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 Aaron Rodgers GNB 16 94.1 87.0 88.1 83.9 73.1 81.8 7.1 371 552 67.2 4295 7.8 39 8 1.4 215 38.9 49.8 54 259 2 20 44.4 5
2 Peyton Manning DEN 16 92.2 92.2 94.0 86.8 16.3 8.5 0.0 400 583 68.6 4659 8.0 37 11 1.9 231 39.6 54.0 23 6 0 2 17.4 2
3 Tom Brady NWE 16 89.2 89.2 88.6 91.0 42.6 44.2 0.0 401 637 63.0 4827 7.6 34 8 1.3 256 40.2 52.7 23 32 4 12 56.5 2
4 Matt Ryan ATL 16 88.1 87.8 87.8 87.7 48.5 52.4 0.3 422 615 68.6 4719 7.7 32 14 2.3 248 40.3 52.7 34 141 1 8 44.1 3
5 Robert Griffin III WAS 15 81.7 72.0 85.0 33.1 91.6 98.4 9.7 258 393 65.6 3200 8.1 20 5 1.3 151 38.4 45.6 120 815 7 45 56.7 12
6 Drew Brees NOR 16 81.6 81.6 75.7 99.4 14.5 13.7 0.0 422 670 63.0 5177 7.7 43 19 2.8 266 39.7 50.3 15 5 1 2 13.3 5
7 Russell Wilson SEA 16 77.0 68.6 77.6 41.8 89.4 91.9 8.4 252 393 64.1 3118 7.9 26 10 2.5 153 38.9 48.1 94 489 4 29 55.3 6
8 Tony Romo DAL 16 75.7 75.7 71.2 89.4 28.5 33.5 0.0 425 648 65.6 4903 7.6 28 19 2.9 232 35.8 51.5 30 49 1 6 30.0 6
9 Matt Schaub HOU 16 71.8 71.8 74.3 64.2 10.2 2.9 0.0 350 544 64.3 4008 7.4 22 12 2.2 203 37.3 47.5 21 -9 0 0 0.0 4
10 Ben Roethlisberger PIT 13 69.0 69.0 76.5 46.3 35.8 29.7 0.0 284 449 63.3 3265 7.3 26 8 1.8 167 37.2 48.6 26 92 0 5 42.3 6
11 Matthew Stafford DET 16 65.7 64.6 59.3 80.5 48.4 61.9 1.1 435 727 59.8 4967 6.8 20 17 2.3 267 36.7 47.5 35 126 4 12 51.4 6
12 Cam Newton CAR 16 62.8 55.5 57.3 49.8 90.3 98.4 7.3 280 485 57.7 3869 8.0 19 12 2.5 171 35.3 43.0 127 741 8 52 52.0 10
13 Eli Manning NYG 16 60.4 60.4 58.3 66.6 19.7 13.4 0.0 321 536 59.9 3948 7.4 26 15 2.8 187 34.9 46.7 20 30 0 2 20.0 5
14 Carson Palmer OAK 15 55.4 55.4 52.1 65.2 28.9 31.1 0.0 345 565 61.1 4018 7.1 22 14 2.5 188 33.3 44.0 18 36 1 7 50.0 7
15 Joe Flacco BAL 16 53.5 53.5 52.9 55.5 34.5 34.8 0.0 317 531 59.7 3817 7.2 22 10 1.9 178 33.5 43.1 32 22 3 11 34.4 9
16 Philip Rivers SDG 16 51.7 51.7 50.1 56.6 14.5 18.2 0.0 338 527 64.1 3606 6.8 26 15 2.8 184 34.9 44.1 27 40 0 2 14.8 15
17 Andrew Luck IND 16 49.3 45.2 35.9 73.2 74.5 86.1 4.1 339 627 54.1 4374 7.0 23 18 2.9 208 33.2 43.4 62 255 5 24 53.2 10
18 Andy Dalton CIN 16 49.2 47.4 43.5 59.2 63.4 62.1 1.8 329 528 62.3 3669 6.9 27 16 3.0 172 32.6 44.9 47 120 4 14 38.3 4
19 Josh Freeman TAM 16 45.6 45.1 35.6 73.7 52.1 55.6 0.5 306 558 54.8 4065 7.3 27 17 3.0 186 33.3 41.4 39 139 0 16 46.2 10
20 Sam Bradford STL 16 45.0 45.0 42.3 53.2 42.7 47.6 0.0 328 551 59.5 3702 6.7 21 13 2.4 185 33.6 43.5 36 124 1 8 33.3 7
21 Ryan Fitzpatrick BUF 16 40.5 39.9 36.1 51.3 52.9 57.1 0.6 306 505 60.6 3400 6.7 24 16 3.2 175 34.7 43.6 48 197 1 9 35.4 8
22 Christian Ponder MIN 16 39.1 37.1 40.5 27.1 65.0 70.3 1.9 300 483 62.1 2935 6.1 18 12 2.5 166 34.4 43.9 60 253 2 12 33.3 7
23 Ryan Tannehill MIA 16 33.9 32.0 32.8 29.5 67.4 73.4 1.9 282 484 58.3 3294 6.8 12 13 2.7 151 31.2 42.0 49 211 2 16 42.9 9
24 Jay Cutler CHI 15 33.1 31.7 32.7 28.9 67.1 62.3 1.4 255 434 58.8 3033 7.0 19 14 3.2 152 35.0 40.3 41 233 0 15 51.2 8
25 Michael Vick PHI 10 26.7 24.6 27.3 16.6 77.6 80.5 2.1 204 351 58.1 2362 6.7 12 10 2.8 115 32.8 40.9 62 332 1 20 58.1 11
26 Nick Foles PHI 7 23.2 23.2 30.1 2.7 36.1 31.9 0.0 161 265 60.8 1699 6.4 6 5 1.9 78 29.4 40.4 11 42 1 6 45.5 8
27 Brandon Weeden CLE 15 22.1 22.0 17.0 37.1 51.1 42.9 0.0 297 517 57.4 3385 6.5 14 17 3.3 169 32.7 40.7 27 111 0 12 51.9 6
28 Jake Locker TEN 11 16.5 15.2 16.5 11.3 81.6 74.0 1.3 177 314 56.4 2176 6.9 10 11 3.5 94 29.9 38.1 41 291 1 14 48.8 4
29 Matt Cassel KAN 9 15.6 14.8 17.7 6.3 73.5 59.4 0.8 161 277 58.1 1796 6.5 6 12 4.3 97 35.0 40.2 27 145 1 12 55.6 9
30 Mark Sanchez NYJ 15 14.8 14.8 13.0 20.3 15.5 14.2 0.0 246 453 54.3 2883 6.4 13 18 4.0 146 32.2 40.9 22 28 0 3 27.3 14
31 Blaine Gabbert JAX 10 14.2 14.2 18.2 1.9 48.4 30.8 0.0 162 278 58.3 1662 6.0 9 6 2.2 72 25.9 37.3 18 56 0 7 55.6 5
32 Chad Henne JAX 10 11.6 11.6 12.2 10.0 44.2 36.8 0.0 166 308 53.9 2084 6.8 11 11 3.6 86 27.9 38.4 19 64 1 6 36.8 4