Top NFL QBs by Passer Rating + QBR + PFF

The following scores are “good” through December 18th, 2020.

There is a healthy fight within the stat community on which quarterback metric is most coherent. Passer rating is bashed as too antiquated. When used to compare quarterbacks from eras of yesteryear, passer rating is indeed skewed and inflated. But touchdowns, passing yards, interception, and completion percentage will never be wholly irrelevant.

ESPN’s QBR is said to factor in more intangible-type ratings. It can be interpreted as a more-detailed and comprehensive version of passer rating and then some.

Pro Football Focus uses its grading system to assess the x’s and o’s of each game and pump out a yearly score.

The following scores and rankings are weighted. Passer rating accounts for 20% of the score, QBR at 40%, and PFF at 40%. The only criteria is that a quarterback starts eight games.

These are the raw numbers:

1. Aaron Rodgers

95.90

2. P. Mahomes

93.38

3. Ryan Tannehill

88.32

4. Russell Wilson

86.84

5. Deshaun Watson

86.72

6. Josh Allen

85.66

7. Drew Brees

84.44

8. Tom Brady

83.30

9. Derek Carr

82.28

10. Kyler Murray

80.02

11. Kirk Cousins

79.34

12. Baker Mayfield

79.24

13. Lamar Jackson

78.98

14. Justin Herbert

77.70

15. Matt Stafford

77.44

16. Philip Rivers

76.76

17. Matt Ryan

75.86

18. Roethlisberger

74.70

19. T. Bridgewater

74.26

20. Jared Goff

73.30

21. Joe Burrow

70.44

22. Daniel Jones

66.80

23. Cam Newton

63.58

24. Carson Wentz

60.40

25. Drew Lock

58.56

26. Sam Darnold

49.98

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