Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix posted a Total QBR rating of 63.3 in the team’s 34-27 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 16, bringing his season-long Total QBR average to 53.1.
Nix’s season-long rating has improved since last week (52.2) and his overall rank (No. 20) among starters is also up one spot since last week (No. 21).
Nix’s traditional passer rating this season is 87.7, which ranks 24th.
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 other starting quarterbacks this fall. Note that these rankings are from being Week 17 games, so Christmas Day performances will be counted next week.
NFL QBs ranked by Total QBR after Week 16
- Josh Allen: 76.7
- Lamar Jackson: 75.5
- Joe Burrow: 74.2
- Jayden Daniels: 71.9
- Jordan Love: 67.8
- Kyler Murray: 67.6
- Patrick Mahomes: 66.7
- Jared Goff: 66.4
- Jalen Hurts: 66.3
- Matthew Stafford: 65.7
- Brock Purdy: 65.2
- Sam Darnold: 62.0
- Drake Maye: 60.0
- Tua Tagovailoa: 59.8
- Justin Herbert: 59.7
- Baker Mayfield: 57.2
- Mason Rudolph: 54.4
- Russell Wilson: 53.5
- Geno Smith: 53.4
- Bo Nix: 53.1
- Aaron Rodgers: 52.2
- C.J. Stroud: 51.4
- Michael Penix: 50.8
- Caleb Williams: 47.5
- Anthony Richardson: 47.2
- Bryce Young: 47.1
- Cooper Rush: 40.8
- Aidan O’Connell: 39.5
- Spencer Rattler: 37.1
- Mac Jones: 35.9
- Drew Lock: 32.7
- Dorian Thompson-Robinson: 18.0
Nix will look to improve his Total QBR rating when the Broncos take on the Cincinnati Bengals in a Saturday afternoon special in Week 17.
