Post Week 8: QB Combined Statistical Ranking

[DFWJC]

8 weeks in. 9 games remaining (10 for those that had a bye week)

Weekly Disclaimer on this statistical ranking (unlike other biased rankings, no personal opinions)
This does NOT say which QB is "the best"....ONLY how they have played so far this year.

"Combined Stats" just means using two key stats that --when combined--almost always point to the QBs having the best season (the eventual All-Pros, MVPs, etc)

Those stats are:
1) Standard QB Passer rating
2) Total TDs (Rushing and Passing) - Total Turnovers (Fumbles lost and Interceptions)

Here are the QB Rankings using Combined Stats after 8 weeks:
(* have had bye week, ** missed games )

1. Stafford
2. Brady
3. Murray
4. Rodgers (tied 4th)
5. Wilson ** (tied 4th)
6. Allen *
7. Burrow
8. Prescott ** (tied 8th)
9. Cousins** (tied 8th)
10. Winston *
11. Wentz
12. Carr *
13. Herbert * (tied 13th)
14. Bridgewater (tied 13th)
15. Hurts
16. Mahomes
17. Jackson *
18. Ryan *
19. Mayfield **
20. Tannehill
21. Garoppolo *
22. Tagovailoa ** (tied 22nd)
23. M Jones (tied 22nd)
24. D Jones
25. Darnold
26. Roethlisberger
27. Brissett**
28. Heinike
29. Goff
30. Mills
31. Lawrence *
32. Fields **
33. Z Wilson **

Omitted: Taylor, Dalton, G Smith, Lock, M White, Rush, Siemien

Last week's results
https://cowboyszone.com/threads/post-week-7-qb-combined-statistical-ranking.486724/

The week before last (thru 6 games, pre Dallas bye-week)
https://cowboyszone.com/threads/post-week-6-qb-combined-statistical-ranking.486369/

 

[Captain-Crash]

don't count unless rush is on there.

 

[DFWJC]

don't count unless rush is on there.

 

[DFWJC]

Not as fun when Dak doesn't get to try to boost his position.


On a side note:
Kudos to Stafford right now.
He's going off in LA. Not that it's surprising, but still....awfully good first 8 games.

If Wilson isn't included (he has missed 3 games via injury or bye)

Stafford is at or near the top in almost everything.
#1__Passer Rating
#2__Total TDs- Total Turnovers (22 TDs and only 4 Turnovers)
#1__YPA...so no dink and dunk to get a high PR
#2__Total Passing Yards

A long way to go through, and about a dozen QBs playing really good ball this year.

 

[DFWJC]

If anyone is curious,
if we had included Rush with only one game (something we obviously can't do with a straight face) he would've ended up at about 25th or so.