Joe Burrow wins season championship, Jared Goff second in 27th year of Miami Herald NFL QB Rankings

CINCINNATI”S JOE BURROW WINS FIRST SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP, DETROIT’S JARED GOFF IS RUNNER-UP FOR SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR TO COMPLETE 27TH SEASON OF MIAMI HERALD NFL QUARTERBACK RANKINGS: The Bengals narrowly missed the playoffs but Joe Burrow sails to his first career season title in the Miami Herald’s 27th year of NFL Quarterback Rankings. Burrow’s season total of 656.90 points is the fifth-highest total in the chart’s history. The 600 plateau is rarefied air, with Burrow and second place Jared Goff of the Lions (622.45) marking only the 12th and 13th times 600 has been reached. Goff is runner-up for the second straight year. Denver’s Bo Nix wins the season-ending Week 18 title and vaults to eighth place on the year. Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa ends in 16th place despite missing six of 17 Dolphins games. The Herald’s Passer Success System (PASS) rankings began in 1998 with Steve Young the inaugural season winner. Our cumulative system rewards players who are consistently productive and avoid injury or benching. Because the rankings are cumulative (not percentile-based), players on a bye week took a temporary hit that evened out over the course of a season. Our ratings formula factors accuracy, passing yardage, touchdown/interception ratio and team result. These are passer ratings per se and do not include a QB’s running statistics. The final top 50 for the 2024 season:

Miami Herald 2024 NFL QB Final Rankings

Rk LW Player, Team W18 Final Season

1. 1. Joe Burrow, CIN 46.85 656.90

2. 2. Jared Goff, DET 34.55 622.45

3. 3. Baker Mayfield, TB 29.05 594.00

4. 6. Lamar Jackson, BAL 21.85 537.60

5. 4. Sam Darnold, MIN 3.30 531.95

6. 7. Geno Smith, SEA 41.15 520.00

7. 5. Patrick Mahomes, KC DNP 519.40

8. 13. Bo Nix, DEN 56.05 474.75

9. 12. Justin Herbert, LAC 48.30 468.50

10. 11. Kyler Murray, ARI 44.10 465.55

11. 8. Jayden Daniels, WAS 2.90 459.90

12. 9. Josh Allen, BUF DNP 448.45

13. 10. Matthew Stafford, LAR DNP 437.10

14. 16. Aaron Rodgers, NYJ 37.70 421.85

15. 17. C.J. Stroud, HOU 13.50 397.35

16. 14. Tua Tagovailoa, MIA DNP 392.35

17. 15. Brock Purdy, SF DNP 392.20

18. 21. Caleb Williams, CHI 28.40 384.05

19. 18. Jalen Hurts, PHI DNP 379.05

20. 19. Kirk Cousins, ATL DNP 369.40

21st to 30th: Jordan Love GB 364.95, Russell Wilson PIT 279.10, Derek Carr 261.25, Drake Maye NE 247.80, Bryce Young CAR 242.20, Gardner Minshew LV 207.65, Daniel Jones NYG 207.50, Dak Prescott DAL 206.90, Cooper Rush DAL 199.20, Joe Flacco IND 193.05.

31st to 40th: Will Levis TEN 192.50, Jameis Winston CLE 185.05, Trevor Lawrence JAC 184.25, Mac Jones JAC 173.60, Aidan O’Connell LV 167.60, Mason Rudolph TEN 149.20, Justin Fields PIT 138.30, Deshaun Watson CLE 126.40, Andy Dalton CAR 109.45, Spencer Rattler NO 94.80.

41st to 50th: Drew Lock NYG 94.55, Anthony Richardson IND 92.70, Tyler Huntley MIA 90.45, Jacoby Brissett NE 82.30, Malik Willis GB 75.00, Marcus Mariota WAS 62.70, Michael Penix Jr. ATL 60.75, Tanner McKee PHI 48.65, Desmond Ridder LV 41.90, Joshua Dobbs SF 35.05, Joe Milton III NE 35.05.

Week 18 best: Nix, DEN, 56.05 (26-29, 321, 4-0 in win).

Week 18 worst (min. 10 attempts): Mike White, BUF, minus-3.60 (3-11, 28, 0-0 in loss).

Season top-five games: Cousins ATL 65.45, Burrow CIN 63.60, Mayfield TB 59.95, Goff DET 56.70, Goff DET 56.60.

Weekly titles: 4—Goff DET; 2—Cousins ATL, Jackson BAL and Tagovailoa MIA; 1—Allen BUF, Burrow CIN, Darnold MIN, Mahomes KC, Mayfield TB, Nix DEN, Smith SEA and Williams CHI.

Weeks leading: 9—Burrow CIN; 4—Mayfield TB; 3—Smith SEA; 2—Jackson BAL.

All-time best game: Ben Roethlisberger, PIT, 80.10 points (2014).

All-time best season: Peyton Manning, DEN, 714.85 points (2013).

All-time season championships: 7—Drew Brees; 6—Peyton Manning; 3—Tom Brady; 2—Patrick Mahomes, Dak Prescott and Kurt Warner; 1—Joe Burrow, Rich Gannon, Carson Palmer, Aaron Rodgers and Steve Young.