Cutler Total Quarterback Rating: 31.4
I noticed there are some solid QB's who are not doing a whole lot better at this early point in the season.
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LINK to the date source at ESPN 2012 Regular Season NFL Leaders
| RK | PLAYER | PASS EPA | RUN EPA | SACK EPA | PEN EPA | TOTAL EPA | ACT PLAYS | QB PAR | QB PAA | TOTAL QBR |
| 1 | Matt Ryan, ATL | 25.0 | 5.5 | -2.3 | -0.2 | 27.9 | 128 | 33.8 | 23.2 | 91.6 |
| 2 | Andrew Luck, IND | 16.4 | 8.6 | -1.7 | 2.3 | 25.7 | 148 | 29.2 | 17.0 | 81.9 |
| 3 | Ben Roethlisberger, PIT | 41.2 | -1.0 | -5.8 | -1.3 | 33.0 | 149 | 28.3 | 15.9 | 80.4 |
| 4 | Alex Smith, SF | 17.6 | -1.0 | -5.0 | 2.9 | 14.4 | 117 | 18.9 | 9.2 | 74.1 |
| 5 | Andy Dalton, CIN | 19.4 | 0.8 | -5.9 | 1.5 | 16.0 | 126 | 20.0 | 9.6 | 73.1 |
| 6 | Jake Locker, TEN | 14.6 | 0.2 | -1.1 | 1.9 | 15.5 | 127 | 19.7 | 9.2 | 72.4 |
| 7 | Matt Schaub, HOU | 15.2 | -0.4 | -3.6 | 1.5 | 12.7 | 112 | 16.9 | 7.6 | 71.0 |
| 8 | Peyton Manning, DEN | 16.6 | 0.6 | -4.5 | 2.7 | 15.3 | 143 | 21.0 | 9.1 | 70.0 |
| 9 | Christian Ponder, MIN | 19.6 | -0.5 | -3.5 | -0.6 | 15.0 | 118 | 17.3 | 7.5 | 69.9 |
| 10 | Joe Flacco, BAL | 30.6 | 0.0 | -6.2 | 5.1 | 29.5 | 198 | 28.9 | 12.5 | 69.7 |
| RK | PLAYER | PASS EPA | RUN EPA | SACK EPA | PEN EPA | TOTAL EPA | ACT PLAYS | QB PAR | QB PAA | TOTAL QBR |
| 11 | Robert Griffin III, WSH | 15.8 | 6.8 | -6.5 | 2.9 | 19.0 | 141 | 20.4 | 8.7 | 69.3 |
| 12 | Carson Palmer, OAK | 17.3 | -0.4 | -1.6 | 4.9 | 20.2 | 150 | 21.0 | 8.5 | 67.9 |
| 13 | Eli Manning, NYG | 19.0 | -0.8 | -3.0 | 0.3 | 15.5 | 135 | 18.9 | 7.7 | 67.9 |
| 14 | Tom Brady, NE | 27.5 | -1.4 | -6.2 | -0.9 | 19.0 | 140 | 18.7 | 7.0 | 66.0 |
| 15 | Philip Rivers, SD | 12.4 | -0.6 | -2.2 | 1.2 | 10.8 | 123 | 15.9 | 5.7 | 64.8 |
| 16 | Kevin Kolb, ARI | 12.7 | -0.1 | -3.3 | 0.2 | 9.5 | 79 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 62.4 |
| 17 | Matt Cassel, KC | 13.5 | 1.1 | -4.1 | 1.0 | 11.4 | 142 | 15.8 | 4.0 | 59.3 |
| 18 | Matthew Stafford, DET | 16.2 | 1.7 | -3.7 | 1.4 | 15.7 | 138 | 15.3 | 3.9 | 59.2 |
| 19 | Tony Romo, DAL | 20.2 | 1.0 | -5.1 | -2.6 | 13.5 | 140 | 15.1 | 3.5 | 58.3 |
| 20 | Mark Sanchez, NYJ | 11.9 | -4.9 | -1.5 | 3.7 | 9.2 | 118 | 11.2 | 1.5 | 53.9 |
| RK | PLAYER | PASS EPA | RUN EPA | SACK EPA | PEN EPA | TOTAL EPA | ACT PLAYS | QB PAR | QB PAA | TOTAL QBR |
| 21 | Cam Newton, CAR | 9.4 | -0.7 | -2.9 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 119 | 10.5 | 0.6 | 51.8 |
| 22 | Ryan Fitzpatrick, BUF | 2.5 | 3.0 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 4.9 | 101 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 50.0 |
| 23 | Aaron Rodgers, GB | 15.7 | 3.6 | -11.8 | 3.4 | 10.9 | 160 | 12.9 | -0.4 | 49.1 |
| 24 | Blaine Gabbert, JAC | 8.7 | -1.8 | -3.7 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 109 | 6.5 | -2.6 | 42.3 |
| 25 | Michael Vick, PHI | 13.7 | 0.3 | -6.1 | -0.9 | 7.0 | 165 | 8.9 | -4.8 | 40.5 |
| 26 | Drew Brees, NO | 7.8 | 0.1 | -5.8 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 157 | 5.6 | -7.5 | 34.8 |
| 27 | Russell Wilson, SEA | 3.0 | -0.9 | -5.1 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 122 | 4.3 | -5.8 | 34.7 |
| 28 | Sam Bradford, STL | 15.4 | -1.2 | -11.0 | -0.7 | 2.4 | 122 | 4.2 | -6.0 | 34.3 |
| 29 | Ryan Tannehill, MIA | 0.8 | 0.3 | -2.2 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 124 | 3.2 | -7.1 | 31.9 |
| 30 | Jay Cutler, CHI | 3.0 | 1.7 | -6.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 123 | 2.9 | -7.3 | 31.4 |
| RK | PLAYER | PASS EPA | RUN EPA | SACK EPA | PEN EPA | TOTAL EPA | ACT PLAYS | QB PAR | QB PAA | TOTAL QBR |
| 31 | Josh Freeman, TB | 3.5 | -1.4 | -4.7 | 1.3 | -1.2 | 104 | 0.8 | -7.9 | 26.7 |
| 32 | Brandon Weeden, CLE | -8.6 | -4.3 | -6.2 | 0.1 | -19.0 | 196 | -16.2 | -32.4 | 10.1 |
Glossary
- * All-time data reflects 2008 onwards.
- PASS EPA: Clutch-weighted expected points added on plays with pass attempts.
- RUN EPA: Clutch-weighted expected points added through scrambles, designed rushes and fumbles/fumble returns on running plays.
- SACK EPA: Clutch-weighted expected points added (lost) on sacks.
- PEN EPA: Clutch-weighted expected points added on penalties.
- TOTAL EPA: Total clutch-weighted expected points added.
- ACT PLAYS: Plays on which the QB has a non-zero expected points contribution. Includes most plays that are not handoffs.
- QB PAR: Number of points contributed by a quarterback over the season, accounting for QBR and how much he plays, above the level of a quarterback who plays very rarely and is on the fringe of the NFL.
- QB PAA: Number of points contributed by a quarterback over the season, accounting for QBR and how much he plays, above the level of an average quarterback.
- TOTAL QBR: Total Quarterback Rating, which values quarterback on all play types on a 0-to-100 scale.