Thread: 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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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.