Falcons’ Ryan wins Week 4, takes overall lead in Miami Herald QB rankings; Tannehill dips
Matt Ryan of Atlanta won Week 4 with a season high 58.15 points in the Miami Herald’s Passer Success System (PASS) quarterback rankings, catapulting Ryan into the overall season lead. The Dolphins’ Ryan Tannehill dips two spots, to 16th place. Our rankings, in their 19th season, use a simple formula unchanged since their inception, factoring accuracy, yardage, TD/interception ratio and team result. Because the rankings are cumulative, players on a bye week take a temporary hit that evens out over course of year. 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 place a premium on consistently productive QBs who who avoid injury or benching. Watch for our updated Top 20 chart in this space every Sunday.
Player | LW | WK4 | Season |
1. Matt Ryan, ATL | 2 | 58.15 | 177.65 |
2. Derek Carr, OAK | 4 | 41.95 | 147.30 |
3. Drew Brees, NO | 1 | 25.35 | 145.45 |
4. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT | 17 | 52.00 | 130.80 |
5. Philip Rivers, SD | 7 | 32.05 | 128.70 |
6. Matthew Stafford, DET | 3 | 14.65 | 125.90 |
7. Kirk Cousins, WAS | 11 | 35.15 | 123.60 |
8. Andy Dalton, CIN | 12 | 35.80 | 122.70 |
9. Alex Smith, KC | 8 | 27.35 | 122.65 |
10. Dak Prescott, DAL | 16 | 37.25 | 121.60 |
11. Russell Wilson, SEA | 18 | 43.45 | 120.55 |
12. Eli Manning, NYG | 5 | 15.05 | 119.30 |
13. Andrew Luck, IND | 10 | 26.70 | 117.35 |
14. Joe Flacco, BAL | T-14 | 29.90 | 115.60 |
15. Trevor Siemian, DEN | 9 | 12.40 | 103.20 |
16. Ryan Tannehill, MIA | T-14 | 14.45 | 100.15 |
17. Sam Bradford, MIN | 26 | 37.10 | 99.95 |
18. Carson Wentz, PHI | 6 | BYE | 98.45 |
19. Blake Bortles, JAC | 20 | 26.35 | 96.50 |
20. Carson Palmer, ARI | 22 | 24.40 | 93.70 |
▪ Bubble: Brock Osweiler, HOU, 93.45. Dropouts: Jameis Winston, TB (13th to 23rd) and Aaron Rodgers, GB (19-26).
▪ Week’s best: Ryan, ATL, 58.15 (28-37, 503, 4-1 in win).
▪ Week’s worst: Drew Stanton, ARI, minus-7.15 (4-11, 37, 0-2 in loss).
Thursday results included in following week’s chart.
This story was originally published October 8, 2016 at 9:00 AM with the headline "Falcons’ Ryan wins Week 4, takes overall lead in Miami Herald QB rankings; Tannehill dips."