King makes his move: Chiefs’ Mahomes wins Week 9, cracks season top 10 in new Herald NFL QB Rankings

THE KING MAKES HIS MOVE: CHIEFS’ MAHOMES WINS WEEK 9 WITH MONDAY NIGHT SHOW, VAULTS INTO TOP 10 FOR SEASON IN UPDATED MIAMI HERALD NFL QUARTERBACK RANKINGS: Monday night’s Kansas City overtime win over Tampa Bay was pivotal in the Herald’s NFL Quarterback Rankings this week. It saw Patrick Mahomes’ 52.55-point game win the Week 9 title with the season’s third-best game, while the Bucs Baker Mayfield was good enough to maintain his overall No. 1 spot in the season standings. Dolphin Tua Tagovailoa had the week’s fifth-best game (39.55) to jump three spots to 28th after missing four games. The Herald’s Passer Success System (PASS) rankings are in their 27th season after starting in 1998 with Steve Young the inaugural season champ. Our cumulative system rewards players who are consistently productive and avoid injury or benching. Because the system is cumulative players on a bye week take a temporary hit that evens out over the course of a season. Our 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 updated 2024 top 20 (plus Dolphins) entering Week 10:

Miami Herald 2024 NFL QB Rankings

Rk LW Player, Team W9 Season

1. 1. Baker Mayfield, TB 31.00 316.45

2. 3. Joe Burrow, CIN 44.55 297.20

3. 2. Lamar Jackson, BAL 41.00 295.95

4. 4. Kirk Cousins, ATL 39.10 289.40

5. 5. Geno Smith, SEA 26.15 275.00

6. 7. Jared Goff, DET 29.25 262.00

7. 8. Josh Allen, BUF 33.75 253.95

8. 12. Patrick Mahomes, KC 52.55 250.10

9. 9. Jayden Daniels, WAS 29.45 246.75

10. 13. Sam Darnold, MIN 44.50 242.00

11. 6. C.J. Stroud, HOU 1.55 237.95

12. 10. Kyler Murray, ARI 18.70 224.60

13. 16. Aaron Rodgers, NYJ 36.55 222.35

14. 14. Jalen Hurts, PHI 34.50 221.60

15. 15. Matthew Stafford, LAR 28.90 215.45

16. 17. Dak Prescott, DAL 21.65 206.90

17. 20. Justin Herbert, LAC 34.10 205.25

18. 11. Brock Purdy, SF BYE 204.05

19. 21. Daniel Jones, NYG 28.70 197.00

20. 19. Bo Nix, DEN 13.15 192.65

28. 31. Tua Tagovailoa, MIA 39.55 116.40

41. 41. Tyler Huntley, MIA DNP 35.85

44. 44. Skylar Thompson, MIA DNP 1835

47. 45. Tim Boyle, MIA DNP 11.65

Bubble: Trevor Lawrence, JAC, 187.20. Dropouts: Lawrence, JAC, 18th to 21st.

Week 9 best: Mahomes, KC, 52.55 (34-44, 291, 3-0 in win).

Week 9 worst (min. 10 attempts): Stroud, HOU, 1.55 (11-30 191, 0-0 in loss).