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

RK LW 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 Philip 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 2:01 PM with the headline "See who’s No. 1 & where Dolphins’ Matt Moore debuts in latest Herald NFL QB rankings."