Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa wins Week 12, blasts into season top 20 in Herald NFL Quarterback Rankings
DOLPHINS’ TUA TAGOVAILOA BLASTS TO WEEK 12 TITLE AND INTO SEASON TOP 20; RAVENS’ LAMAR JACKSON BACK AT NO. 1 OVERALL (BUT WILL IT LAST?) IN LATEST MIAMI HERALD NFL QUARTERBACK RANKINGS: Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa scored a 50.85-point game to win Week 12 honors and blast into the season top 20 at No. 20 in the Miami Herald’s updated NFL Quarterback Rankings. Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson rose to No. 1 overall thanks in large part to a bye week by Cincy’s Joe Burrow, who dropped to second place. Jackson has a bye week remaining, which will hamper his path to the season crown. The weekly title is Tagovailoa’s first this season, while Jackson had previously ranked No. 1 after Week 10. (Tagovailoa would be top five for the year had he not missed four games with a concussion, based on his present pace.) The Herald’s Passer Success System (PASS) rankings are in their 27th season after starting in 1998 with Steve Young the inaugural season champ. Our cumulative system rewards players who are consistently productive and avoid injury or benching. Because the system is cumulative players on a bye week take a temporary hit that evens out over the course of a season. Asterisks below (*) following a player’s season point total indicates his team has a bye remaining. Byes end Week 14 with only the players so noted below having a bye still left. 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 statistics. The updated 2024 top 20 (plus other Dolphins) entering Week 13:
Miami Herald 2024 NFL QB Rankings
Rk LW Player, Team W12 Season
1. 2. Lamar Jackson, BAL 29.85 383.65-*
2. 1. Joe Burrow, CIN BYE 375.40
3. 3. Baker Mayfield, TB 37.70 369.95
4. 4. Jared Goff, DET 34.45 361.05
5. 6. Patrick Mahomes, KC 44.45 355.65
6. 7t. Geno Smith, SEA 30.70 336.75
7. 9. Sam Darnold, MIN 37.50 328.85
8. 5. Kirk Cousins, ATL BYE 324.35
9. 10. Matthew Stafford, LAR 30.15 316.00
10. 11. Bo Nix, DEN 32.65 311.40-*
11. 7t. Josh Allen, BUF BYE 306.05
12. 12t. Jayden Daniels, WAS 25.75 304.15-*
13. 12t. C.J. Stroud, HOU 19.35 297.75-*
14. 14. Jalen Hurts, PHI 24.95 296.70
15. 17. Kyler Murray, ARI 22.25 288.15
16. 18. Justin Herbert, LAC 16.90 272.20
17. 15. Aaron Rodgers, NYJ BYE 269.10
18. 16. Brock Purdy, SF DNP 268.65
19. 20. Caleb Williams, CHI 40.00 249.80
20. 24. Tua Tagovailoa, MIA 50.85 243.00
43. 43. Tyler Huntley, MIA DNP 35.85
47. 46. Skylar Thompson, MIA DNP 1835
50. 48. Tim Boyle, MIA DNP 11.65
*-Indicates QB in Top 20 with bye week remaining.
Bubble: Jordan Love,GB, 226.70. Dropout: Derek Carr, NO, 19th to 22nd.
Week 12 best: Tagovailoa, MIA, 50.85 (29-40, 317, 4-0 in win).
Week 12 worst (min. 10 attempts): Anthony Richardson, IND, 2.60 (11-28, 172, 0-0 in loss).
