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 Kurt Warner STL 16 95.9 95.9 95.3 97.6 35.0 43.7 0.0 325 499 65.1 4353 8.7 41 13 2.6 197 39.5 50.8 23 92 1 10 34.8 9
2 Peyton Manning IND 16 91.2 90.4 89.0 94.4 50.7 55.6 0.8 331 533 62.1 4135 7.8 26 15 2.8 197 37.0 46.6 35 73 2 15 34.3 6
3 Steve Beuerlein CAR 16 89.0 88.8 85.4 99.1 36.9 51.2 0.1 343 571 60.1 4436 7.8 36 15 2.6 208 36.4 45.6 27 124 2 7 48.1 12
4 Rich Gannon OAK 16 87.5 81.5 80.1 85.7 65.0 84.9 5.9 304 515 59.0 3840 7.5 24 14 2.7 195 37.9 44.7 46 298 2 16 45.7 8
5 Brad Johnson WAS 16 80.9 80.9 78.7 87.5 28.7 37.5 0.0 316 519 60.9 4005 7.7 24 13 2.5 178 34.3 43.6 26 31 2 11 23.1 12
6 Mark Brunell JAX 15 78.0 72.1 74.7 64.4 77.1 77.4 5.9 259 441 58.7 3060 6.9 14 9 2.0 154 34.9 44.0 47 208 1 24 51.1 6
7 Jeff Garcia SFO 13 74.6 68.0 74.4 48.7 82.8 81.8 6.6 225 375 60.0 2544 6.8 11 11 2.9 134 35.7 46.4 45 231 2 18 48.9 5
8 Jeff George MIN 12 73.3 73.3 75.7 66.0 17.1 20.6 0.0 191 329 58.1 2816 8.6 23 12 3.6 121 36.8 45.9 16 41 0 4 18.8 8
9 Elvis Grbac KAN 16 65.4 65.4 61.0 78.4 10.3 6.9 0.0 294 499 58.9 3389 6.8 22 15 3.0 163 32.7 44.0 19 10 0 2 0.0 7
10 Gus Frerotte DET 9 59.9 59.9 70.8 27.4 21.8 15.1 0.0 175 288 60.8 2117 7.4 9 7 2.4 91 31.6 43.0 15 33 0 3 20.0 3
11 Jon Kitna SEA 15 58.1 58.1 51.0 79.3 16.2 25.1 0.0 270 495 54.5 3346 6.8 23 16 3.2 168 33.9 42.9 35 56 0 6 17.1 14
12 Doug Flutie BUF 15 58.1 51.9 44.8 73.1 90.3 89.4 6.2 264 478 55.2 3171 6.6 19 16 3.3 157 32.8 43.5 88 476 1 35 48.9 6
13 Drew Bledsoe NWE 16 57.9 57.9 50.1 81.3 39.0 44.1 0.0 305 539 56.6 3985 7.4 19 21 3.9 184 34.1 42.1 42 101 0 12 31.0 8
14 Steve McNair TEN 11 57.8 50.4 54.6 37.6 100.0 98.5 7.5 187 331 56.5 2179 6.6 12 8 2.4 101 30.5 43.8 72 337 8 36 56.9 3
15 Jeff Blake CIN 14 57.3 51.6 49.7 57.2 83.4 91.2 5.7 215 389 55.3 2670 6.9 16 12 3.1 125 32.1 42.2 63 332 2 27 55.6 12
16 Kerry Collins NYG 10 57.2 57.2 65.3 33.1 32.1 36.5 0.0 190 331 57.4 2318 7.0 8 11 3.3 116 35.0 44.7 19 36 2 7 36.8 11
17 Brett Favre GNB 16 55.2 54.8 44.0 87.2 45.3 55.4 0.4 341 595 57.3 4091 6.9 22 23 3.9 196 32.9 41.9 28 142 0 13 53.6 9
18 Chris Chandler ATL 12 52.8 52.8 54.1 49.0 39.7 33.1 0.0 174 307 56.7 2339 7.6 16 11 3.6 113 36.8 41.6 16 57 1 6 50.0 7
19 Shane Matthews CHI 8 52.0 52.0 62.8 19.6 19.3 14.0 0.0 167 275 60.7 1645 6.0 10 6 2.2 86 31.3 45.8 14 31 0 4 21.4 7
20 Brian Griese DEN 14 51.9 49.7 45.4 62.4 57.6 72.8 2.2 261 452 57.7 3032 6.7 14 14 3.1 139 30.8 42.2 46 138 2 19 37.0 16
21 Troy Aikman DAL 14 47.6 47.6 42.2 64.0 19.1 21.3 0.0 263 442 59.5 2964 6.7 17 12 2.7 129 29.2 39.9 21 10 1 7 14.3 8
22 Charlie Batch DET 11 46.7 45.4 50.0 31.8 66.8 50.0 1.2 151 270 55.9 1957 7.2 13 7 2.6 90 33.3 37.9 28 87 2 11 50.0 4
23 Ray Lucas NYJ 9 46.3 45.1 50.8 27.9 60.1 57.8 1.2 161 272 59.2 1678 6.2 14 6 2.2 84 30.9 42.4 41 144 1 9 29.3 8
24 Dan Marino MIA 11 45.0 45.0 44.3 47.1 8.5 3.8 0.0 204 369 55.3 2448 6.6 12 17 4.6 122 33.1 44.4 6 -6 0 1 0.0 5
25 Kent Graham NYG 9 36.1 34.4 39.6 18.5 71.9 60.4 1.7 160 271 59.0 1697 6.3 9 9 3.3 82 30.3 42.8 35 132 1 14 40.0 4
26 Tony Banks BAL 12 35.7 35.7 32.9 44.0 42.6 36.5 0.0 169 320 52.8 2136 6.7 17 8 2.5 93 29.1 37.1 24 93 0 8 41.7 11
27 Jim Harbaugh SDG 14 34.7 34.7 29.9 49.3 40.6 46.8 0.0 249 434 57.4 2761 6.4 10 14 3.2 130 30.0 39.3 34 126 0 11 29.4 12
28 Trent Dilfer TAM 10 30.9 29.3 34.0 15.1 73.7 60.6 1.5 146 244 59.8 1619 6.6 11 11 4.5 78 32.0 40.7 35 144 0 14 45.7 6
29 Mike Tomczak PIT 16 28.3 28.3 31.4 18.8 25.9 11.8 0.0 139 258 53.9 1625 6.3 12 8 3.1 78 30.2 41.8 16 19 0 4 25.0 3
30 Billy Joe Tolliver NOR 10 25.2 23.5 25.7 16.6 78.4 71.0 1.8 139 268 51.9 1916 7.1 7 16 6.0 83 31.0 35.9 26 142 3 13 53.8 4
31 Tim Couch CLE 15 24.0 22.4 13.8 48.2 68.4 80.4 1.6 223 399 55.9 2447 6.1 15 13 3.3 110 27.6 33.8 40 267 1 19 55.0 14
32 Kordell Stewart PIT 16 18.6 16.9 21.3 3.8 88.7 77.1 1.7 160 275 58.2 1464 5.3 6 10 3.6 80 29.1 40.4 56 258 2 13 50.0 4
33 Jake Plummer ARI 12 12.9 12.4 7.2 27.9 62.6 64.3 0.5 201 381 52.8 2111 5.5 9 24 6.3 110 28.9 38.0 39 121 2 16 35.9 7
34 Cade McNown CHI 15 12.6 12.2 14.0 6.6 67.2 54.9 0.4 127 235 54.0 1465 6.2 8 10 4.3 65 27.7 38.3 32 160 0 10 40.6 6
35 Doug Pederson PHI 16 4.5 4.5 5.6 1.3 27.4 18.7 0.0 119 227 52.4 1276 5.6 7 9 4.0 62 27.3 35.6 20 33 0 5 25.0 7