See who’s No. 1 & where Dolphins’ Matt Moore debuts in latest Herald NFL QB rankings
Seattle’s Russell Wilson wins Week 7, Kansas City’s Alex Smith continues to stave off New England’s Tom Brady for the season lead, and the Dolphins’ Matt Moore debuts in the latest Miami Herald NFL quarterback rankings. This is the 20th season of our Passer Success System (PASS) rankings, which began 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. Because the rankings are cumulative, players on a bye week take a temporary hit that evens out over the course of a season.
MIAMI HERALD PASS RANKINGS / WEEK 7
RANKING | LAST WEEK | PLAYER | TEAM | WK7 | SEASON |
1 | 1 | Alex Smith | KC | 40.10 | 270.95 |
2 | 2 | Tom Brady | NE | 36.45 | 260.40 |
3 | 4 | Carson Wentz | PHI | 36.40 | 215.60 |
4 | 6 | Drew Brees | NO | 34.55 | 208.60 |
5 | 11 | Kirk Cousins | WAS | 41.15 | 195.85 |
6 | 7 | Josh McCown | NYJ | 23.45 | 189.15 |
7 | 9 | Phillip Rivers | LAC | 24.15 | 182.80 |
8 | 3 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | DNP | 182.25 |
9 | 5 | Carson Palmer | ARI | 5.10 | 180.95 |
10 | 18 | Russell Wilson | SEA | 45.70 | 180.80 |
11 | 8 | Eli Manning | NYG | 8.70 | 174.00 |
12 | 15 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | 26.20 | 173.25 |
13 | 14 | Jared Goff | LAR | 23.75 | 171.20 |
14 | 17 | Dak Prescott | DAL | 32.70 | 168.30 |
15 | 12 | Cam Newton | CAR | 12.55 | 166.35 |
16 | 16 | Matt Ryan | ATL | 27.65 | 164.50 |
17 | 23 | Jameis Winston | TB | 45.20 | 164.15 |
18 | 22 | Derek Carr | OAK | 40.85 | 160.05 |
19 | 10 | Matthew Stafford | DET | BYE | 157.40 |
20 | 13 | Deshaun Watson | HOU | BYE | 149.85 |
29 | 29 | Jay Cutler | MIA | 19.90 | 118.75 |
38 | -- | Matt Moore | MIA | 20.40 | 20.40 |
Bubble: Case Keenum, MIN, 148.10. Week 7 best: Wilson, SEA, 45.70 (27-39, 334, 3-0 in win). Week 7 worst: Drew Stanton, ARI, minus-3.90 (5-14, 62, 0-1 in loss).
This story was originally published October 24, 2017 at 8:17 PM with the headline "See who’s No. 1 & where Dolphins’ Matt Moore debuts in latest Herald NFL QB rankings."