Final Results

Qualification: minimum 224 pass attempts (14 per scheduled game).

How QER is calculated

QER starts with the Pass Score, then adds a gated bonus for above-average rushing efficiency and production. The bonus is worth up to 15 points and is scaled by passing quality, so running complements passing rather than replacing it. A quarterback is never penalized for not running, and the final rating is capped at 100. All percentiles are calculated among qualified quarterbacks from the same season.

QER = min(100, Pass Score + Rush Bonus)

Pass Score

The Pass Score combines Passing Efficiency (75%) with Production (25%).

Passing Efficiency

  • Success percentage (30% of Passing Efficiency): How often pass plays meet the success criteria for the down and distance.
  • Yards per attempt (25%): Passing yards gained per attempt, rewarding efficient downfield production.
  • Interception avoidance (20%): Rewards a lower percentage of attempts resulting in interceptions.
  • Passing first-down percentage (15%): The percentage of attempts that produce a first down.
  • Completion percentage (10%): The percentage of pass attempts completed.

Production

  • Passing yards (50% of Production): Total passing yardage over the season.
  • Passing touchdowns (30%): Total touchdown passes.
  • Passing first downs (20%): Total first downs produced through the air.

Rush Efficiency

Rushing production is measured per quarterback play, where QB plays = pass attempts + sacks + rushing attempts. This prevents a small number of carries from dominating the rating.

  • Successful rushes per QB play (30% of Rush Score): Estimated successful carries based on rushing attempts and rushing success percentage.
  • Rushing first downs per QB play (25%): How often rushing creates a first down.
  • Rushing yards per QB play (25%): Rushing production relative to the quarterback’s total workload.
  • Rushing touchdowns per QB play (10%): Rushing scoring production relative to total workload.
  • Fumble avoidance per QB play (10%): Rewards quarterbacks who protect the football across their total workload.

Rush Production

Season-long rushing production is measured separately from efficiency:

  • Rushing yards (50% of Rush Production): Total rushing yardage.
  • Rushing first downs (30%): Total first downs gained on the ground.
  • Rushing touchdowns (20%): Total rushing touchdowns.

Rush Bonus

Only Rush Score and Rush Production percentiles above 50 receive credit. Each above-average score is rescaled from 0 to 1. The efficiency portion is worth up to eight points and the production portion up to seven points. Their combined value is multiplied by the Passing Gate (Pass Score / 100).

Rush Bonus = Passing Gate × (8 × Rush Efficiency Index + 7 × Rush Production Index)

This allows an elite passer and runner to earn as many as 15 bonus points, while a weak passer receives only a small portion of the same rushing value. Below-average or nonexistent rushing earns no bonus and never lowers QER.

Rank Player Team G QER Pass Score Pass Efficiency Production Rush Score Rush Production Rush Bonus Cmp Att Cmp% Yds Y/A TD Int Int% 1D 1D% Succ% Rush Att Rush Yds Rush TD Rush 1D Rush Succ% Fumbles
1 Warren Moon HOU 15 100.0 96.2 95.0 100.0 64.6 78.6 6.1 362 584 62.0 4689 8.0 33 13 2.2 232 39.7 51.3 55 215 2 20 52.7 18
2 Joe Montana SFO 15 86.4 83.2 80.2 92.1 62.0 64.3 3.3 321 520 61.7 3944 7.6 26 16 3.1 182 35.0 48.1 40 162 1 11 47.5 4
3 Jim Kelly BUF 14 86.2 86.2 92.7 66.6 43.2 36.1 0.0 219 346 63.3 2829 8.2 24 9 2.6 134 38.7 50.0 22 63 0 4 22.7 4
4 Randall Cunningham PHI 16 84.5 74.0 69.9 86.4 95.4 99.3 10.5 271 465 58.3 3466 7.5 30 13 2.8 162 34.8 43.8 118 942 5 52 66.1 9
5 Steve DeBerg KAN 16 80.7 80.7 81.4 78.4 7.5 5.7 0.0 258 444 58.1 3444 7.8 23 4 0.9 153 34.5 45.3 21 -5 0 1 4.8 9
6 Jay Schroeder RAI 16 77.1 77.1 82.3 61.4 41.6 44.1 0.0 182 334 54.5 2849 8.5 19 9 2.7 132 39.5 46.3 37 81 0 5 21.6 11
7 Dan Marino MIA 16 71.2 71.2 66.4 85.7 28.2 30.7 0.0 306 531 57.6 3563 6.7 21 11 2.1 187 35.2 46.2 16 29 0 4 25.0 3
8 John Elway DEN 16 69.4 63.5 61.2 70.7 78.0 83.6 5.8 294 502 58.6 3526 7.0 15 14 2.8 165 32.9 43.9 50 258 3 24 56.0 8
9 Jim Everett RAM 16 66.4 66.4 58.0 91.6 24.6 31.6 0.0 307 554 55.4 3989 7.2 23 17 3.1 190 34.3 43.8 20 31 1 2 15.0 4
10 Bubby Brister PIT 16 63.4 63.4 65.1 58.2 28.2 33.0 0.0 223 387 57.6 2725 7.0 20 14 3.6 142 36.7 46.7 25 64 0 3 20.0 9
11 Boomer Esiason CIN 16 57.0 55.2 48.8 74.5 63.8 57.5 1.8 224 402 55.7 3031 7.5 24 22 5.5 144 35.8 42.3 49 157 0 14 46.9 11
12 Phil Simms NYG 14 55.8 55.8 63.8 32.1 47.1 42.5 0.0 184 311 59.2 2284 7.3 15 4 1.3 105 33.8 42.0 21 61 1 4 23.8 7
13 Mark Rypien WAS 10 53.4 53.4 61.1 30.4 33.4 15.2 0.0 166 304 54.6 2070 6.8 16 11 3.6 115 37.8 46.8 15 4 0 3 26.7 2
14 Ken O’Brien NYJ 16 53.0 52.6 52.9 52.0 54.6 49.3 0.4 226 411 55.0 2855 6.9 13 10 2.4 134 32.6 43.6 21 72 0 13 61.9 5
15 Jim Harbaugh CHI 14 52.8 47.6 57.2 18.6 84.3 88.9 5.2 180 312 57.7 2178 7.0 10 6 1.9 100 32.1 42.9 51 321 4 22 64.7 8
16 Vinny Testaverde TAM 14 50.3 47.3 45.0 54.1 68.4 75.0 3.0 203 365 55.6 2818 7.7 17 18 4.9 126 34.5 41.4 38 280 1 11 52.6 10
17 Dave Krieg SEA 16 49.9 49.9 45.3 63.9 45.2 49.3 0.0 265 448 59.2 3194 7.1 15 20 4.5 154 34.4 42.0 32 115 0 7 34.4 16
18 Timm Rosenbach PHO 16 48.9 43.5 36.9 63.6 88.2 94.6 5.4 237 437 54.2 3098 7.1 16 17 3.9 135 30.9 41.5 86 470 3 33 57.0 10
19 Don Majkowski GNB 9 48.8 46.1 59.3 6.4 73.2 65.7 2.7 150 264 56.8 1925 7.3 10 12 4.5 98 37.1 43.9 29 186 1 8 55.2 6
20 Chris Miller ATL 12 46.1 45.9 44.2 50.9 48.3 54.1 0.3 222 388 57.2 2735 7.0 17 14 3.6 119 30.7 42.8 26 99 1 5 34.6 11
21 Rodney Peete DET 11 38.0 33.8 40.4 14.1 88.2 94.3 4.2 142 271 52.4 1974 7.3 13 8 3.0 88 32.5 39.3 47 363 6 25 63.8 9
22 Billy Joe Tolliver SDG 15 35.4 35.4 32.3 44.6 24.3 20.5 0.0 216 410 52.7 2574 6.3 16 16 3.9 128 31.2 43.1 14 22 0 3 28.6 6
23 Troy Aikman DAL 15 26.6 25.3 22.6 33.6 66.2 66.1 1.2 226 399 56.6 2579 6.5 11 18 4.5 121 30.3 40.2 40 172 1 11 45.0 5
24 Bernie Kosar CLE 13 22.8 22.8 20.6 29.3 17.9 14.5 0.0 230 423 54.4 2562 6.1 10 15 3.5 127 30.0 39.1 10 13 0 2 20.0 6
25 Rich Gannon MIN 14 18.7 17.3 11.5 34.6 75.4 77.5 1.4 182 349 52.1 2278 6.5 16 16 4.6 105 30.1 38.9 52 268 1 17 46.2 10
26 Jeff George IND 13 17.0 17.0 13.6 27.1 30.7 21.6 0.0 181 334 54.2 2152 6.4 16 13 3.9 91 27.2 36.7 11 2 1 3 36.4 4
27 Steve Walsh 2TM 13 16.8 16.8 16.7 17.0 27.7 23.2 0.0 179 336 53.3 2010 6.0 12 13 3.9 100 29.8 40.8 20 25 0 3 15.0 6
28 Steve Walsh NOR 12 14.0 14.0 14.7 12.0 30.2 23.2 0.0 175 327 53.5 1970 6.0 12 13 4.0 98 30.0 40.7 20 25 0 3 15.0 6
29 Marc Wilson NWE 16 8.2 8.2 11.0 0.0 9.6 10.0 0.0 139 265 52.5 1625 6.1 6 11 4.2 80 30.2 37.4 5 7 0 0 20.0 6