Regular season totals, playoffs not included
Revised as of 9/11/2012
Quarterbacks are ranked according to DYAR, orDefense-adjusted Yards Above Replacement. This gives the value of thequarterback 's performance compared to replacement level, adjusted for situationand opponent and then translated into yardage. DYAR(and its cousin, YAR, which isn't adjusted based on opponent) is further explained here.
The other statistic given is DVOA, or Defense-adjusted Value Over Average. This number representsvalue, per play, over an average quarterback in the same gamesituations. The more positive the DVOA rating, the better the player'sperformance. Negative DVOA represents below-average offense. DVOA (and its cousin, VOA, which isn't adjusted based onopponent) is further explainedhere.
The simple version: DYAR means a quarterback with more total value. DVOA means a quarterback with more value per play.
Effective Yards, listed in red, translate DVOA into a yards perattempt figure. This provides an easy comparison: in general, playerswith more Effective Yards than standard yards played better than standardstats would otherwise indicate, while players with fewer Effective Yardsthan standard yards played worse than standard stats would otherwiseindicate. Effective Yards are not the best way to measure total valuebecause they are more dependent on usage than DYAR.
Total QBR (listed as just QBR) is a metric created by the ESPNStats & Information group. Total QBR is based on the expected points addedby the quarterback on each play, then adjusts the numbers to a scale of 0-100.There are five main differences between Total QBR and Football Outsiders' DVOAmetric (with furtherexplanation here):
- Total QBR incorporates information from game charting, such as passes dropped or thrown away on purpose.
- Total QBR splits responsibility on plays between the quarterback, his receivers, and his blockers. Drops, for example, are more on the receiver, as are yards after the catch, and some sacks are more on the offensive line than others.
- Total QBR has a clutch factor which adds (or subtracts) value for quarterbacks who perform best (or worst) in high-leverage situations.
- Total QBR combines passing and rushing value into one number and differentiates between scrambles and planned runs.
- Total QBR is not adjusted for strength of opponent.
Further information about the table below:
- Passes total includes sacks and aborted snaps. Both count against a quarterback's value.
- Intentional clock-stopping spikes are not counted as passes, which may cause completion rate to be different from official NFL stats.
- Fumbles count the same whether lost to the defense or retained by the offense.
- DPI lists the number of plays and yards where the quarterback drewDefensive Pass Interference. These plays are incorporated into DVOA and DYAR,but are not included in the totals for Passes or Yards.
PASSING: Minimum 100 passes, 46 players ranked
| Player | Team | DYAR | Rk | YAR | Rk | DVOA | Rk | VOA | QBR | Rk | Passes | Yards | EYds | TD | FK | FL | INT | C% | DPI |
| T.Brady | NE | 2,021 | 1 | 1,649 | 6 | 40.4% | 2 | 30.9% | 65.1 | 11 | 581 | 4,314 | 5,910 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 65.7% | 6/133 |
| P.Rivers | SD | 1,776 | 2 | 1,712 | 3 | 41.7% | 1 | 39.8% | 74.7 | 3 | 510 | 4,093 | 5,121 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 65.6% | 10/164 |
| P.Manning | IND | 1,771 | 3 | 1,849 | 1 | 34.0% | 5 | 36.0% | 82.9 | 1 | 581 | 4,429 | 5,560 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 68.8% | 10/211 |
| D.Brees | NO | 1,692 | 4 | 1,730 | 2 | 36.7% | 3 | 37.8% | 79.7 | 2 | 533 | 4,241 | 5,168 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 70.9% | 5/82 |
| B.Favre | MIN | 1,646 | 5 | 1,710 | 4 | 34.5% | 4 | 36.3% | 66.4 | 10 | 564 | 3,965 | 5,139 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 69.0% | 7/143 |
| M.Schaub | HOU | 1,624 | 6 | 1,685 | 5 | 29.3% | 6 | 30.8% | 70.3 | 5 | 606 | 4,633 | 5,442 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 68.6% | 2/40 |
| T.Romo | DAL | 1,432 | 7 | 1,333 | 7 | 28.0% | 7 | 25.3% | 62.9 | 12 | 585 | 4,268 | 4,896 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 63.6% | 7/62 |
| B.Roethlisberger | PIT | 1,227 | 8 | 1,298 | 9 | 23.2% | 8 | 25.2% | 67.3 | 8 | 557 | 3,977 | 4,544 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 66.7% | 6/126 |
| A.Rodgers | GB | 1,105 | 9 | 1,327 | 8 | 17.8% | 9 | 23.6% | 70.2 | 6 | 589 | 4,114 | 4,591 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 65.3% | 11/148 |
| E.Manning | NYG | 975 | 10 | 845 | 11 | 17.3% | 10 | 13.5% | 69.8 | 7 | 538 | 3,816 | 4,075 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 62.5% | 3/51 |
| K.Warner | ARI | 907 | 11 | 1,108 | 10 | 14.5% | 12 | 20.2% | 67.3 | 9 | 531 | 3,585 | 4,080 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 67.2% | 6/111 |
| K.Orton | DEN | 711 | 12 | 743 | 12 | 8.4% | 18 | 9.3% | 53.2 | 17 | 571 | 3,637 | 3,889 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 62.4% | 7/141 |
| M.Ryan | ATL | 702 | 13 | 458 | 16 | 12.4% | 15 | 4.2% | 56.6 | 15 | 465 | 2,816 | 3,347 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 59.1% | 5/28 |
| J.Flacco | BAL | 667 | 14 | 731 | 13 | 8.4% | 17 | 10.3% | 55.0 | 16 | 536 | 3,361 | 3,663 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 63.6% | 6/160 |
| C.Palmer | CIN | 583 | 15 | 626 | 14 | 7.8% | 19 | 9.2% | 53.1 | 18 | 492 | 2,913 | 3,270 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 61.3% | 6/82 |
| D.McNabb | PHI | 485 | 16 | 518 | 15 | 4.5% | 20 | 5.6% | 60.0 | 13 | 479 | 3,291 | 3,137 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 60.5% | 6/78 |
| Player | Team | DYAR | Rk | YAR | Rk | DVOA | Rk | VOA | QBR | Rk | Passes | Yards | EYds | TD | FK | FL | INT | C% | DPI |
| C.Henne | MIA | 449 | 17 | 287 | 18 | 3.4% | 21 | -1.8% | 51.3 | 20 | 476 | 2,695 | 3,095 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 61.2% | 3/60 |
| V.Young | TEN | 427 | 18 | 393 | 17 | 13.9% | 14 | 11.9% | 70.3 | 4 | 270 | 1,808 | 1,945 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 59.1% | 1/20 |
| M.Moore | CAR | 262 | 19 | 278 | 20 | 17.0% | 11 | 18.8% | 59.2 | 14 | 148 | 986 | 1,095 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 61.6% | 1/9 |
| D.Garrard | JAC | 249 | 20 | 279 | 19 | -4.1% | 23 | -3.3% | 52.6 | 19 | 557 | 3,359 | 3,194 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 61.4% | 7/84 |
| C.Redman | ATL | 196 | 21 | 123 | 23 | 14.0% | 13 | 4.7% | 49.3 | 23 | 125 | 746 | 896 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 59.0% | 2/12 |
| J.Campbell | WAS | 181 | 22 | 219 | 21 | -6.1% | 25 | -5.0% | 47.7 | 25 | 551 | 3,301 | 3,128 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 65.1% | 4/62 |
| K.Kolb | PHI | 152 | 23 | 132 | 22 | 11.8% | 16 | 8.9% | 49.5 | 22 | 100 | 711 | 740 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 64.6% | 0/0 |
| B.Leftwich | TB | 89 | 24 | -13 | 25 | 1.4% | 22 | -13.0% | 30.1 | 36 | 112 | 597 | 680 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 54.6% | 1/11 |
| B.Gradkowski | OAK | 63 | 25 | 2 | 24 | -5.0% | 24 | -11.0% | 51.1 | 21 | 160 | 923 | 923 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 55.8% | 1/19 |
| S.Wallace | SEA | -17 | 26 | -17 | 26 | -13.3% | 26 | -13.2% | 34.3 | 28 | 131 | 607 | 635 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 65.5% | 2/21 |
| D.Culpepper | DET | -93 | 27 | -131 | 30 | -19.7% | 28 | -23.3% | 33.5 | 29 | 172 | 804 | 746 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 57.8% | 1/27 |
| K.Collins | TEN | -139 | 28 | -134 | 31 | -21.0% | 29 | -20.7% | 33.2 | 31 | 224 | 1,178 | 948 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 55.1% | 0/0 |
| M.Bulger | STL | -203 | 29 | -38 | 27 | -23.2% | 33 | -13.4% | 32.1 | 32 | 261 | 1,384 | 1,079 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 57.1% | 1/13 |
| B.Quinn | CLE | -207 | 30 | -212 | 33 | -22.8% | 31 | -23.0% | 33.4 | 30 | 275 | 1,242 | 1,155 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 53.1% | 1/28 |
| A.Smith | SF | -210 | 31 | -39 | 28 | -19.5% | 27 | -12.7% | 40.2 | 27 | 394 | 2,228 | 1,724 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 60.8% | 2/72 |
| T.Edwards | BUF | -229 | 32 | -202 | 32 | -29.6% | 38 | -27.5% | 28.3 | 38 | 206 | 1,017 | 688 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 60.4% | 1/2 |
| Player | Team | DYAR | Rk | YAR | Rk | DVOA | Rk | VOA | QBR | Rk | Passes | Yards | EYds | TD | FK | FL | INT | C% | DPI |
| R.Fitzpatrick | BUF | -238 | 33 | -304 | 35 | -26.6% | 36 | -30.9% | 29.0 | 37 | 248 | 1,299 | 914 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 56.2% | 0/0 |
| J.Delhomme | CAR | -260 | 34 | -377 | 40 | -23.1% | 32 | -28.5% | 31.1 | 34 | 340 | 1,834 | 1,392 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 56.3% | 0/0 |
| S.Hill | SF | -261 | 35 | -119 | 29 | -36.3% | 40 | -22.6% | 42.6 | 26 | 173 | 804 | 483 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 56.9% | 4/73 |
| J.Johnson | TB | -265 | 36 | -340 | 38 | -43.2% | 43 | -52.3% | 13.7 | 42 | 137 | 626 | 295 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 50.4% | 2/49 |
| K.Boller | STL | -352 | 37 | -327 | 37 | -39.4% | 42 | -37.4% | 11.1 | 45 | 192 | 782 | 525 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 56.0% | 1/7 |
| M.Sanchez | NYJ | -382 | 38 | -376 | 39 | -26.5% | 35 | -26.3% | 31.6 | 33 | 390 | 2,249 | 1,477 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 54.6% | 2/64 |
| J.Cutler | CHI | -390 | 39 | -326 | 36 | -21.4% | 30 | -19.7% | 48.2 | 24 | 589 | 3,454 | 2,537 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 61.3% | 5/98 |
| J.Freeman | TB | -392 | 40 | -506 | 44 | -31.1% | 39 | -36.9% | 26.1 | 40 | 311 | 1,729 | 1,050 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 55.2% | 2/27 |
| D.Anderson | CLE | -399 | 41 | -479 | 42 | -43.6% | 44 | -50.2% | 16.6 | 41 | 193 | 815 | 445 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 44.8% | 2/43 |
| K.Null | STL | -439 | 42 | -451 | 41 | -63.7% | 46 | -65.1% | 13.1 | 43 | 136 | 482 | 77 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 62.0% | 0/0 |
| M.Hasselbeck | SEA | -468 | 43 | -292 | 34 | -24.8% | 34 | -19.7% | 26.4 | 39 | 523 | 2,776 | 2,118 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 60.2% | 6/110 |
| M.Cassel | KC | -619 | 44 | -583 | 45 | -29.3% | 37 | -28.2% | 30.9 | 35 | 541 | 2,634 | 1,905 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 55.9% | 9/98 |
| M.Stafford | DET | -653 | 45 | -497 | 43 | -36.6% | 41 | -30.6% | 30.0 | 37 | 394 | 2,091 | 1,178 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 54.5% | 4/99 |
| J.Russell | OAK | -834 | 46 | -873 | 46 | -62.0% | 45 | -64.4% | 11.7 | 44 | 278 | 1,081 | 187 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 49.0% | 2/41 |
PASSING, OTHERS: 10-99 passes
| Player | Team | DYAR | YAR | DVOA | VOA | QBR | Passes | Yards | EYds | TD | FK | FL | INT | C% | DPI |
| T.Jackson | MIN | 105 | 126 | 75.6% | 92.9% | 71.3 | 21 | 201 | 241 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.7% | 0/0 |
| D.Carr | NYG | 83 | 94 | 30.2% | 35.9% | 69.7 | 34 | 214 | 273 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.6% | 0/0 |
| B.Croyle | KC | 68 | 30 | 15.8% | 0.7% | 48.9 | 43 | 212 | 308 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57.5% | 0/0 |
| B.Volek | SD | 64 | 76 | 18.5% | 24.1% | 56.0 | 32 | 230 | 261 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64.5% | 0/0 |
| C.Pennington | MIA | 14 | 46 | -8.5% | -2.2% | 57.3 | 79 | 394 | 429 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71.2% | 0/0 |
| M.Vick | PHI | 3 | 11 | -7.4% | 0.6% | 53.1 | 13 | 86 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.2% | 0/0 |
| B.Hoyer | NE | -1 | 0 | -11.5% | -11.2% | 46.8 | 29 | 124 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.4% | 0/0 |
| D.Dixon | PIT | -11 | -34 | -18.4% | -33.7% | 42.2 | 26 | 145 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46.2% | 0/0 |
| M.Leinart | ARI | -17 | 2 | -14.5% | -10.7% | 57.7 | 79 | 426 | 373 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66.2% | 1/19 |
| M.Flynn | GB | -38 | -33 | -53.7% | -48.1% | 9.9 | 13 | 52 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 58.3% | 1/36 |
| Player | Team | DYAR | YAR | DVOA | VOA | QBR | Passes | Yards | EYds | TD | FK | FL | INT | C% | DPI |
| K.Clemens | NYJ | -45 | -55 | -38.3% | -44.3% | 11.1 | 29 | 105 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52.0% | 0/0 |
| M.Brunell | NO | -75 | -117 | -50.2% | -72.7% | 4.1 | 31 | 93 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% | 0/0 |
| J.T.O'Sullivan | CIN | -84 | -108 | -155.9% | -197.5% | 1.5 | 14 | 9 | -68 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40.0% | 0/0 |
| T.Collins | WAS | -88 | -73 | -78.9% | -66.8% | 5.7 | 26 | 123 | -15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52.2% | 0/0 |
| B.Brohm | BUF | -92 | -50 | -56.0% | -35.4% | 10.2 | 31 | 138 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58.6% | 0/0 |
| C.Frye | OAK | -98 | -75 | -26.2% | -22.7% | 38.3 | 92 | 514 | 390 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 62.4% | 2/36 |
| C.Painter | IND | -139 | -199 | -82.5% | -112.9% | 0.3 | 31 | 67 | -32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28.6% | 0/0 |
| C.Simms | DEN | -177 | -164 | -158.8% | -148.4% | 0.7 | 22 | -16 | -143 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29.4% | 0/0 |
| D.Stanton | DET | -243 | -296 | -74.3% | -88.1% | 8.5 | 57 | 240 | -21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 51.9% | 1/9 |
RUSHING: Minimum 8 rushes, 37 players ranked
| Player | Team | DYAR | Rk | YAR | Rk | DVOA | Rk | VOA | Runs | Yards | EYds | TD | FUM |
| A.Rodgers | GB | 136 | 1 | 135 | 1 | 45.7% | 3 | 45.8% | 43 | 324 | 488 | 5 | 1 |
| D.Garrard | JAC | 60 | 2 | 69 | 2 | 4.4% | 19 | 7.8% | 60 | 337 | 385 | 3 | 3 |
| J.Campbell | WAS | 60 | 3 | 64 | 3 | 20.4% | 10 | 23.0% | 33 | 243 | 272 | 1 | 1 |
| D.McNabb | PHI | 55 | 4 | 56 | 4 | 42.1% | 4 | 43.0% | 20 | 154 | 192 | 2 | 1 |
| J.Freeman | TB | 51 | 5 | 49 | 7 | 33.9% | 6 | 31.1% | 23 | 165 | 205 | 0 | 0 |
| R.Fitzpatrick | BUF | 51 | 6 | 50 | 6 | 25.2% | 9 | 26.8% | 25 | 146 | 205 | 1 | 0 |
| B.Quinn | CLE | 51 | 7 | 51 | 5 | 41.1% | 5 | 40.8% | 16 | 101 | 190 | 1 | 0 |
| C.Palmer | CIN | 48 | 8 | 43 | 9 | 18.6% | 11 | 17.3% | 25 | 104 | 207 | 3 | 0 |
| M.Sanchez | NYJ | 43 | 9 | 47 | 8 | 12.8% | 13 | 17.1% | 27 | 119 | 212 | 3 | 1 |
| T.Romo | DAL | 43 | 10 | 41 | 11 | 60.7% | 1 | 59.2% | 16 | 121 | 139 | 1 | 0 |
| J.Cutler | CHI | 41 | 11 | 34 | 13 | 15.4% | 12 | 10.5% | 28 | 180 | 204 | 1 | 1 |
| D.Brees | NO | 40 | 12 | 43 | 10 | 49.9% | 2 | 55.7% | 9 | 46 | 137 | 2 | 0 |
| B.Roethlisberger | PIT | 36 | 13 | 39 | 12 | 11.0% | 14 | 13.0% | 22 | 98 | 195 | 2 | 1 |
| Player | Team | DYAR | Rk | YAR | Rk | DVOA | Rk | VOA | Runs | Yards | EYds | TD | FUM |
| J.Russell | OAK | 32 | 14 | 30 | 14 | 32.8% | 7 | 28.4% | 12 | 52 | 130 | 0 | 0 |
| M.Stafford | DET | 32 | 15 | 27 | 15 | 26.2% | 8 | 21.1% | 18 | 110 | 134 | 2 | 0 |
| V.Young | TEN | 24 | 16 | 23 | 16 | -0.1% | 23 | -2.6% | 44 | 286 | 243 | 2 | 4 |
| M.Ryan | ATL | 23 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 9.0% | 16 | 6.6% | 19 | 61 | 144 | 1 | 0 |
| M.Vick | PHI | 21 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 7.5% | 18 | -1.5% | 21 | 98 | 153 | 2 | 0 |
| B.Gradkowski | OAK | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 7.5% | 17 | 8.0% | 15 | 103 | 98 | 0 | 1 |
| J.Johnson | TB | 15 | 20 | 7 | 22 | 3.4% | 20 | -5.0% | 20 | 145 | 101 | 0 | 2 |
| E.Manning | NYG | 11 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 9.6% | 15 | 9.7% | 10 | 81 | 61 | 0 | 3 |
| D.Culpepper | DET | 10 | 22 | 4 | 23 | 1.3% | 21 | -7.3% | 15 | 92 | 87 | 0 | 0 |
| T.Edwards | BUF | 8 | 23 | 12 | 20 | -1.4% | 25 | 4.9% | 14 | 106 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| D.Stanton | DET | 4 | 24 | 0 | 25 | 0.6% | 22 | -12.2% | 8 | 34 | 48 | 1 | 0 |
| C.Henne | MIA | 2 | 25 | 1 | 24 | -6.7% | 26 | -10.0% | 9 | 39 | 43 | 1 | 0 |
| M.Hasselbeck | SEA | 1 | 26 | -3 | 28 | -10.2% | 27 | -15.4% | 20 | 123 | 79 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | Team | DYAR | Rk | YAR | Rk | DVOA | Rk | VOA | Runs | Yards | EYds | TD | FUM |
| K.Boller | STL | 1 | 27 | -5 | 30 | -0.1% | 24 | -19.2% | 13 | 68 | 65 | 0 | 1 |
| A.Smith | SF | 0 | 28 | -2 | 27 | -11.8% | 28 | -15.2% | 14 | 61 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
| P.Rivers | SD | -1 | 29 | -1 | 26 | -14.0% | 29 | -13.6% | 16 | 60 | 55 | 1 | 0 |
| J.Delhomme | CAR | -3 | 30 | -3 | 29 | -14.6% | 30 | -17.5% | 11 | 60 | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| K.Orton | DEN | -8 | 31 | -6 | 31 | -20.2% | 32 | -18.4% | 17 | 77 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| T.Brady | NE | -13 | 32 | -9 | 32 | -20.2% | 31 | -19.1% | 18 | 55 | 72 | 1 | 0 |
| J.Flacco | BAL | -28 | 33 | -23 | 33 | -33.5% | 34 | -28.8% | 25 | 70 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| M.Cassel | KC | -34 | 34 | -37 | 35 | -31.2% | 33 | -31.9% | 38 | 196 | 49 | 0 | 2 |
| S.Wallace | SEA | -35 | 35 | -36 | 34 | -72.8% | 37 | -78.7% | 9 | -7 | -37 | 1 | 1 |
| P.White | MIA | -44 | 36 | -40 | 36 | -58.2% | 36 | -54.3% | 20 | 74 | -33 | 0 | 1 |
| M.Schaub | HOU | -53 | 37 | -51 | 37 | -43.7% | 35 | -43.0% | 26 | 83 | -1 | 0 | 1 |