Total QBR is a quarterback rating that takes into account all of a quarterback's contributions (passing, rushing, sacks, fumbles, penalties) to his team's scoring and winning and summarizes them into one number on a 0-100 scale, on which 50 is average.
Total QBR
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Drew Brees' 92.8 QBR on "Monday Night Football" overtook Tom Brady's 91.6 from Sunday for best QBR of Week 12. This marks the third 90-plus QBR game for Brees this season, tying him with Tony Romo for second in the league behind Aaron Rodgers.
Curtis Painter and Blaine Gabbert had the two worst QBRs of the week. The AFC South duo is also last and next to last in season QBR.
Below is the full breakdown of Total QBR and its component statistics for all 33 NFL QBs with a minimum of 15 action plays in Week 12.
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Week 12 Total QBR Leaders
| No. | Name | Pass EPA | Run EPA | Sack EPA | Pen. EPA | Total EPA | Action Plays | Clutch Wt Avg | Total QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Brees | 8.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -0.7 | 8.9 | 44 | 0.8 | 92.8 |
| 2 | Tom Brady | 8.3 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 0.5 | 8.7 | 45 | 0.8 | 91.6 |
| 3 | Joe Flacco | 7.1 | -1.4 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 7.8 | 30 | 1.3 | 86.8 |
| 4 | Matt Ryan | 7.7 | -0.5 | -0.9 | -0.2 | 6.1 | 44 | 0.8 | 80.6 |
| 5 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 13.2 | 1.9 | -2.2 | -0.6 | 12.2 | 54 | 1.5 | 76.6 |
| 6 | Eli Manning | 4.3 | 0.0 | -0.7 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 56 | 0.7 | 67.4 |
| 7 | Aaron Rodgers | 4.1 | 0.0 | -0.9 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 46 | 1.0 | 66.1 |
| 8 | Vince Young | 5.3 | -0.4 | -1.2 | -0.1 | 3.7 | 62 | 0.6 | 63.7 |
| 9 | Cam Newton | 6.5 | 2.5 | -3.0 | -0.5 | 5.5 | 43 | 1.4 | 62.2 |
| 10 | Matt Moore | 11.4 | -2.4 | -3.0 | 0.6 | 6.6 | 47 | 1.5 | 61.4 |
| 11 | Matt Leinart | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 1.7 | 15 | 1.2 | 60.9 |
| 12 | Mark Sanchez | 5.0 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 39 | 1.7 | 55.4 |
| 13 | Christian Ponder | 3.2 | 0.4 | -1.9 | -0.2 | 1.5 | 34 | 0.7 | 52.3 |
| 14 | Tony Romo | 5.5 | -1.4 | -0.9 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 41 | 1.6 | 49.1 |
| 15 | Carson Palmer | 4.4 | 0.0 | -2.3 | -0.3 | 1.9 | 44 | 0.9 | 47.4 |
| 16 | Rex Grossman | 9.8 | -3.5 | -1.7 | -2.1 | 2.5 | 48 | 1.3 | 45.0 |
| 17 | Philip Rivers | 4.7 | 0.2 | -2.6 | -0.3 | 2.1 | 44 | 1.2 | 44.6 |
| 18 | Ben Roethlisberger | 3.5 | -1.3 | -1.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 44 | 1.2 | 40.1 |
| 19 | Colt McCoy | 3.6 | 0.1 | -2.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 44 | 1.4 | 39.5 |
| 20 | Sam Bradford | 3.9 | 0.0 | -2.4 | -0.6 | 0.9 | 38 | 1.1 | 39.3 |
| 21 | Andy Dalton | 6.0 | -1.3 | -4.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 42 | 1.5 | 37.5 |
| 22 | Josh Freeman | 3.5 | -0.3 | -2.7 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 40 | 1.2 | 33.9 |
| 23 | Matthew Stafford | -0.8 | 1.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.4 | 54 | 0.8 | 30.9 |
| 24 | Tim Tebow | 4.3 | -4.0 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -0.7 | 44 | 1.4 | 29.7 |
| 25 | Matt Hasselbeck | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.4 | -0.3 | -1.3 | 42 | 1.2 | 26.2 |
| 26 | Tarvaris Jackson | 1.2 | 0.0 | -4.0 | 1.1 | -1.6 | 37 | 1.4 | 24.7 |
| 27 | Caleb Hanie | -3.5 | 3.4 | -2.6 | 0.4 | -2.1 | 48 | 0.9 | 21.2 |
| 28 | John Skelton | -3.2 | 2.3 | -1.6 | 0.0 | -2.5 | 32 | 1.2 | 18.1 |
| 29 | Alex Smith | 3.0 | 1.0 | -7.3 | -0.1 | -3.5 | 40 | 1.1 | 15.8 |
| 30 | T.J. Yates | 0.2 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -1.3 | 19 | 0.7 | 12.9 |
| 31 | Tyler Palko | -2.0 | -1.3 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -4.1 | 31 | 1.2 | 11.2 |
| 32 | Curtis Painter | -2.9 | 0.0 | -3.3 | 1.3 | -4.9 | 33 | 1.1 | 8.4 |
| 33 | Blaine Gabbert | -1.9 | -0.4 | -3.9 | 0.5 | -5.7 | 39 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
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