The Broncos’ Peyton Manning wins his first weekly title of the season but Andrew Luck and Philip Rivers remain 1-2 overall after Week 5 of the Miami Herald’s Passer Success System (PASS) quarterback rankings. Dolphin Ryan Tannehill falls eight spots to No. 24. Because are rankings are cumulative, players on a bye week (like Tannehill last week) take a temporary hit that evens out over course of season. The Herald rankings use a simple formula unchanged since its inception in 1998, factoring accuracy, yardage, TD/interception ratio and team result. Most rating systems including the NFL’s and ESPN’s are complicated and percentile based, allowing players who miss half a season to still win a title. Our rankings are cumulative, placing a premium on passers who are consistently productive and avoid injury or benching. Find our updated season Top 20 in this space every Sunday:
MIAMI HERALD PASS RANKINGS
Player | LW | Week 5 | Season |
1. Andrew Luck, IND | 1 | 32.60 | 197.85 |
2. Philip Rivers, SD | 2 | 37.40 | 189.15 |
3. Drew Brees, NO | 3 | 33.55 | 179.70 |
4. Matt Ryan, ATL | 4 | 28.80 | 166.95 |
5. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT | 5 | 37.65 | 165.25 |
6. Jay Cutler, CHI | 6 | 34.45 | 161.75 |
7. Peyton Manning, DEN | 12 | 49.95 | 158.65 |
8. Tony Romo, DAL | 11 | 39.20 | 156.00 |
9. Aaron Rodgers, GB | 7 | 28.80 | 154.75 |
10. Eli Manning, NYG | 10 | 29.00 | 146.70 |
11. Joe Flacco, BAL | 8 | 14.75 | 138.50 |
12. Matthew Stafford, DET | 9 | 16.05 | 137.85 |
13. Nick Foles, PHI | 14 | 29.35 | 135.00 |
14. Colin Kaepernick, SF | 15 | 20.05 | 123.65 |
15. Russell Wilson, SEA | 18 | 33.05 | 123.60 |
16. Austin Davis, STL | 19 | 36.75 | 121.45 |
17. Alex Smith, KC | 13 | 14.75 | 121.30 |
18. Tom Brady, NE | 21 | 36.60 | 118.15 |
19. Kirk Cousins, WAS | 20 | 26.15 | 108.85 |
20. Brian Hoyer, CLE | 24 | 30.60 | 108.80 |
24. Ryan Tannehill, MIA | 16 | BYE | 95.10 |
▪ Week’s best: P. Manning, DEN, 49.95 (31-47, 479, 4-2 in win).
▪ Week’s worst: Geno Smith, NYJ, minus-5.65 (4-12, 27, 0-1 in loss).
Note: Thursday night results included in following week’s chart.
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