Defensive Real Quarterback Rating

Through Week 3 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
21 ↓ 11	21	New England	122	81	817	6	4	88.05
9 ↑ 6	9	Miami	136	73	936	3	3	73.65
17 ↑ 4	17	Minnesota	125	80	680	5	3	81.42
18 ∼	18	Jacksonville	117	75	822	2	2	83.35
31 ↑ 1	31	Kansas City	102	64	737	9	1	109.80
5 ↓ 3	5	Houston	122	60	568	3	4	57.00
23 ↑ 1	23	Indianapolis	107	67	708	5	2	89.62
28 ↓ 2	28	Detroit	115	76	796	5	1	96.87
6 ↓ 2	6	Green Bay	96	51	436	5	4	65.28
16 ↑ 11	16	N.Y. Giants	107	67	803	6	6	80.86
25 ↑ 6	25	New Orleans	119	82	902	4	3	91.79
12 ↑ 11	12	N.Y. Jets	107	63	667	5	4	77.12
30 ↓ 2	30	Oakland	120	83	814	7	0	107.43
2 ↓ 1	2	Philadelphia	114	57	559	3	6	51.02
26 ↓ 4	26	Pittsburgh	99	60	601	6	1	93.88
19 ↓ 8	19	San Diego	124	80	740	5	2	87.43
22 ↓ 9	22	San Francisco	130	84	761	6	2	89.29
7 ↑ 1	7	Seattle	131	75	658	2	2	69.45
14 ↑ 5	14	St. Louis	127	84	814	4	5	78.00
13 ↓ 6	13	Baltimore	134	89	921	3	5	77.99
3 ↑ 2	3	Atlanta	122	73	644	3	8	54.82
24 ↓ 10	24	Denver	121	71	724	8	2	91.06
4 ↑ 2	4	Arizona	142	76	664	2	5	56.19
8 ↑ 8	8	Tampa Bay	142	91	1063	4	8	72.59
29 ↑ 1	29	Cincinnati	131	88	882	6	1	98.20
1 ↑ 2	1	Chicago	133	70	599	2	7	47.79
27 ↓ 10	27	Washington	125	74	965	9	4	94.25
20 ↓ 8	20	Carolina	126	86	749	4	2	87.70
32 ↓ 3	32	Tennessee	130	96	959	8	1	111.67
11 ↑ 9	11	Buffalo	128	76	781	6	5	76.33
10 ↑ 15	10	Dallas	92	51	440	3	1	74.55
15 ↓ 6	15	Cleveland	149	93	859	8	6	79.24

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