Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix posted a Total QBR rating of 64.7 in the team’s 30-24 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 17, bringing his season-long Total QBR average to 54.1.
Nix’s season-long rating has improved since last week (53.1) and his overall rank (No. 16) among current starters is up four spots since last week (No. 20).
Nix’s traditional passer rating this season is 89.2, which ranks 19th.
Unlike a traditional passer rating, the Total QBR “incorporates all of a quarterback’s contributions to winning, including how he impacts the game on passes, rushes, turnovers and penalties,” according to ESPN.
The metric takes into account scenarios that a traditional passer rating overlooks and considers “a team’s level of success or failure on every play to provide the proper context and then allocates credit to the quarterback and his teammate to produce a clearer measure of quarterback efficiency.”
With that context in mind, here’s a look at how Nix stacks up against the NFL’s other starting quarterbacks this fall.
NFL QBs ranked by Total QBR after Week 17
- Lamar Jackson: 78.0
- Joe Burrow: 76.7
- Josh Allen: 76.7
- Jayden Daniels: 72.4
- Jordan Love: 69.8
- Patrick Mahomes: 68.5
- Brock Purdy: 67.8
- Jared Goff: 67.1
- Kyler Murray: 66.9
- Jalen Hurts: 66.1
- Matthew Stafford: 64.7
- Sam Darnold: 63.4
- Justin Herbert: 61.8
- Baker Mayfield: 59.4
- Drake Maye: 59.0
- Bo Nix: 54.1
- Russell Wilson: 53.0
- Geno Smith: 52.7
- Aidan O’Connell: 50.6
- Drew Lock: 50.3
- C.J. Stroud: 49.0
- Aaron Rodgers: 48.3
- Bryce Young: 48.0
- Anthony Richardson: 46.5
- Caleb Williams: 45.5
- Michael Penix: 44.1
- Cooper Rush: 40.4
- Mac Jones: 39.3
- Spencer Rattler: 36.9
- Tyler Huntley: 36.7
- Will Levis: 30.2
- Dorian Thompson-Robinson: 18.9
Nix will look to improve his Total QBR rating when the Broncos host the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
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