Going into the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs, Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix has a Total QBR rating of 57.2. He ranked 19th among primary starters in the regular season, and Nix is ranked 12th among the 14 quarterbacks who have reached the postseason.
Nix’s traditional passer rating this season was 93.3, which ranked 13th among QBs in the playoffs this year.
Unlike a traditional passer rating, the Total QBR “incorporates all of a quarterback’s contributions to winning, including how he impacts the game on passes, rushes, turnovers and penalties,” according to ESPN.
The metric takes into account scenarios that a traditional passer rating overlooks and considers “a team’s level of success or failure on every play to provide the proper context and then allocates credit to the quarterback and his teammate to produce a clearer measure of quarterback efficiency.”
With that context in mind, here’s a look at how Nix stacks up against the NFL’s playoffs quarterbacks going into the Wild Card round.
NFL playoff QBs ranked by Total QBR
- Lamar Jackson, Ravens: 77.5
- Josh Allen, Bills: 77.2
- Jayden Daniels, Commanders: 70.6
- Jordan Love, Packers: 69.2
- Jared Goff, Lions: 68.5
- Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs: 67.9
- Jalen Hurts, Eagles: 65.6
- Justin Herbert, Chargers: 65.3
- Matthew Stafford, Rams: 64.9
- Baker Mayfield, Bucs: 61.8
- Sam Darnold, Vikings: 60.6
- Bo Nix, Broncos: 57.2
- Russell Wilson, Steelers: 51.3
- C.J. Stroud, Texans: 50.2
Nix is one of two rookie QBs who made the playoffs, joined by Jayden Daniels (No. 3). Notably, Nix is ranked higher than ex-Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson (No. 13) as well as second-year QB C.J. Stroud (No. 14).
Nix and Co. will look to upset Josh Allen (No. 2) and the Buffalo Bills in their playoff showdown on Sunday.
