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 Josh McCown CHI 8 89.2 92.5 59.0 149 224 66.5 1829 8.2 13 1 0.4 94 42.0 51.9 13 69 1 5 53.8
2 Nick Foles PHI 13 88.6 89.6 79.3 203 317 64.0 2891 9.1 27 2 0.6 130 41.0 47.0 57 221 3 16 40.4
3 Peyton Manning DEN 16 86.2 95.3 4.4 450 659 68.3 5477 8.3 55 10 1.5 291 44.2 55.2 32 -31 1 1 3.1
4 Philip Rivers SDG 16 85.0 91.2 28.8 378 544 69.5 4478 8.2 32 11 2.0 233 42.8 55.7 28 72 0 5 32.1
5 Aaron Rodgers GNB 9 83.8 86.2 62.1 193 290 66.6 2536 8.7 17 6 2.1 108 37.2 50.2 30 120 0 11 50.0
6 Drew Brees NOR 16 82.4 88.2 30.6 446 650 68.6 5162 7.9 39 12 1.8 246 37.8 52.0 35 52 3 6 28.6
7 Russell Wilson SEA 16 74.8 72.9 91.5 257 407 63.1 3357 8.2 26 9 2.2 157 38.6 44.8 96 539 1 31 47.9
8 Tony Romo DAL 15 71.1 76.9 18.5 342 535 63.9 3828 7.2 31 10 1.9 198 37.0 49.1 20 38 0 5 20.0
9 Ben Roethlisberger PIT 16 69.5 73.9 30.4 375 584 64.2 4261 7.3 28 14 2.4 211 36.1 47.4 27 99 1 5 33.3
10 Colin Kaepernick SFO 16 62.7 59.6 91.1 243 416 58.4 3197 7.7 21 8 1.9 148 35.6 43.1 92 524 4 28 45.7
11 Cam Newton CAR 16 59.2 55.2 95.6 292 473 61.7 3379 7.1 24 13 2.7 172 36.4 43.2 111 585 6 45 55.0
12 Jay Cutler CHI 11 58.3 59.2 51.0 224 355 63.1 2621 7.4 19 12 3.4 125 35.2 45.2 23 118 0 7 43.5
13 Andy Dalton CIN 16 57.9 57.5 61.1 363 586 61.9 4293 7.3 33 20 3.4 206 35.2 45.7 61 183 2 15 39.3
14 Matt Ryan ATL 16 57.6 62.0 17.5 439 651 67.4 4515 6.9 26 17 2.6 228 35.0 47.1 17 55 0 5 35.3
15 Matthew Stafford DET 16 56.3 57.6 44.6 371 634 58.5 4650 7.3 29 19 3.0 223 35.2 46.9 37 69 2 13 40.5
16 Tom Brady NWE 16 56.0 60.5 15.1 380 628 60.5 4343 6.9 25 11 1.8 226 36.0 45.2 32 18 0 5 18.8
17 Carson Palmer ARI 16 55.6 61.2 4.6 362 572 63.3 4274 7.5 24 22 3.8 205 35.8 46.5 27 3 0 1 3.7
18 Robert Griffin III WAS 13 53.7 50.6 82.2 274 456 60.1 3203 7.0 16 12 2.6 159 34.9 44.3 86 489 0 26 53.5
19 Andrew Luck IND 16 52.9 50.3 75.6 343 570 60.2 3822 6.7 23 9 1.6 189 33.2 44.7 63 377 4 23 55.6
20 Ryan Fitzpatrick TEN 11 48.8 45.7 76.8 217 350 62.0 2454 7.0 14 12 3.4 119 34.0 43.9 43 225 3 17 46.5
21 Sam Bradford STL 7 47.8 50.8 20.0 159 262 60.7 1687 6.4 14 4 1.5 86 32.8 45.8 15 31 0 2 20.0
22 Alex Smith KAN 15 47.0 43.6 77.9 308 508 60.6 3313 6.5 23 7 1.4 168 33.1 42.0 76 431 1 24 47.4
23 Christian Ponder MIN 9 42.9 39.2 75.7 152 239 63.6 1648 6.9 7 9 3.8 83 34.7 42.5 34 151 4 12 41.2
24 Ryan Tannehill MIA 16 42.7 41.3 55.4 355 588 60.4 3913 6.7 24 17 2.9 204 34.7 44.1 40 238 1 12 47.5
25 Matt Cassel MIN 9 34.8 34.2 40.3 153 254 60.2 1807 7.1 11 9 3.5 83 32.7 41.1 18 57 1 3 27.8
26 Kellen Clemens STL 10 33.5 32.2 45.6 142 242 58.7 1673 6.9 8 7 2.9 81 33.5 40.3 23 64 0 5 30.4
27 Case Keenum HOU 8 30.3 27.1 59.2 137 253 54.2 1760 7.0 9 6 2.4 76 30.0 38.2 14 72 1 6 64.3
28 Geno Smith NYJ 16 28.4 22.0 85.7 247 443 55.8 3046 6.9 12 21 4.7 148 33.4 39.5 72 366 6 24 50.0
29 Chad Henne JAX 15 26.3 25.4 34.7 305 503 60.6 3241 6.4 13 14 2.8 152 30.2 41.8 27 77 0 7 37.0
30 EJ Manuel BUF 10 25.4 19.4 79.0 180 306 58.8 1972 6.4 11 9 2.9 89 29.1 40.7 53 186 2 18 41.5
31 Matt Schaub HOU 10 25.0 26.7 10.4 219 358 61.2 2310 6.5 10 14 3.9 116 32.4 42.2 5 24 0 1 60.0
32 Terrelle Pryor OAK 11 23.4 15.1 98.1 156 272 57.4 1798 6.6 7 11 4.0 86 31.6 39.3 83 576 2 28 49.4
33 Eli Manning NYG 16 22.0 23.5 8.6 317 551 57.5 3818 6.9 18 27 4.9 174 31.6 41.9 18 36 0 3 16.7
34 Mike Glennon TAM 13 21.6 21.5 22.2 247 416 59.4 2608 6.3 19 9 2.2 128 30.8 39.3 27 37 0 4 22.2
35 Jason Campbell CLE 9 20.1 17.4 44.4 180 317 56.8 2015 6.4 11 8 2.5 86 27.1 39.3 14 107 0 6 50.0
36 Joe Flacco BAL 16 15.6 12.4 45.0 362 614 59.0 3912 6.4 19 22 3.6 191 31.1 38.5 27 131 1 12 59.3
37 Brandon Weeden CLE 8 13.4 11.8 28.1 141 267 52.8 1731 6.5 9 9 3.4 81 30.3 35.0 12 44 0 2 50.0