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QBR Season Leaders: Week 12

Updated: November 29, 2011, 10:34 AM ET
By ESPN Stats & Information

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

ESPN introduces Total QBR:

For a season, a Total QBR of 65 or better is roughly Pro Bowl level, and a rating of 75-plus is MVP level. For more about the methodology and statistics behind Total QBR, see here.

Aaron Rodgers continues to lead the league in QBR, although his lead over Drew Brees and Tom Brady did shrink slightly after an off performance against the Lions was coupled with 90-plus games from Brady and Brees.

The two worst performers of Week 12 also happen to be the two worst performers of the season. Blaine Gabbert and Curtis Painter continue to be the bottom two qualified quarterbacks in QBR, with a Week 17 matchup looming that might decide who the worst QB of the season will be.

Below is the full breakdown of Total QBR and its component statistics for the 35 NFL QBs on pace for 250 action plays this season.

Weekly Leaders: Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7
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Season Leaders: Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7
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2011 Total QBR Leaders

No. Name Pass EPA Run EPA Sack EPA Pen. EPA Total EPA Action Plays Clutch Wt Avg Total QBR
1 Aaron Rodgers 88.7 4.6 -15.4 4.9 82.8 501 0.8 85.6
2 Drew Brees 89.2 0.8 -11.8 1.1 79.3 531 0.9 79.1
3 Tom Brady 92.8 0.9 -18.0 2.3 78.1 521 1.1 74.7
4 Tony Romo 77.2 1.0 -11.2 0.9 67.9 462 1.1 73.1
5 Matt Schaub 50.1 -0.7 -11.7 0.7 38.4 352 1.0 66.7
6 Matt Ryan 59.3 3.0 -18.6 10.2 53.8 503 1.0 66.2
7 Matt Hasselbeck 52.0 -0.2 -13.4 4.6 43.0 442 0.9 65.9
8 Ben Roethlisberger 68.4 1.2 -22.8 1.7 48.5 496 0.9 65.8
9 Eli Manning 75.7 -4.1 -20.0 5.1 56.6 498 1.1 64.0
10 Ryan Fitzpatrick 41.9 -2.2 -9.2 8.2 38.7 467 1.0 59.9
11 Jay Cutler 41.5 -1.3 -12.8 2.9 30.3 404 0.9 59.5
12 Carson Palmer 24.2 -3.2 -7.2 0.0 13.7 182 0.9 59.1
13 Matt Moore 40.6 1.1 -20.6 3.8 24.9 285 1.1 58.4
14 Michael Vick 35.9 7.7 -8.9 -0.6 34.1 421 1.0 58.1
15 Jason Campbell 23.9 0.0 -6.1 1.4 19.2 216 1.1 58.1
16 Joe Flacco 47.5 -0.9 -19.2 8.0 35.5 515 0.9 55.6
17 Matthew Stafford 52.8 0.0 -18.0 0.2 34.9 530 0.9 54.5
18 Cam Newton 52.4 14.5 -25.7 2.2 43.4 554 1.1 54.5
19 Philip Rivers 43.0 1.4 -20.2 4.5 28.6 519 1.0 49.6
20 Matt Cassel 31.0 5.2 -18.2 -1.2 16.8 355 0.9 48.8
21 Kyle Orton 15.8 2.1 -10.9 3.4 10.4 192 1.1 47.9
22 Christian Ponder 12.4 6.1 -11.4 1.4 8.5 222 0.8 47.2
23 Josh Freeman 31.6 5.8 -13.0 -2.6 21.8 517 0.9 47.0
24 Andy Dalton 38.7 -1.1 -15.6 3.3 25.4 459 1.2 47.0
25 Rex Grossman 37.3 -4.2 -17.0 -0.4 15.7 338 1.2 44.8
26 Alex Smith 46.1 -0.1 -28.7 -0.6 16.7 414 1.0 44.8
27 Colt McCoy 35.8 -0.5 -20.1 5.5 20.7 516 1.1 44.4
28 Donovan McNabb 10.4 5.1 -8.7 0.4 7.1 206 0.9 44.3
29 Tarvaris Jackson 27.2 2.3 -24.3 2.8 8.1 409 1.0 39.0
30 Mark Sanchez 30.0 -3.5 -21.4 4.8 9.9 481 1.1 38.6
31 Tim Tebow 6.7 6.9 -10.8 -1.4 1.4 257 1.0 34.6
32 Kevin Kolb 26.7 0.6 -30.6 3.3 0.0 297 1.1 33.1
33 Sam Bradford 23.7 -2.6 -25.9 -0.4 -5.2 421 0.9 29.5
34 Curtis Painter 5.1 -0.3 -20.5 3.9 -11.8 299 1.0 23.4
35 Blaine Gabbert 3.1 -1.9 -24.1 2.2 -20.7 355 1.1 20.2
EPA: "Expected points added" (could be positive or negative) that occur as a result of an action play.
Pass EPA: Clutch-weighted "expected points added" through pass attempts by the QB.
Run EPA: Clutch-weighted "expected points added" through scrambles, designed rushes and fumbles/fumble returns on running plays by the QB.
Sack EPA: Clutch-weighted "expected points added" through sacks and fumbles/fumble returns on passing plays by the QB.
Penalty EPA: Clutch-weighted "expected points added" on penalties by the QB.
Total EPA: Total clutch-weighted "expected points added" by the QB.
Note: Any perceived ties in QBR are broken by going to the next decimal point.

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