Defensive Real Quarterback Rating

Through Week 2 of the 2012 Regular Season

About Defensive Real Quarterback Rating. We introduced Real Quarterback Rating and Defensive Real Quarterback Rating before the 2011 season as a way to quantify all aspect of QB play. It's been a TOTAL score behind your wildest dreams. Teams better in Real QB Rating in 2011 went an incredible 223-33 (.871), proving that winning in the NFL is almost always about more efficient play at the QB position.

The current passer rating is just that, a measure of passing effectiveness. Real Defensive Quarterback Rating measures how opposing quarterbacks perform against a given team not just passing, but also rushing. It also takes into account fumbles, rushes, rushing yards and sack stats to produce a new kind of rating that measures an opposing quarterback's overall performance with the ball, not just as a passer when he actually releases the ball (which is all that passer rating currently measures.

ATT(attempts) = pass attempts + rush attempts + plus sacks; ADV (advances) = completions + rush attempts. NetYds (net yards) = passing yards + rushing yards – yards lost on sacks. TDs (touchdowns) = TDs passing + TDs rushing by QBs. TOs (turnovers) = interceptions + fumbles by QBs. QBR (Quarterback Rating).

Rank	Defensive Real Quarterback Rating_R	Team	Att	Adv	NetYds	TDs	TOs	DQBR
10 ↑ 3	10	New England	81	51	432	3	3	73.69
15 ↑ 8	15	Miami	87	50	632	2	1	83.12
21 ↓ 6	21	Minnesota	83	52	463	4	1	88.58
18 ↓ 2	18	Jacksonville	67	49	459	0	1	85.35
32 ∼	32	Kansas City	61	43	533	6	0	130.02
2 ∼	2	Houston	67	34	252	1	4	40.14
24 ↓ 2	24	Indianapolis	83	55	549	4	2	90.89
26 ↓ 7	26	Detroit	69	43	383	3	0	91.64
4 ↑ 21	4	Green Bay	71	38	307	3	4	55.31
27 ↑ 2	27	N.Y. Giants	66	42	530	5	3	94.89
31 ∼	31	New Orleans	71	55	663	4	1	118.46
23 ↓ 13	23	N.Y. Jets	68	44	468	5	3	90.81
28 ↓ 4	28	Oakland	69	46	427	3	0	97.92
1 ∼	1	Philadelphia	83	36	350	1	6	29.69
22 ↑ 6	22	Pittsburgh	62	34	394	3	0	90.39
11 ↑ 7	11	San Diego	81	49	471	2	1	79.81
13 ↑ 7	13	San Francisco	88	56	530	3	2	82.10
8 ↑ 4	8	Seattle	82	47	457	2	2	71.04
19 ↓ 11	19	St. Louis	90	63	625	4	4	85.65
7 ↓ 3	7	Baltimore	89	59	595	2	5	69.26
5 ↑ 2	5	Atlanta	81	50	478	3	6	59.59
14 ↓ 3	14	Denver	90	54	440	4	1	82.64
6 ↓ 1	6	Arizona	96	55	455	2	3	63.50
16 ↓ 2	16	Tampa Bay	95	62	803	4	5	83.79
30 ↓ 3	30	Cincinnati	79	54	629	4	0	109.10
3 ∼	3	Chicago	90	50	484	2	5	55.05
17 ↓ 8	17	Washington	94	53	637	6	3	85.28
12 ↑ 9	12	Carolina	85	56	464	3	2	81.69
29 ↓ 3	29	Tennessee	71	50	506	5	1	108.07
20 ↑ 10	20	Buffalo	81	49	574	5	3	87.17
25 ↓ 8	25	Dallas	61	40	348	2	0	91.43
9 ↓ 3	9	Cleveland	105	63	637	5	5	73.39

Quality Stats

Premium Articles