Total QBR report: NFC East

[YosemiteSam]

ESPN's new "Total QBR" stat, which is intended to offer a more complete and accurate assessment of quarterback performance than does the traditional passer rating stat, gives extra weight to "clutch" plays and plays that occur at critical times in the game. So it's no real surprise that Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo fared considerably better in Total QBR this week than he did last week.

Romo's Total QBR at halftime of Sunday's game, before he left with a cracked rib, was an average-looking 59.9. (Remember, this is on a scale of 0-100.) But after leading the Cowboys to victory in overtime, he finished the day with a Total QBR of 94.0, which is the highest single-game score posted by any quarterback in the league so far in this young season. Here's a link to the leaders from Sunday, and here's a link to the leaders so far this year (with the New York Giants' Eli Manning and the Rams' Sam Bradford yet to play Monday night). You'll see that Romo ranks fourth in the league for the season with a Total QBR of 81.6, in spite of his meltdown in the fourth quarter of the Week 1 loss to the Jets.

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[noshame]

What this really means? When Romo is hurt he plays within himself and does well.

 

[DragonCowboy]

Not clutch my ***

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Nothing against their attempt at a new stat judging QB play, but it sounds like Aikman wouldn't have fared well with this. It's not too "clutch" to methodically pass for a nice lead in the first half and then hand off to a great running back, but it doesn't mean the QB has been any less effective.