Offensive Passer Rating

Final Statistics for the 2010 Season

The BUCS ARE RISING! No surprise to see Tom Brady and the Patriots top the NFL in Offensive Passer Rating in 2010. After all, they posted a league-best 14-2 record while joining the short list of teams to score more than 500 points in a season (518).

It's also no surprise to see Super Bowl champ Green Bay and AFC champ Pittsburgh in the top 5. After all, the best teams in football are usually those teams that have the best, most efficient passers.

It's also no surprise to find the empty-suit Chargers No. 2 in Offensive Passer Rating. Philip Rivers has put up Hall of Fame efficiency numbers in San Diego, even as his team continues to fail to live up to the lofty standardsof its stats.

But there is one big Surprise in the Top 5: Tampa Bay, No. 4 in Offensive Passer Rating.

Few talk about Josh Freeman (yet) as one of the bright young quarterbacks in the NFL. But the Bucs finished No. 4 in OPR in 2010 behind his very impressive sophomore campaign: 25 TD, 6 INT and a 95.9 passer rating. Wow!

Those are quite impressive numbers for a guy who was just 22 years old last season. They're especially impressive for a guy who earned zero attention nationally for his incredible, coldly efficient performance. Consider that the Young QBs du Jour in the NFL, Joe Flacco and Matt Ryan (both entering their fourth season) have yet to match the TD-INT ratio or passer rating that Freeman posted in 2010.

It all adds up to a very bright future for the upstart Bucs, who just missed the playoffs with a 10-6 record in 2010. Do NOT be surprised if Freeman starts generating national attention while leading Tampa to a playoff spot in 2011.

Rank	Offensive Passer Rating_R	Team	Att	Comp	%	PYds	PY/A	TD	Int	OPR
1 ∼	1	New England	507	331	65.29	4022	7.93	37	5	109.76
26 ↑ 1	26	Miami	558	336	60.22	3752	6.72	17	20	75.50
30 ∼	30	Minnesota	505	305	60.40	3327	6.59	14	26	67.65
16 ∼	16	Jacksonville	469	291	62.05	3356	7.16	26	21	83.43
13 ↓ 8	13	Kansas City	475	274	57.68	3189	6.71	27	8	90.06
8 ↑ 4	8	Houston	574	365	63.59	4369	7.61	24	12	92.02
9 ↑ 2	9	Indianapolis	680	450	66.18	4700	6.91	33	17	91.79
19 ∼	19	Detroit	633	383	60.51	4001	6.32	26	16	82.00
3 ∼	3	Green Bay	541	352	65.06	4355	8.05	31	13	98.93
15 ∼	15	N.Y. Giants	539	339	62.89	4002	7.42	31	25	85.28
10 ↓ 1	10	New Orleans	661	450	68.08	4636	7.01	33	22	90.81
24 ↑ 4	24	N.Y. Jets	525	288	54.86	3420	6.51	20	14	76.53
23 ↑ 3	23	Oakland	493	280	56.80	3472	7.04	18	16	77.40
7 ↓ 3	7	Philadelphia	561	348	62.03	4215	7.51	28	13	92.06
5 ↑ 3	5	Pittsburgh	479	298	62.21	3890	8.12	22	9	95.25
2 ∼	2	San Diego	544	359	65.99	4746	8.72	30	13	101.85
21 ↑ 3	21	San Francisco	500	282	56.40	3613	7.23	19	15	79.36
29 ∼	29	Seattle	544	324	59.56	3533	6.49	14	20	72.04
25 ↓ 2	25	St. Louis	590	354	60.00	3512	5.95	18	15	76.46
6 ∼	6	Baltimore	491	308	62.73	3629	7.39	25	10	93.64
11 ↑ 2	11	Atlanta	577	361	62.56	3725	6.46	28	9	90.80
14 ∼	14	Denver	580	334	57.59	4306	7.42	25	12	86.75
31 ∼	31	Arizona	561	285	50.80	3264	5.82	10	19	60.49
4 ↑ 3	4	Tampa Bay	494	306	61.94	3564	7.21	26	6	96.25
18 ∼	18	Cincinnati	590	365	61.86	3988	6.76	26	20	82.37
20 ↓ 3	20	Chicago	466	276	59.23	3397	7.29	23	21	79.49
22 ↑ 3	22	Washington	605	349	57.69	4261	7.04	21	19	77.99
32 ∼	32	Carolina	484	256	52.89	2635	5.44	9	21	56.96
17 ↑ 3	17	Tennessee	474	273	57.59	3278	6.92	24	15	82.59
27 ↓ 6	27	Buffalo	519	296	57.03	3363	6.48	24	21	75.16
12 ↓ 2	12	Dallas	576	379	65.80	4208	7.31	29	19	90.39
28 ↓ 6	28	Cleveland	478	296	61.92	3203	6.70	13	18	74.98

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