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LIONS’ STAFFORD WINS WEEK 8 TITLE; PACKERS’ RODGERS SEES HIS SEASON LEAD NARROW

Lion Matthew Stafford wins the Week 8 title and Packer Aaron Rodgers hangs on to the season lead in The Miami Herald’s Passer Success System (PASS) quarterback rankings. Dolphin Ryan Tannehill, injured early in last week’s win, falls four spots to 29th. Our rankings, in their 15th year, use a simple formula unchanged since 1998, factoring accuracy, yardage, TD/INT ratio and team result. Most ratings including the NFL’s are complicated and percent-based, allowing a player who misses half a season injured to still win a title, while ours are cumulative and place a premium on productive QBs who avoid injury or benching. Players on a bye take a temporary hit that evens out over course of season. Our updated 2012 rankings appear in this space every Sunday.

Miami Herald PASS rankings

Player	LW	WK8	TOT
1. Aaron Rodgers, GB	1	29.30	298.15
2. Tom Brady, NE	2	43.20	282.40
3. Matt Ryan, ATL	3	42.10	267.90
4. Peyton Manning	5	43.25	260.05
5. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT	7	40.10	237.70
6. Eli Manning, NYG	4	12.60	231.05
7. Drew Brees, NO	6	15.65	222.50
8. Alex Smith, SF	14	42.60	214.95
9. Matthew Stafford, DET	17	47.60	206.30
10. Christian Ponder, MIN	9	15.55	201.15
11. Tony Tomo, DAL	13	22.85	195.65
12. Robert Griffin III, WAS	T10	9.85	193.90
13. Matt Schaub, HOU	8	BYE	193.90
14. Andy Dalton, CIN	T10	BYE	184.05
15. Carson Palmer, OAK	16	18.45	179.05
16. Joe Flacco, BAL	12	BYE	173.85
17. Philip Rivers, SD	15	9.70	171.35
18. Sam Bradford, STL	19	24.25	163.85
19. Michael Vick, PHI	20	19.55	157.15
20. Josh Freeman, TB	23	29.10	155.00
29. Ryan Tannehill, MIA	25	0.40	120.10