Defensive Real Quarterback Rating

Through Week 4 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
18 ↑ 3	18	New England	167	106	1171	10	8	84.19
8 ↑ 1	8	Miami	192	102	1205	6	5	72.07
13 ↑ 4	13	Minnesota	185	114	980	6	3	79.56
23 ↓ 5	23	Jacksonville	154	101	1071	5	3	88.42
30 ↑ 1	30	Kansas City	131	85	926	11	2	107.24
2 ↑ 3	2	Houston	155	79	738	5	7	56.33
24 ↓ 1	24	Indianapolis	107	67	708	5	2	89.62
26 ↑ 2	26	Detroit	144	93	901	5	1	90.65
12 ↓ 6	12	Green Bay	152	86	865	8	4	79.52
19 ↓ 3	19	N.Y. Giants	145	92	1083	7	6	84.93
29 ↓ 4	29	New Orleans	166	119	1234	8	5	96.31
15 ↓ 3	15	N.Y. Jets	139	83	863	6	4	80.11
32 ↓ 2	32	Oakland	160	115	1150	10	0	112.76
4 ↓ 2	4	Philadelphia	156	81	868	5	7	60.52
28 ↓ 2	28	Pittsburgh	99	60	601	6	1	93.88
11 ↑ 8	11	San Diego	168	104	974	7	5	79.32
10 ↑ 12	10	San Francisco	165	100	861	6	4	76.35
5 ↑ 2	5	Seattle	165	93	865	2	3	67.36
7 ↑ 7	7	St. Louis	161	108	968	4	8	70.61
9 ↑ 4	9	Baltimore	187	114	1235	3	6	72.38
6 ↓ 3	6	Atlanta	158	97	935	6	8	69.46
20 ↑ 4	20	Denver	158	90	905	8	2	85.02
3 ↑ 1	3	Arizona	188	103	1058	3	8	58.78
16 ↓ 8	16	Tampa Bay	186	125	1420	5	8	80.94
25 ↑ 4	25	Cincinnati	174	114	1044	7	2	90.30
1 ∼	1	Chicago	188	111	988	4	12	53.68
27 ∼	27	Washington	167	100	1266	10	5	91.06
21 ↓ 1	21	Carolina	173	111	1054	7	3	87.20
31 ↑ 1	31	Tennessee	160	118	1159	10	1	111.95
22 ↓ 11	22	Buffalo	166	99	1118	10	5	87.37
17 ↓ 7	17	Dallas	121	72	707	5	2	82.90
14 ↑ 1	14	Cleveland	201	123	1200	10	7	80.03

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