Falcons’ Ryan wins Week 9, grows season lead in Miami Herald QB chart
Atlanta’s Matt Ryan wins Week 9 with a 50.20-point game to grow his lead in the Miami Herald’s Passer Success System (PASS) NFL quarterback rankings, with Drew Brees leapfrogging Derek Carr into second place as the second half of the season commences. The Dolphins’ Ryan Tannehill holds steady in 22nd place. Our rankings are cumulative, so players on a bye take a temporary hit that evens out over course of season. The rankings use a simple formula unchanged since their 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 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 each Sunday.
Player | LW | WK9 | Season |
1. Matt Ryan, ATL | 1 | 50.20 | 359.00 |
2. Drew Brees, NO | 3 | 47.15 | 339.45 |
3. Derek Carr, OAK | 2 | 23.20 | 316.25 |
4. Matthew Stafford, DET | 5 | 28.95 | 292.65 |
5. Andrew Luck, IND | 7 | 26.05 | 273.25 |
6. Kirk Cousins, WAS | 4 | BYE | 269.20 |
7. Philip Rivers, SD | 8 | 39.75 | 265.20 |
8. Aaron Rodgers, GB | 9 | 29.85 | 252.95 |
9. Andy Dalton, CIN | 6 | BYE | 250.95 |
10. Dak Prescott, DAL | 10 | 41.35 | 248.00 |
11. Eli Manning, NYG | 11 | 31.85 | 237.05 |
12. Russell Wilson, SEA | 16 | 39.10 | 235.55 |
13. Marcus Mariota, TEN | 12 | 29.65 | 233.35 |
14. Sam Bradford, MIN | 19 | 38.65 | 218.75 |
15. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT | 14 | 14.20 | 212.45 |
16. Carson Wentz, PHI | 17 | 19.20 | 205.50 |
17. Carson Palmer, ARI | 13 | BYE | 201.10 |
18. Joe Flacco, BAL | 20 | 23.05 | 197.90 |
19. Alex Smith, KC | 15 | DNP | 196.90 |
20. Jameis Winston, TB | 24 | 31.05 | 195.85 |
22. Ryan Tannehill, MIA | 22 | 21.45 | 187.95 |
▪ Bubble: Blake Bortles, JAC, 190.80.
▪ Dropout: Tom Brady, NE (18th to 24th).
▪ Week’s best: Ryan, ATL, 50.20 (25-34, 344, 4-0 in win).
▪ Week’s worst: Ryan Fitzpatrick, NYJ, 12.65 (17-28, 193, 1-2 in loss).
Thursday results included in following week’s chart.