Chiefs’ Mahomes wins Week 9 crown, Dolphins’ terrific Tua soars in new Miami Herald NFL QB Rankings

Greg Cote
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CHIEFS’ MAHOMES WINS WEEK 9, POISED TO OVERTAKE SEASON LEAD; DOLPHINS’ TUA SOARS BACK INTO TOP 10 IN MIAMI HERALD NFL QUARTERBACK RANKINGS: It took a crazy 68 pass attempts, but Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes wins Week 9 honors with a 45.30-point game in the Miami Herald updated NFL quarterback rankings. Mahomes narrowly trails Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow for the overall lead but is poised to climb to No. 1 after this week as he has played one fewer game and it’s Burrow off on a bye in Week 10. Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa had the second-highest game for the week (41.10) and soars three spots to No. 9 overall despite missing most of three games with a concussion. Our ratings system is cumulative not percentile based, rewarding players who are consistently productive and avoid injury or benching. QBs on a bye take a temporary hit that evens out over the course of a season. This is the 25th year for the Herald’s Passer Success System (PASS) rankings, which began in 1998, the year before Dan Marino retired, with Steve Young the first ever season champion. Our rankings factor accuracy, passing yardage, touchdown/interception ratio and team result. They are passer ratings per se and do not include a quarterback’s running statistics. Our updated top 25 (plus other Dolphins) for 2022:

Miami Herald 2022 NFL QB Rankings

Rk LW Player, Team Week 9 Season

1. 1 Joe Burrow, CIN 34.30 320.30

2. 2 Patrick Mahomes, KC 45.30 312.25

3. 3 Geno Smith, SEA 39.75 303.95

4. 5 Tom Brady, TB 36.00 296.35

5. 6 Justin Herbert, LAC 34.25 276.70

6. 4 Josh Allen, BUF 6.25 267.15

7. 7 Kyler Murray, ARI 29.75 261.40

8. 10 Jalen Hurts, PHI 38.15 259.10

9. 12 Tua Tagovailoa, MIA 41.10 251.00

10. 11 Kirk Cousins, MIN 25.25 245.95

11. 9 Aaron Rodgers, GB 11.55 233.55

12. 8 Matt Ryan, IND DNP 226.90

13. 18 Trevor Lawrence, JAC 38.75 221.75

14. 13 Matthew Stafford, LAR 10.25 216.40

15. 14 Lamar Jackson, BAL 16.65 211.40

16. 16 Jared Goff, DET 16.85 204.05

17. 15 Jimmy Garoppolo, SF BYE 194.55

18. 20 Derek Carr, LV 24.95 189.00

19. 17 Jacoby Brissett, CLE BYE 185.10

20. 19 Daniel Jones, NYG BYE 176.95

21. 22 Davis Mills, HOU 11.70 162.30

22. 23 Marcus Mariota, ATL 7.45 157.05

23. 21 Carson Wentz, WAS DNP 152.45

24. 25 Andy Dalton 19.50 152.25

25. 24 Russell Wilson, DEN BYE 145.70

40. 40 Teddy Bridgewater, MIA DNP 40.10

42. 42 Skylar Thompson, MIA DNP 15.75

Bubble: Ryan Tannehill, TEN, 127.85. Week 9 best: Mahomes, KC, 45.30 (43-68, 446, 1-1 in win). Week 9 worst (min. 10 attempts): P.J. Walker, CAR, minus-9.55, season-worst (3-10, 9, 0-2 in loss).

Record-best week: Ben Roethlisberger, PIT, 80.10 (2014). Record-worst week: Tim Hasselbeck, WAS, minus-23.20 (2003). Season-record point total: Peyton Manning, DEN, 714.85 (2013).

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