Fins’ next foe, Big Ben, wins Week 5 of QB rankings; Tannehill continues slide
Big Ben Roethlisberger of Pittsburgh, whose Steelers visit Miami on Sunday, won Week 5 with a 57.00-point game in the Miami Herald’s Passer Success System (PASS) quarterback rankings, rising to second place overall behind Atlanta’s Matt Ryan. The Dolphins’ Ryan Tannehill dips three more spots to 19th. 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 the course of the season. Most other 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 | WK5 | Season |
1. Matt Ryan, ATL | 1 | 23.35 | 201.00 |
2. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT | 4 | 57.00 | 187.80 |
3. Derek Carr, OAK | 2 | 33.85 | 181.15 |
4. Philip Rivers, SD | 5 | 35.95 | 164.65 |
5. Matthew Stafford, DET | 6 | 36.00 | 161.90 |
6. Andrew Luck, IND | 13 | 44.10 | 161.45 |
7. Andy Dalton, CIN | 8 | 36.45 | 159.15 |
8. Kirk Cousins, WAS | 7 | 35.00 | 158.60 |
9. Dak Prescott, DAL | 10 | 31.35 | 152.95 |
10. Drew Brees, NO | 3 | BYE | 145.45 |
11. Joe Flacco, BAL | 14 | 27.50 | 143.10 |
12. Sam Bradford, MIN | 17 | 38.55 | 138.50 |
13. Brian Hoyer, CHI | 22 | 48.85 | 137.70 |
14. Eli Manning, NYG | 12 | 13.95 | 133.25 |
15.Carson Wentz, PHI | 18 | 31.90 | 130.35 |
16. Alex Smith, KC | 9 | BYE | 122.65 |
17. Russell Wilson, SEA | 11 | BYE | 120.55 |
18. Jameis Winston, TB | 23 | 24.95 | 113.35 |
19. Ryan Tannehill, MIA | 16 | 9.55 | 109.70 |
20. Marcus Mariota, TEN | T-27 | 33.15 | 105.40 |
▪ Bubble: Tyrod Taylor, BUF, 104.85.
▪ Dropouts: Trevor Siemian, DEN (15th to 22nd); Blake Bortles, JAC (19-24); Carson Palmer, ARI (20-26).
▪ Week’s best: Roethlisberger, PIT, 57.00 (34-47, 380, 4-0 in win).
▪ Week’s worst: Brock Osweiler, HOU, 5.20 (19-42, 184, 1-1 in loss).
Thursday results included in following week’s chart.
This story was originally published October 15, 2016 at 9:00 AM with the headline "Fins’ next foe, Big Ben, wins Week 5 of QB rankings; Tannehill continues slide."