Herald NFL Week 2 QB Rankings: Are the meek (passers) inheriting the Earth? Another surprise leader
GUYS BELOW TOP TIER CONTINUE EARLY DOMINATION AS SEATTLE’S GENO SMITH WINS WEEK 2, TAKES SEASON LEAD IN MIAMI HERALD NFL QUARTERBACK RANKINGS: The first two weeks of an unpredictable NFL season have turned the norm on its head with a spate of low scores and upsets. And that is reflected in the Miami Herald NFL Quarterback Rankings thus far as QBs below the top tier are dominating early. Seattle’s Geno Smith takes the Week 2 title after Tampa Bay’s Baker Mayfield won the opening week. Smith also leaps into the overall early-season lead -- with Las Vegas’ Gardner Minshew a very close second. (The Dolphins face a hot Smith this coming Sunday in Seattle.) Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa debuted at No. 6 last week but plummets to 20th place and now faces time missed with a concussion. The Herald’s Passer Success System (PASS) rankings are in their 27th season after starting in 1998 with Steve Young the inaugural season champion. Our ratings system is cumulative not percentile-based, rewarding players who are consistently productive and avoid injury or benching. Our ratings formula factors accuracy, passing yardage, touchdown/interception ratio and team result. These are passer ratings per se and do not include a QB’s running stats. The updated 2024 Top 20 entering Week 3:
Miami Herald 2024 NFL QB Rankings
Rk LW Player, Team W2 Season
1. 15. Geno Smith, SEA 46.35 70.90
2. 9. Gardner Minshew, LV 40.80 70.65
3. 3. C.J. Stroud, HOU 31.00 69.70
4. 1. Baker Mayfield, TB 19.25 68.70
5. 2. Derek Carr, NO 26.15 65.15
6. 18. Kyler Murray, ARI 40.30 62.40
7. 7. Sam Darnold, MIN 29.40 61.80
8. 11. Brock Purdy, SF 35.95 61.50
9. 4. Josh Allen, Buf 21.95 57.55
10. 5. Matthew Stafford, LAR 21.80 56.65
11. 8. Patrick Mahomes, KC 23.55 55.10
12. 20. Jayden Daniels, WAS 33.30 52.50
13. 19. Joe Burrow, CIN 28.90 50.10
14. 14. Jalen Hurts, PHI 25.05 49.95
15. 17. Dak Prescott, DAL 26.65 49.60
16. 10. Lamar Jackson, BAL 20.35 48.00
17. 12. Jared Goff, DET 22.35 46.20
18. 16. Justin Herbert, LAC 22.50 45.70
19. 27. Kirk Cousins, ATL 34.05 44.80
20. 6. Tua Tagovailoa, MIA 10.25 44.15
Bubble: Justin Fields, PIT, 43,65. Dropout: Fields, PIT, 13th to 21st.
Week 2 best: Smith, Sea, 46.35 (33-44, 327, 1-0 in win).
Week 2 worst (min. 10 attempts): Anthony Richardson, IND, 4.20 (17-34, 204, 1-3 in loss).
This story was originally published September 17, 2024 at 11:53 AM.
