Bills’ Allen wins Week 2, Tua slips to third, new season leader in Miami Herald’s NFL QB rankings
MINNESOTA’S COUSINS OVERTAKES SEASON LEAD, BUFFALO’S ALLEN REBOUNDS WITH WEEK 2 TITLE, DOLPHINS’ TUA SLIPS TO NO. 3 IN MIAMI HERALD’S 26TH YEAR OF NFL QUARTERBACK RANKINGS: The Bills’ Josh Allen scores a big 52.70-point game to take Week 2 honors while the Vikings’ Kirk Cousins ascends to the overall No. 1 spot in the Miami Herald’s updated NFL Quarterback Rankings. Dolphin Tua Tagovailoa slips two notches to No. 3. The Herald’s Passer Success System (PASS) rankings are in their 26th season after beginning in 1998, with Steve Young the inaugural season champ. Our ratings system is cumulative not percentile-based, rewarding players who are consistently productive and avoid injury or benching. Our ratings formula factors accuracy, passing yardage, touchdown/interception ratio and team result. They are passer ratings per se and do not include a QB’s running statistics. The updated 2023 Top 20 entering Week 3:
Miami Herald 2023 NFL QB Rankings
Rk LW Player, Team Week 2 Season
1. 2. Kirk Cousins, MIN 48.20 90.40
2. 18. Josh Allen, BUF 52.70 75.50
3. 1. Tua Tagovailoa, MIA 29.45 74.75
4. 10. Jared Goff, DET 43.15 72.80
5. 12. Baker Mayfield, TB 41.85 69.50
6. 3. Mac Jones, NE 31.55 69.35
7. 27. Geno Smith, SEA 50.40 65.00
8. 21. Sam Howell, WAS 40.95 63.05
9. 17. C.J. Stroud, HOU 38.20 62.30
10. 28. Dak Prescott, DAL 47.75 61.90
11. 14. Justin Herbert, LAC 34.25 61.65
12. 19. Lamar Jackson, BAL 37.85 60.30
13. 5. Russell Wilson, DEN 25.40 60.25
14. 25. Patrick Mahomes, KC 40.25 57.55
15. 8. Matthew Stafford, LAR 25.35 57.05
16. 9. Brock Purdy, SF 24.30 55.30
17. 13. Jalen Hurts, PHI 27.65 55.15
18. 6. Derek Carr, NO 19.40 52.65
19. 4. Trevor Lawrence, JAC 13.80 49.85
20. 11. Jordan Love, GB 19.55 48.80
Bubble: Desmond Ridder, ATL, 48.60. Week 2 best: Allen, BUF, 52.70 (31-37, 274, 3-0 in win). Week 2 worst (min. 10 attempts): Zach Wilson, NYJ, mins-0.50 (12-27, 170, 1-3 in loss).
Record-best week: Ben Roethlisberger, PIT, 80.10 (2014). Record-worst week: Tim Hasselbeck, WAS, minus-23.20 (2003). Season-record point total: Peyton Manning, DEN, 714.85 (2013).
Season championships: 7--Drew Brees; 6--Peyton Manning; 3--Tom Brady; 2--Patrick Mahomes, Kurt Warner; 1--Rich Gannon, Carson Palmer, Dak Prescott, Aaron Rodgers, Steve Young.
