Greg Cote’s Passer Rankings: Stafford takes Week 14 as race for top tightens
The Lions’ Matthew Stafford wins Week 14 honors with 47.55 points in the Miami Herald’s Passer Success System (PASS) quarterback rankings. But the big story is the tightening race for the season title with three weeks to play. Peyton Manning’s lead is now a near-negligible 8.35 points, and five others seem in reasonable striking range. Dolphin Ryan Tannehill holds steady in 10th place. Our rankings are cumulative and 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 place 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 14 | Season |
1. Peyton Manning, DEN | 1 | 15.65 | 488.50 |
2. Drew Brees, NO | 2 | 20.75 | 480.15 |
3. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT | 4 | 42.50 | 473.25 |
4. Aaron Rodgers, GB | 5 | 42.35 | 464.60 |
5. Andrew Luck, IND | 3 | 14.70 | 459.25 |
6. Tom Brady, NE | 6 | 35.85 | 444.00 |
7. Philip Rivers, SD | 7 | 16.45 | 418.35 |
8. Matt Ryan, ATL | 8 | 36.75 | 413.10 |
9. Jay Cutler, CHI | 9 | 38.05 | 396.30 |
10. Ryan Tannehill, MIA | 10 | 27.35 | 376.20 |
11. Tony Romo, DAL | 11 | 40.25 | 376.15 |
12. Joe Flacco, BAL | 12 | 38.45 | 364.90 |
13. Matthew Stafford, DET | 13 | 47.55 | 364.70 |
14. Eli Manning, NYG | 14 | 28.00 | 341.00 |
15. Alex Smith, KC | 15 | 27.65 | 320.85 |
16. Russell Wilson, SEA | 16 | 31.15 | 317.45 |
17. Andy Dalton, CIN | 18 | 34.10 | 301.05 |
18. Colin Kaepernick, SF | 17 | 8.70 | 284.50 |
19. Kyle Orton, BUF | 21 | 33.75 | 265.75 |
20. Ryan Fitzpatrick, HOU | 19 | 18.75 | 261.65 |
▪ Week’s best: Stafford, DET, 47.55 (26-34, 311, 3-0 in win).
▪ Week’s worst: Brian Hoyer, CLE, minus-2.00 (14-31, 140, 0-2 in loss).
Note: Thursday results included in following week’s chart.