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 Tom Brady NWE 16 94.4 98.3 59.8 398 578 68.9 4806 8.3 50 8 1.4 240 41.5 57.8 37 98 2 14 48.6
2 David Garrard JAX 12 82.9 81.9 91.7 208 325 64.0 2509 7.7 18 3 0.9 127 39.1 48.8 49 185 1 19 55.1
3 Peyton Manning IND 16 80.3 86.8 22.2 337 515 65.4 4040 7.8 31 14 2.7 207 40.2 53.9 20 -5 3 4 20.0
4 Ben Roethlisberger PIT 15 78.8 78.0 85.8 264 404 65.3 3154 7.8 32 11 2.7 167 41.3 47.7 35 204 2 17 60.0
5 Tony Romo DAL 16 76.1 78.6 54.1 335 520 64.4 4211 8.1 36 19 3.7 216 41.5 52.2 31 129 2 8 41.9
6 Brett Favre GNB 16 72.5 78.8 15.5 356 535 66.5 4155 7.8 28 15 2.8 198 37.0 50.9 29 12 0 4 13.8
7 Jeff Garcia TAM 13 69.4 69.1 72.0 209 327 63.9 2440 7.5 13 4 1.2 111 33.9 47.7 35 116 1 11 40.0
8 Matt Schaub HOU 11 68.1 69.9 51.9 192 289 66.4 2241 7.8 9 9 3.1 97 33.6 50.2 17 52 0 5 52.9
9 Matt Hasselbeck SEA 16 67.0 69.7 43.1 352 562 62.6 3966 7.1 28 12 2.1 204 36.3 49.2 39 89 0 9 35.9
10 Jay Cutler DEN 16 65.0 64.3 71.2 297 467 63.6 3497 7.5 20 14 3.0 174 37.3 47.2 44 205 1 15 45.5
11 Drew Brees NOR 16 64.9 68.9 28.8 440 652 67.5 4423 6.8 28 18 2.8 233 35.7 53.0 23 52 1 8 34.8
12 Carson Palmer CIN 16 62.6 68.4 10.8 373 575 64.9 4131 7.2 26 20 3.5 213 37.0 51.0 24 10 0 3 16.7
13 Sage Rosenfels HOU 9 62.3 62.6 60.0 154 240 64.2 1684 7.0 15 12 5.0 93 38.8 54.5 21 51 1 6 28.6
14 Kurt Warner ARI 14 57.2 62.2 12.7 281 451 62.3 3417 7.6 27 17 3.8 169 37.5 48.2 17 15 1 1 11.8
15 Donovan McNabb PHI 14 54.4 52.1 74.7 291 473 61.5 3324 7.0 19 7 1.5 154 32.6 45.3 50 236 0 17 46.0
16 Jon Kitna DET 16 53.1 56.2 25.2 355 561 63.3 4068 7.3 18 20 3.6 198 35.3 47.4 25 63 0 4 32.0
17 Chad Pennington NYJ 9 52.5 51.2 63.9 179 260 68.8 1765 6.8 10 9 3.5 89 34.2 46.9 20 32 1 9 55.0
18 Jason Campbell WAS 13 50.5 47.9 74.4 250 417 60.0 2700 6.5 12 11 2.6 148 35.5 46.3 36 185 1 15 47.2
19 Derek Anderson CLE 16 47.5 46.5 57.0 298 527 56.5 3787 7.2 29 19 3.6 185 35.1 46.4 32 70 3 12 40.6
20 Vince Young TEN 15 47.5 41.7 99.4 238 382 62.3 2546 6.7 9 17 4.5 143 37.4 46.7 93 395 3 26 41.9
21 Philip Rivers SDG 16 41.5 41.5 41.2 277 460 60.2 3152 6.9 21 15 3.3 157 34.1 44.2 29 33 1 9 37.9
22 Tarvaris Jackson MIN 12 33.0 26.0 95.8 171 294 58.2 1911 6.5 9 12 4.1 95 32.3 44.4 54 260 3 19 46.3
23 Joey Harrington ATL 12 29.6 30.6 20.5 215 348 61.8 2215 6.4 7 8 2.3 101 29.0 41.1 14 33 0 2 28.6
24 Brian Griese CHI 7 29.0 28.8 30.3 161 262 61.5 1803 6.9 10 12 4.6 84 32.1 44.0 13 28 0 3 38.5
25 Kyle Boller BAL 12 28.6 24.0 70.2 168 275 61.1 1743 6.3 9 10 3.6 89 32.4 41.5 19 89 0 9 73.7
26 Cleo Lemon MIA 9 27.7 21.2 86.1 173 309 56.0 1773 5.7 6 6 1.9 87 28.2 39.8 31 102 4 16 61.3
27 Damon Huard KAN 11 25.9 28.4 2.8 206 332 62.0 2257 6.8 11 13 3.9 113 34.0 41.3 9 -1 0 0 0.0
28 Trent Edwards BUF 10 24.9 23.0 41.4 151 269 56.1 1630 6.1 7 8 3.0 82 30.5 41.6 14 49 0 4 42.9
29 Eli Manning NYG 16 23.1 20.9 42.8 297 529 56.1 3336 6.3 23 20 3.8 167 31.6 42.8 29 69 1 9 37.9
30 Brodie Croyle KAN 9 23.0 23.8 16.1 127 224 56.7 1227 5.5 6 6 2.7 58 25.9 41.9 7 18 0 2 14.3
31 Marc Bulger STL 12 20.6 21.8 10.3 221 378 58.5 2392 6.3 11 15 4.0 130 34.4 41.4 9 13 0 1 22.2
32 Rex Grossman CHI 8 19.1 17.3 35.5 122 225 54.2 1411 6.3 4 7 3.1 67 29.8 38.0 14 27 0 4 28.6
33 Kellen Clemens NYJ 10 16.8 9.5 83.0 130 250 52.0 1529 6.1 5 10 4.0 82 32.8 37.5 27 111 1 10 55.6