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 Aaron Rodgers GNB 15 90.3 90.2 91.2 312 475 65.7 3922 8.3 28 11 2.3 183 38.5 51.4 64 356 4 22 48.4
2 Tom Brady NWE 16 86.8 91.2 47.3 324 492 65.9 3900 7.9 36 4 0.8 189 38.4 50.1 31 30 1 10 32.3
3 Philip Rivers SDG 16 82.6 88.3 31.2 357 541 66.0 4710 8.7 30 13 2.4 234 43.3 49.9 29 52 0 6 31.0
4 Ben Roethlisberger PIT 12 81.4 81.7 78.5 240 389 61.7 3200 8.2 17 5 1.3 149 38.3 46.8 34 176 2 15 50.0
5 Michael Vick PHI 12 76.3 73.7 100.0 233 372 62.6 3018 8.1 21 6 1.6 119 32.0 47.0 100 676 9 36 54.0
6 Matt Schaub HOU 16 75.0 80.2 27.7 365 574 63.6 4370 7.6 24 12 2.1 221 38.5 47.9 22 28 0 7 36.4
7 Peyton Manning IND 16 67.3 73.8 8.7 450 679 66.3 4700 6.9 33 17 2.5 253 37.3 54.1 18 18 0 2 11.1
8 Josh Freeman TAM 16 64.0 61.3 87.8 291 474 61.4 3451 7.3 25 6 1.3 167 35.2 44.4 68 364 0 30 57.4
9 Joe Flacco BAL 16 61.6 62.2 56.3 306 489 62.6 3622 7.4 25 10 2.0 174 35.6 44.0 43 84 1 10 30.2
10 Drew Brees NOR 16 60.9 67.1 5.3 448 658 68.1 4620 7.0 33 22 3.3 238 36.2 51.2 18 -3 0 1 11.1
11 Matt Cassel KAN 15 57.4 58.5 47.5 262 450 58.2 3116 6.9 27 7 1.6 164 36.4 45.8 33 125 0 5 33.3
12 David Garrard JAX 14 56.3 52.0 95.0 236 366 64.5 2734 7.5 23 15 4.1 130 35.5 44.4 66 279 5 29 56.1
13 Matt Ryan ATL 16 55.9 55.5 59.5 357 571 62.5 3705 6.5 28 9 1.6 202 35.4 46.1 46 122 0 10 34.8
14 Jay Cutler CHI 15 54.2 50.9 83.7 261 432 60.4 3274 7.6 23 16 3.7 159 36.8 43.6 50 232 1 18 48.0
15 Jon Kitna DAL 10 53.0 51.5 66.8 209 318 65.7 2365 7.4 16 12 3.8 97 30.5 46.6 31 147 1 5 35.5
16 Eli Manning NYG 16 50.8 53.0 31.2 339 539 62.9 4002 7.4 31 25 4.6 169 31.4 47.9 32 70 0 4 31.3
17 Kyle Orton DEN 13 49.9 49.3 55.3 293 498 58.8 3653 7.3 20 9 1.8 173 34.7 42.7 22 98 0 9 59.1
18 Carson Palmer CIN 16 49.6 51.8 29.5 362 586 61.8 3970 6.8 26 20 3.4 206 35.2 48.4 32 50 0 6 31.3
19 Jason Campbell OAK 13 43.5 39.2 82.5 194 329 59.0 2387 7.3 13 8 2.4 111 33.7 39.5 47 222 1 13 36.2
20 Shaun Hill DET 11 38.9 36.0 65.0 257 416 61.8 2686 6.5 16 12 2.9 120 28.8 45.7 22 123 0 10 50.0
21 Donovan McNabb WAS 13 36.0 33.5 58.7 275 472 58.3 3377 7.2 14 15 3.2 152 32.2 42.0 29 151 0 8 44.8
22 Chad Henne MIA 15 35.0 35.7 29.3 301 490 61.4 3301 6.7 15 19 3.9 167 34.1 45.6 35 52 0 7 17.1
23 Matt Hasselbeck SEA 14 33.7 31.8 50.3 266 444 59.9 3001 6.8 12 17 3.8 137 30.9 44.6 23 60 3 7 43.5
24 Ryan Fitzpatrick BUF 13 31.2 26.3 74.8 255 441 57.8 3000 6.8 23 15 3.4 151 34.2 41.7 40 269 0 15 50.0
25 Kerry Collins TEN 10 29.7 31.8 10.3 160 278 57.6 1823 6.6 14 8 2.9 90 32.4 43.6 10 1 0 1 10.0
26 Alex Smith SFO 11 27.5 26.8 33.5 204 342 59.6 2370 6.9 14 10 2.9 102 29.8 40.1 18 60 0 3 33.3
27 Mark Sanchez NYJ 16 26.9 23.2 60.3 278 507 54.8 3291 6.5 17 13 2.6 162 32.0 41.4 30 105 3 10 40.0
28 Brett Favre MIN 13 26.6 28.9 5.7 217 358 60.6 2509 7.0 11 19 5.3 112 31.3 43.4 17 8 0 1 5.9
29 Sam Bradford STL 16 25.7 25.2 30.8 354 590 60.0 3512 6.0 18 15 2.5 179 30.3 42.1 27 63 1 6 29.6
30 Derek Anderson ARI 12 11.6 11.0 16.7 169 327 51.7 2065 6.3 7 10 3.1 96 29.4 37.5 5 25 0 2 60.0
31 Jimmy Clausen CAR 13 10.5 8.3 29.5 157 299 52.5 1558 5.2 3 9 3.0 73 24.4 31.3 23 57 0 3 17.4