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 Matt Ryan ATL 16 94.7 94.7 94.1 96.6 44.7 38.4 0.0 373 534 69.9 4944 9.3 38 7 1.3 240 44.9 52.5 35 117 0 13 42.9 4
2 Dak Prescott DAL 16 87.6 80.1 92.8 42.2 80.2 82.4 7.5 311 459 67.8 3667 8.0 23 4 0.9 185 40.3 52.3 57 282 6 21 54.4 9
3 Aaron Rodgers GNB 16 86.8 78.9 74.2 92.8 77.8 90.0 7.9 401 610 65.7 4428 7.3 40 7 1.1 226 37.0 49.6 67 369 4 26 49.3 8
4 Drew Brees NOR 16 86.6 86.6 82.8 97.9 27.8 24.3 0.0 471 673 70.0 5208 7.7 37 15 2.2 265 39.4 53.9 23 20 2 7 30.4 5
5 Kirk Cousins WAS 16 82.0 81.7 81.4 82.8 41.9 52.6 0.3 406 606 67.0 4917 8.1 25 12 2.0 227 37.5 51.2 34 96 4 14 44.1 9
6 Tom Brady NWE 12 80.4 80.4 92.1 45.5 42.1 30.7 0.0 291 432 67.4 3554 8.2 28 2 0.5 165 38.2 50.6 28 64 0 11 42.9 5
7 Andrew Luck IND 15 75.4 69.9 67.4 77.2 77.2 75.0 5.5 346 545 63.5 4240 7.8 31 13 2.4 206 37.8 48.5 64 341 2 20 46.9 6
8 Matthew Stafford DET 16 69.1 66.4 63.7 74.5 62.6 65.2 2.7 388 594 65.3 4327 7.3 24 10 1.7 218 36.7 48.0 37 207 2 16 54.1 3
9 Sam Bradford MIN 15 64.4 64.4 70.0 47.8 14.7 15.7 0.0 395 552 71.6 3877 7.0 20 5 0.9 199 36.1 49.1 20 53 0 3 25.0 10
10 Andy Dalton CIN 16 64.2 61.3 63.7 54.0 62.9 69.5 2.9 364 563 64.7 4206 7.5 18 8 1.4 206 36.6 47.8 46 184 4 17 52.2 9
11 Russell Wilson SEA 16 64.0 60.8 61.4 59.0 69.3 65.5 3.2 353 546 64.7 4219 7.7 21 11 2.0 193 35.3 47.2 72 259 1 18 43.1 8
12 Ben Roethlisberger PIT 14 57.5 57.5 58.4 54.8 12.2 11.9 0.0 328 509 64.4 3819 7.5 29 13 2.6 184 36.1 48.7 16 14 1 3 18.8 8
13 Alex Smith KAN 15 55.8 55.3 65.9 23.3 46.0 56.6 0.5 328 489 67.1 3502 7.2 15 8 1.6 182 37.2 48.0 48 134 5 11 27.1 7
14 Philip Rivers SDG 16 55.6 55.6 45.8 85.2 11.2 10.5 0.0 349 578 60.4 4386 7.6 33 21 3.6 215 37.2 46.6 14 35 0 3 35.7 9
15 Carson Palmer ARI 15 54.0 54.0 47.6 73.1 9.8 12.2 0.0 364 597 61.0 4233 7.1 26 14 2.3 220 36.9 46.9 14 38 0 3 42.9 14
16 Jameis Winston TAM 16 53.7 53.4 48.0 69.7 44.0 53.6 0.3 345 567 60.8 4090 7.2 28 18 3.2 216 38.1 47.8 53 165 1 13 32.1 10
17 Derek Carr OAK 15 51.9 51.9 49.3 59.7 27.4 25.2 0.0 357 560 63.8 3937 7.0 28 6 1.1 191 34.1 45.1 39 70 0 5 30.8 5
18 Marcus Mariota TEN 15 51.7 47.3 50.9 36.6 81.2 79.3 4.3 276 451 61.2 3426 7.6 26 9 2.0 157 34.8 45.1 60 349 2 22 60.0 10
19 Ryan Tannehill MIA 13 43.3 42.7 50.7 18.8 58.1 49.3 0.6 261 389 67.1 2995 7.7 19 12 3.1 134 34.4 45.9 39 164 1 11 48.7 9
20 Tyrod Taylor BUF 15 37.9 33.2 38.4 17.6 95.2 99.7 4.7 269 436 61.7 3023 6.9 17 6 1.4 148 33.9 43.1 95 580 6 34 49.5 4
21 Joe Flacco BAL 16 34.9 34.9 25.2 64.0 28.4 32.6 0.0 436 672 64.9 4317 6.4 20 15 2.2 204 30.4 43.0 21 58 2 6 33.3 5
22 Eli Manning NYG 16 34.7 34.7 26.8 58.3 7.6 2.8 0.0 377 598 63.0 4027 6.7 26 16 2.7 191 31.9 45.1 21 -9 0 2 9.5 7
23 Trevor Siemian DEN 14 30.3 30.3 32.9 22.2 30.5 21.6 0.0 289 486 59.5 3401 7.0 18 10 2.1 155 31.9 44.5 28 57 0 6 39.3 4
24 Blake Bortles JAX 16 28.9 26.7 17.2 55.3 72.8 82.4 2.2 368 625 58.9 3905 6.2 23 16 2.6 207 33.1 42.9 58 359 3 20 53.4 8
25 Carson Wentz PHI 16 26.7 26.3 23.2 35.7 51.4 59.8 0.4 379 607 62.4 3782 6.2 16 14 2.3 192 31.6 44.2 46 150 2 17 47.8 14
26 Colin Kaepernick SFO 12 24.1 21.6 26.6 6.4 87.9 89.3 2.5 196 331 59.2 2241 6.8 16 4 1.2 101 30.5 41.4 69 468 2 29 60.9 9
27 Cam Newton CAR 15 23.6 21.0 17.5 31.6 92.2 90.2 2.6 270 510 52.9 3509 6.9 19 14 2.7 173 33.9 40.7 90 359 5 28 52.2 3
28 Case Keenum LAR 10 9.8 9.8 12.8 0.7 40.7 26.6 0.0 196 322 60.9 2201 6.8 9 11 3.4 103 32.0 40.6 20 51 1 8 45.0 5
29 Ryan Fitzpatrick NYJ 14 9.7 9.7 10.9 5.9 45.3 34.0 0.0 228 403 56.6 2710 6.7 12 17 4.2 130 32.3 41.9 33 130 0 7 51.5 9
30 Brock Osweiler HOU 15 9.1 9.0 8.3 11.2 56.9 53.3 0.1 301 510 59.0 2957 5.8 15 16 3.1 154 30.2 42.5 30 131 2 14 50.0 5