Chiefs’ Mahomes wins Week 1, Fins’ Tua in top 10 to open 25th year of Miami Herald NFL QB Rankings
CHIEFS’ MAHOMES WINS WEEK 1, BIG 3 OUT THE GATE FAST TO OPEN 25TH SEASON OF MIAMI HERALD NFL QUARTERBACK RANKINGS: A marquee Big 3 -- Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, Chargers’ Justin Herbert and Bills’ Josh Allen -- set the pace in the Miami Herald Week 1 NFL Quarterback Rankings to launch our 25th season. The Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa cracks our initial top 10, checking in at No. 9. Defending champion Tom Brady of the Buccaneers opens in 17th place. The Herald’s Passer Success System (PASS) rankings began in 1998, the year before Dan Marino retired. The first-ever season winner was Steve Young of the 49ers. Our rankings factor accuracy, passing yardage, touchdown/interception ratio and team result. They are passer ratings per se and do not include a quarterback’s running statistics. Most major passer rankings including the NFL’s and ESPN’s are percentile based, allowing players who miss half a season to still win a title. Our system is cumulative, rewarding players who are consistently productive and avoid injury or benching. Our initial Top25 for 2022:
Miami Herald 2022 NFL QB Rankings
Rk ‘21 Player, Team Wk1 / Season
1. 2 Patrick Mahomes, KC 59.00
2. 4 Justin Herbert, LAC 45.95
3. 10 Josh Allen, BUF 43.85
4. 17 Carson Wentz, WAS 39.65
5. 9 Kirk Cousins, MIN 38.85
6. 40 Geno Smith, SEA 38.75
7. 33 Jameis Winston, NO 36.45
8. 21 Russell Wilson, DEN 36.00
9. 22 Tua Tagovailoa, MIA 34.50
10. 15 Matt Ryan, IND 34.10
11. 28 Daniel Jones, NYG 30.40
12. -- Joe Flacco, NYJ 30.35
13. 26 Davis Mills, HOU 29.50
14. 12 Ryan Tannehill, TEN 26.30
15t. 25 Lamar Jackson, BAL 25.65
15t. 11 Kyler Murray, ARI 25.65
17. 1 Tom Brady, TB 24.60
18. 7 Joe Burrow, CIN 23.90
19. 3 Matthew Stafford, LAR 23.00
20. 13 Mac Jones, NE 22.65
21. 25 Mitch Trubisky, PIT 21.70
22. 23 Jalen Hurts, PHI 21.15
23. 24 Trevor Lawrence, JAC 19.75
24t. 8 Derek Carr, LV 18.75
24t. 18 Jared Goff, DET 18.75
Bubble: Marcus Mariota, ATL, 17.75. Week 1 best: Mahomes., KC, 59.00 (30-39, 360, 5-0 in win). Week 1 worst: (min. 10 attempts): Dak Prescott, DAL, 2.70 (14-29, 134, 0-1 in loss).
Record-best week: Ben Roethlisberger, PIT, 80.10 (2014). Record-worst week: Tim Hasselbeck, WAS, minus-23.20 (2003). Season-record point total: Peyton Manning, DEN, 714.85 (2013).
This story was originally published September 13, 2022 at 4:21 PM.
