Brady rockets up chart, Cutler debuts in Miami Herald’s NFL Week 2 QB rankings
The Patriots’ Tom Brady, after a poor opener, wins Week 2 honors with 57.35 points to leap 18 spots to 8th overall in the Miami Herald’s NFL quarterback rankings for Week 2. The Chiefs’ Alex Smith maintains the overall early-season lead.
The Dolphins’ Jay Cuter debuts with a solid 34.50-point game, eighth-best for the week, in 24th place overall.
This is the 20th season of our Passer Success System (PASS) rankings, started in 1998. Our formula is simple and unchanged since its inception, factoring accuracy, yardage, TD-interception ratio and team result. Most major ranking systems such as the NFL's and ESPN's are complicated and percentile based, allowing QBs who miss half a season to still win a title, while our system is cumulative, rewarding players who are consistently productive and avoid injury or benching.
MIAMI HERALD PASS RANKINGS / WEEK 2
RANKING | LAST WEEK | PLAYER | TEAM | WEEK 2 | SEASON |
1 | 1 | Alex Smith | Kansas City | 34.55 | 90.95 |
2 | 6 | Derek Carr | Oakland | 43.50 | 79.60 |
3 | 3 | Matthew Stafford | Detroit | 26.10 | 71.70 |
4 | 8t | Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay | 36.15 | 70.70 |
5 | 13 | Philip Rivers | Los Angeles | 42.55 | 69.15 |
6 | 8t | Drew Brees | New Orleans | 32.80 | 67.35 |
7 | 10 | Ben Roethlisberger | Pittsburgh | 34.15 | 67.30 |
8 | 26 | Tom Brady | New England | 57.35 | 66.70 |
9 | 7 | Matt Ryan | Atlanta | 30.60 | 66.65 |
10 | 15 | Trevor Siemian | Denver | 37.55 | 62.50 |
11 | 4 | Carson Wentz | Philadelphia | 23.65 | 60.00 |
12 | 14 | Mike Glennon | Chicago | 29.05 | 54.70 |
13 | 2 | Sam Bradford | Minnesota | DNP | 53.30 |
14 | 5 | Jared Goff | Los Angeles | 16.20 | 52.50 |
15 | 11 | Dak Prescott | Dallas | 21.90 | 52.30 |
24 | — | Jay Cutler | Miami | 34.50 | 34.50 |
▪ Bubble: Eli Manning, NYG, 51.95. Week 2/season best: Brady, NE, 57.35 (30-39, 447, 3-0 in win). Week 2 worst: DeShone Kizer, CLE, minus-0.90 (15-31, 182, 0-3 in loss).
▪ Formula: Accuracy—Completions times two minus attempts. Ex: 17 for 28 = 6 points. Yardage—Five percent of total. Ex: 202 yards = 10.10 points. TD-interception ratio—Difference times three. Ex: Four TDs and one pick = 9 points. Team result—Winning QB of record = 5 points.