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 94.4 96.4 76.7 343 502 68.3 4643 9.2 45 6 1.2 209 41.6 53.0 60 257 3 18 38.3
2 Tom Brady NWE 16 92.4 95.0 69.1 401 611 65.6 5235 8.6 39 12 2.0 262 42.9 55.5 43 109 3 23 62.8
3 Drew Brees NOR 16 85.7 92.1 27.7 468 657 71.2 5476 8.3 46 14 2.1 279 42.5 56.5 21 86 1 5 52.4
4 Matt Schaub HOU 10 79.8 86.5 19.8 178 292 61.0 2479 8.5 15 6 2.1 118 40.4 50.0 15 9 2 3 20.0
5 Tony Romo DAL 16 78.9 85.8 17.6 346 522 66.3 4184 8.0 31 10 1.9 203 38.9 49.6 22 46 1 4 27.3
6 Ben Roethlisberger PIT 15 70.3 75.1 27.0 324 513 63.2 4077 7.9 21 14 2.7 210 40.9 48.5 31 70 0 6 22.6
7 Matthew Stafford DET 16 68.8 74.1 21.1 421 663 63.5 5038 7.6 41 16 2.4 243 36.7 49.8 22 78 0 7 31.8
8 Matt Ryan ATL 16 67.4 69.3 49.7 347 566 61.3 4177 7.4 29 12 2.1 208 36.7 47.3 37 84 2 11 35.1
9 Eli Manning NYG 16 65.5 72.2 5.0 359 589 61.0 4933 8.4 29 16 2.7 218 37.0 48.3 35 15 1 2 8.6
10 Philip Rivers SDG 16 65.0 69.6 23.0 366 582 62.9 4624 7.9 27 20 3.4 234 40.2 49.3 26 36 1 6 26.9
11 Michael Vick PHI 13 63.2 60.1 91.4 253 423 59.8 3303 7.8 18 14 3.3 154 36.4 48.0 76 589 1 27 61.8
12 Alex Smith SFO 16 60.1 59.2 67.4 273 445 61.3 3144 7.1 17 5 1.1 145 32.6 42.3 52 179 2 13 36.5
13 Cam Newton CAR 16 57.9 53.6 96.5 310 517 60.0 4051 7.8 21 17 3.3 176 34.0 44.2 126 706 14 53 53.2
14 Carson Palmer OAK 10 57.3 60.1 32.0 199 328 60.7 2753 8.4 13 16 4.9 123 37.5 47.2 16 20 1 5 31.3
15 Jay Cutler CHI 10 49.2 50.4 38.2 182 314 58.0 2319 7.4 13 7 2.2 107 34.1 41.8 18 55 1 4 27.8
16 Matt Moore MIA 13 47.9 48.3 44.2 210 347 60.5 2497 7.2 16 9 2.6 122 35.2 41.3 32 65 2 5 21.9
17 Kyle Orton 2TM 9 46.2 50.1 11.7 150 252 59.5 1758 7.0 9 9 3.6 97 38.5 45.0 11 13 0 2 18.2
18 Joe Flacco BAL 16 44.4 43.6 52.0 312 542 57.6 3610 6.7 20 12 2.2 180 33.2 42.1 39 88 1 13 35.9
19 Kevin Kolb ARI 9 43.5 42.7 50.2 146 253 57.7 1955 7.7 9 8 3.2 87 34.4 40.3 17 65 0 6 35.3
20 Josh Freeman TAM 15 43.5 38.9 84.1 346 551 62.8 3592 6.5 16 22 4.0 170 30.9 45.3 55 238 4 25 54.5
21 Matt Hasselbeck TEN 16 42.6 45.3 17.9 319 518 61.6 3571 6.9 18 14 2.7 163 31.5 42.3 20 52 0 4 30.0
22 Ryan Fitzpatrick BUF 16 41.4 38.3 69.2 353 569 62.0 3832 6.7 24 23 4.0 179 31.5 42.8 56 215 0 20 48.2
23 Colt McCoy CLE 13 37.6 33.2 77.7 265 463 57.2 2733 5.9 14 11 2.4 142 30.7 42.4 61 212 0 19 44.3
24 Tarvaris Jackson SEA 15 37.2 35.8 50.0 271 450 60.2 3091 6.9 14 13 2.9 139 30.9 41.3 40 108 1 7 30.0
25 Rex Grossman WAS 13 36.6 39.7 8.3 265 458 57.9 3151 6.9 16 20 4.4 161 35.2 43.7 20 11 1 2 15.0
26 Andy Dalton CIN 16 31.8 29.8 49.8 300 516 58.1 3398 6.6 20 13 2.5 151 29.3 39.4 37 152 1 8 29.7
27 John Skelton ARI 8 31.3 26.4 75.2 151 275 54.9 1913 7.0 11 14 5.1 81 29.5 41.9 28 128 0 11 50.0
28 Mark Sanchez NYJ 16 28.4 24.6 62.4 308 543 56.7 3474 6.4 26 18 3.3 172 31.7 40.2 37 103 6 15 43.2
29 Tim Tebow DEN 14 28.0 20.1 99.7 126 271 46.5 1729 6.4 12 6 2.2 77 28.4 33.6 122 660 6 38 42.6
30 Matt Cassel KAN 9 27.1 23.3 61.7 160 269 59.5 1713 6.4 10 9 3.3 84 31.2 39.2 25 99 0 5 56.0
31 Sam Bradford STL 10 25.2 25.5 22.6 191 357 53.5 2164 6.1 6 6 1.7 104 29.1 37.4 18 26 0 3 33.3
32 Christian Ponder MIN 11 20.7 13.7 83.6 158 291 54.3 1853 6.4 13 13 4.5 92 31.6 36.4 28 219 0 14 64.3
33 Curtis Painter IND 9 16.5 11.1 65.5 132 243 54.3 1541 6.3 6 9 3.7 71 29.2 37.1 17 107 0 7 52.9
34 Blaine Gabbert JAX 15 14.5 10.3 52.1 210 413 50.8 2214 5.4 12 11 2.7 111 26.9 32.2 48 98 0 8 29.2