Greg Cote
Rodgers wins week, Brees cuts into Ryan’s season lead
Green Bay’s slow-starting Aaron Rodgers wins Week 7 with a 52.30-point game to rocket 10 spots to 13th overall in the Miami Herald’s Passer Success System (PASS) quarterback rankings. At the top of the chart, the Falcons’ Matt Ryan sees his lead reduced sharply by the Saints’ Drew Brees, who is now in the passing lane in the battle for first place. The Dolphins’ Ryan Tannehill holds steady in 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 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 season 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 | WK7 | Season |
1. Matt Ryan, ATL | 1 | 23.65 | 259.40 |
2. Drew Brees, NO | 4 | 50.35 | 252.05 |
3. Matthew Stafford, DET | 2 | 28.30 | 235.70 |
4. Andrew Luck, IND | 9 | 46.65 | 230.70 |
5. Derek Carr, OAK | 3 | 27.00 | 229.40 |
6. Andy Dalton, CIN | 7 | 36.40 | 222.25 |
7. Philip Rivers, SD | 6 | 33.55 | 222.10 |
8. Kirk Cousins, WAS | 10 | 39.05 | 220.80 |
9. Eli Manning, NYG | 11 | 25.80 | 205.20 |
10. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT | 5 | DNP | 198.25 |
11. Alex Smith, KC | 14 | 31.70 | 186.55 |
12. Dak Prescott, DAL | 8 | BYE | 185.30 |
13. Aaron Rodgers, GB | 23 | 52.30 | 180.80 |
14. Russell Wilson, SEA | 15 | 24.75 | 176.80 |
15. Joe Flacco, BAL | 13 | 12.40 | 174.85 |
16. Ryan Tannehill, MIA | 16 | 23.20 | 166.50 |
17. Marcus Mariota, TEN | 17 | 24.60 | 165.20 |
18. Brian Hoyer, CHI | 12 | -0.55 | 163.25 |
19. Sam Bradford, MIN | 19 | 18.20 | 156.70 |
20. Carson Palmer, ARI | 25 | 28.60 | 152.95 |
▪ Bubble: Carson Wentz, PHI, 152.20. Dropouts: Wentz, PHI (18th to 21st) and Case Keenum, L.A. (20-22).
▪ Week’s best: Rodgers, GB, 52.30 (39-56, 326, 3-0 in win).
▪ Week’s worst: Matt Barkley, CHI, minus-4.95 (6-15, 81, 0-2 in loss).
Thursday results included in following week’s chart.
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