Greg Cote’s Passer Rankings: Peyton Manning wins weekly title, nears Ben Roethlisberger for season lead
The Broncos’ Peyton Manning wins his third weekly title of the year, edging Aaron Rodgers, 49.00 points to 47.75. That lifts Manning into second place overall, now within passing distance of leader Ben Roethlisberger in the Miami Herald’s Passer Success System (PASS) quarterback rankings. The Dolphins’ Ryan Tannehill dips one spot, to 13th. Because are rankings are cumulative, players on a bye week take a temporary hit that evens out over course of season. The Herald rankings use a simple formula unchanged since its inception in 1998, factoring accuracy, yardage, TD/interception ratio and team result. Most rating systems including the NFL’s and ESPN’s are complicated and percentile based, allowing players who miss half a season to still win a title. Our rankings are cumulative, placing a premium on consistently productive passers who avoid injury or benching. Find our updated season Top 20 in this space every Sunday:
MIAMI HERALD PASS RANKINGS
Player | LW | WEEK 10 | SEASON |
1. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT | 1 | 31.15 | 377.65 |
2. Peyton Manning, DEN | 3 | 49.00 | 371.60 |
3. Andrew Luck, IND | 2 | BYE | 342.25 |
4. Drew Brees, NO | 5 | 26.60 | 322.80 |
5. Aaron Rodgers, GB | 7 | 47.75 | 313.35 |
6. Tom Brady, NE | 4 | BYE | 306.60 |
7. Tony Romo, DAL | 10 | 39.30 | 284.20 |
8. Philip Rivers, SD | 6 | BYE | 278.55 |
9. Joe Flacco, BAL | 8 | 21.45 | 270.05 |
10t. Matt Ryan, ATL | 11 | 27.95 | 265.25 |
10t. Jay Cutler, CHI | 9 | 17.60 | 265.25 |
12. Matthew Stafford, DET | 13 | 32.00 | 251.30 |
13. Ryan Tannehill, MIA | 12 | 26.35 | 245.70 |
14. Eli Manning, NYG | 15 | 28.15 | 241.75 |
15. Alex Smith, KC | 14 | 18.85 | 237.45 |
16. Colin Kaepernick, SF | 16 | 14.50 | 225.30 |
17. Brian Hoyer, CLE | 22 | 21.90 | 207.05 |
18. Nick Foles, PHI | 17 | DNP | 206.15 |
19. Russell Wilson, SEA | 19 | 10.60 | 205.05 |
20. Austin Davis, STL | 20 | 11.80 | 200.90 |
(*) Week’s best: P. Manning, DEN, 49.00 (31-44, 340, 5-2 in win).
(*) Week’s worst: Andy Dalton, CIN, minus-17.70 (10-33, 86, 0-3 in loss).
Note: Thursday night results included in following week’s chart.