8 11 12 3.2 125 33.2 43.2 22 49 2 6 31.8
19 Jake Delhomme CAR 13 42.9 47.1 5.5 263 431 61.0 2805 6.5 17 11 2.6 129 29.9 44.2 18 12 0 2 11.1
20 Matt Hasselbeck SEA 12 38.2 36.6 52.3 210 371 56.6 2442 6.6 18 15 4.0 128 34.5 42.2 18 110 0 8 55.6
21 Eli Manning NYG 16 35.6 37.4 19.7 301 522 57.7 3244 6.2 24 18 3.4 162 31.0 44.4 25 21 0 5 24.0
22 Michael Vick ATL 16 32.7 25.5 97.4 204 388 52.6 2474 6.4 20 13 3.4 122 31.4 37.9 123 1039 2 56 63.4
23 Brad Johnson MIN 15 31.7 30.1 46.6 270 439 61.5 2750 6.3 9 15 3.4 135 30.8 40.6 29 82 1 6 44.8
24 Alex Smith SFO 16 31.0 26.6 71.0 257 442 58.1 2890 6.5 16 16 3.6 132 29.9 39.4 44 147 2 13 38.6
25 Brett Favre GNB 16 30.3 32.2 13.9 343 613 56.0 3885 6.3 18 18 2.9 183 29.9 42.3 23 29 1 4 21.7
26 Jake Plummer DEN 16 28.9 23.8 74.5 175 317 55.2 1994 6.3 11 13 4.1 102 32.2 40.6 36 112 1 10 38.9
27 Charlie Frye CLE 13 28.2 21.6 87.4 252 393 64.1 2454 6.2 10 17 4.3 115 29.3 41.0 47 215 3 17 55.3
28 Rex Grossman CHI 16 24.8 26.5 9.8 262 480 54.6 3193 6.7 23 20 4.2 151 31.5 40.3 24 2 0 4 16.7
29 Vince Young TEN 15 22.6 14.4 97.1 184 357 51.5 2199 6.2 12 13 3.6 107 30.0 35.3 83 552 7 32 45.8
30 Bruce Gradkowski TAM 13 20.2 13.5 80.3 177 328 54.0 1661 5.1 9 9 2.7 81 24.7 34.0 41 161 0 13 63.4
31 Joey Harrington MIA 11 19.8 18.4 32.4 223 388 57.5 2236 5.8 12 15 3.9 115 29.6 41.9 19 24 0 6 36.8
32 Andrew Walter OAK 12 6.7 5.3 19.4 147 276 53.3 1677 6.1 3 13 4.7 79 28.6 36.3 14 30 0 2 21.4