Jets’ White wins Week 8 in Herald NFL QB rank. Wait. Who? And might Stafford jump Brady for No. 1?
LITTLE-KNOWN JET SOARS TO WEEK 8 TITLE, BRADY’S SEASON LEAD IN JEOPARDY, TUA LOSES MOMENTUM IN MIAMI HERALD’S LATEST NFL QUARTERBACK RANKINGS: The New York Jets’ little-known Mike White scored a big 57.25-point game to win Week 8 honors — the eighth different winner in eight weeks — in the Miami Herald’s updated NFL quarterback rankings. Tampa Bay’s Tom Brady remains in the overall No. 1 spot for the fifth time this season and fourth week in a row but is in jeopardy of losing his season lead to the Rams’ Matthew Stafford next week as Brady is off. Because our rankings are cumulative, not percentile-based, players on a bye week take a temporary hit that evens out over course of season. Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa falls two spots to 31st overall after a poor 10.25-point game Sunday in Buffalo. This is the 24th year for our annual rankings, which began in 1998 with Steve Young the inaugural season champion. Our rankings factor accuracy, passing yardage, touchdown/interception ratio and team result. They are passer ratings per se and do not include a QB’s running statistics. Most major passer rankings including the NFL’s and ESPN’s are percentage based, allowing a player who misses half a season to still win a title. Our system is cumulative, rewarding players who are consistently productive and avoid injury or benching. The top 20 chart (plus Dolphins) after Week 8:
RK LW Player, Team Wk8 Season
1. 1. Tom Brady, TB 40.75 341.50
2. 2. Matthew Stafford, LAR 39.25 315.85
3. 3. Kyler Murray, ARI 18.70 294.80
4. 6. Patrick Mahomes, KC 28.75 272.40
5. 7. Aaron Rodgers, GB 27.20 262.70
6. 8. Joe Burrow, CIN 26.95 256.75
7. 4. Derek Carr, LV BYE 253.45
8. 9. Kirk Cousins, MIN 23.20 252.65
9. 13. Josh Allen, BUF 39.45 250.60
10. 5. Dak Prescott, DAL DNP 246.65
11. 11. Teddy Bridgewater, DEN 30.65 244.70
12. 12. Mac Jones, NE 16.90 230.85
13. 14. Matt Ryan, ATL 17.30 227.70
14. 10. Justin Herbert, LAC 12.15 226.70
15. 17. Ryan Tannehill, TEN 34.25 221.10
16. 16. Carson Wentz, IND 17.55 210.30
17. 18. Jared Goff, DET 27.10 209.75
18. 15. Lamar Jackson, BAL BYE 204.15
19. 19. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT 31.30 202.05
20. 22. Daniel Jones, NYG 26.10 190.45
31. 29. Tua Tagovailoa, MIA 10.25 112.00
32. 30. Jacoby Brissett, MIA DNP 99.15
Bubble: Taylor Heinicke, WAS, 188.40. Dropout: Heinicke, WAS, 20th to 21st. Week 8 best: Mike White, NYJ, 57.25 (37-45, 405, 3-2 in win). Week 8 worst: (min. 10 attempts): Jameis Winston, NO, 8.80 (6-10, 56, 1-0 in win).
