Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels was injured in a Week 7 win over the Carolina Panthers. After departing in the first quarter of that game, Daniels didn’t practice and was questionable for last week’s showdown against Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears.
We know how that turned out. Daniels outplayed Williams. And his Hail Mary, at the end of the game, shocked the Bears, and Washington improved to 6-2. Daniels passed for a career-high 326 yards and posted a Total QBR of 70.9, according to ESPN.
That was Daniels’ sixth-highest single-game QBR this season, which was remarkable considering he was playing injured.
Total QBR is measured differently than the classic passer rating. Here’s how ESPN analytics defines how it calculates Total QBR:
It incorporates all of a quarterback’s contributions to winning, including how he impacts the game on passes, rushes, turnovers and penalties.
So, where does Daniels rank through eight weeks? Let’s look at the current top 30.
- Joe Burrow: 75.3
- Lamar Jackson: 74.8
- Kyler Murray: 74.4
- Josh Allen: 73.7
- Jayden Daniels: 72.6
- Jalen Hurts: 69.2
- Patrick Mahomes: 66.9
- Trevor Lawrence: 65.4
- Brock Purdy: 62.6
- Kirk Cousins: 61.2
- Matthew Stafford: 61.1
- Sam Darnold: 59.0
- Geno Smith: 57.3
- C.J. Stroud: 56.3
- Justin Herbert: 55.9
- Baker Mayfield: 55.7
- Jordan Love: 55.0
- Andy Dalton: 54.8
- Bo Nix: 53.9
- Aaron Rodgers: 53.5
- Justin Fields: 53.5
- Jared Goff: 52.9
- Dak Prescott: 47.5
- Jacoby Brissett: 45.5
- Caleb Williams: 45.2
- Daniel Jones: 44.6
- Gardner Minshew: 38.0
- Anthony Richardson: 37.4
- Will Levis: 26.6
- Deshaun Watson: 22.7
Daniels and the Commanders face Jones and the New York Giants in Week 9.