Jared Goff didn’t get Lions game-ball but Mr. Perfect wins Week 4 in Miami Herald NFL QB Rankings

MR. PERFECT: MONDAY NIGHT GEM BY LIONS’ JARED GOFF WINS CLOSE RACE FOR WEEK 4 TITLE IN UPDATED MIAMI HERALD NFL QUARTERBACK RANKINGS: Detroit’s Jared Goff rode 18-for-18 perfection Monday night to a 43.60-point game and the Week 4 crown in the Miami Herald’s latest NFL Quarterback Rankings, catapulting from 17th place to No. 8 overall in the season standings. Goff edges Houston’s C.J. Stroud and Tampa’s Baker Mayfield for the weekly title, while Seattle’s Geno Smith maintains No. 1 overall. Goff stunningly was not even awarded a game ball by the Lions but gets his reward here. The Herald’s Passer Success System (PASS) rankings are in their 27th season after starting in 1998 with Steve Young the inaugural season champion. 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 and touchdown/interception ratio as well as team result. These are passer ratings per se and do not include a QB’s running stats. The updated 2024 Top 20 (plus Dolphins) entering Week 5:

Miami Herald 2024 NFL QB Rankings

Rk LW Player, Team W4 Season

1. 1. Geno Smith, SEA 39.75 145.10

2. 6t. Baker Mayfield, TB 41.35 135.20

3. 5. Jayden Daniels, WAS 38.65 133.85

4. 6t. Sam Darnold, MIN 36.75 130.60

5. 11. C.J. Stroud, HOU 42.25 128.70

6. 4. Joe Burrow, CIN 32.60 127.90

7. 3. Brock Purdy, SF 22.40 121.50

8. 17. Jared Goff, DET 43.60 120.75

9. 15. Dak Prescott, DAL 39.05 118.60

10. 2. Josh Allen, BUF 12.00 115.70

11. 10. Patrick Mahomes, KC 26.25 113.20

12. 16. Justin Fields, PIT 28.60 107.50

13. 8. Gardner Minshew, LV 15.50 104.85

14. 9. Jalen Hurts, PHI 16.90 104.40

15. 18. Derek Carr, NO 28.95 104.20

16. 13. Matthew Stafford, LAR 19.20 101.90

17. 19. Lamar Jackson, BAL 26.80 100.90

18. 14. Kyler Murray, ARI 20.10 100.85

19. 12. Aaron Rodgers, NYJ 17.25 100.45

20. 21. Daniel Jones, NYG 29.05 90.05

32. 28. Tua Tagovailoa, MIA DNP 44.15

35. 35. Skylar Thompson, MIA DNP 1835

37. --. Tyler Huntley, MIA 10.80 10.80

42. 39. Tim Boyle, MIA DNP 4.95

Bubble: Kirk Cousins, ATL, 88.20. Dropout: Cousins, ATL, 20th to 21st.

Week 4 best: Goff, DET, 43.60 (18-18, 292, 2-0 in win).

Week 4 worst (min. 10 attempts): Mason Rudolph, TEN, 9.25 (9-17, 85, 0-0 in win).