Highlights from Week 11:
- We’re starting to enter that point in the season where injuries really take a toll: several quarterbacks were missing in action this week including Ben Roethlisberger, Alex Smith, and Jay Cutler. Depending on how things progress, we could see a couple new entrants into the ranking next week (once they cross the 100 attempt threshold).
- Biggest improvement: Robert Griffin III gained five positions to reach 14th overall (four touchdowns and no interceptions on only 15 attempts will do that for you!).
- Largest drop: Matt Ryan set a new standard for TD-TO% awfulness by throwing five interceptions with one fumble – the last quarterback to throw at least five interceptions with no touchdowns was Josh Freeman in 2009…the last quarterback to do that and win was Bart Starr in 1967!
- The top five quarterbacks in this ranking have a combined win-loss record of 32-18. In comparison, the bottom five quarterbacks have a combined record of 14-29.
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | Ratio % | Change from Week 10 |
| 1 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | 5.62% | 0 |
| 2 | Tom Brady | NE | 4.30% | +1 |
| 3 | Peyton Manning | DEN | 4.28% | -1 |
| 4 | Drew Brees | NO | 4.06% | +1 |
| 5 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | 3.44% | +1 |
| 6 | Josh Freeman | TB | 3.38% | -2 |
| 7 | Alex Smith | SF | 2.71% | +1 |
| 8 | Matt Schaub | HOU | 2.71% | +1 |
| 9 | Jake Locker | TEN | 2.33% | +1 |
| 10 | Andy Dalton | CIN | 2.31% | +2 |
| 11 | Kevin Kolb | ARI | 2.16% | 0 |
| 12 | Matt Ryan | ATL | 1.75% | -5 |
| 13 | Russell Wilson | SEA | 1.74% | 0 |
| 14 | Robert Griffin III | WSH | 1.57% | +5 |
| 15 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | BUF | 1.37% | -1 |
| 16 | Joe Flacco | BAL | 1.16% | -1 |
| 17 | Carson Palmer | OAK | 0.83% | -1 |
| 18 | Christian Ponder | MIN | 0.78% | -1 |
| 19 | Sam Bradford | STL | 0.60% | +2 |
| 20 | Matthew Stafford | DET | 0.23% | -2 |
| 21 | Matt Hasselbeck | TEN | 0.22% | +1 |
| 22 | Blaine Gabbert | JAC | 0.18% | -2 |
| 23 | Jay Cutler | CHI | 0.00% | 0 |
| 24 | Eli Manning | NYG | -0.41% | +1 |
| 25 | Philip Rivers | SD | -0.43% | -1 |
| 26 | Tony Romo | DAL | -0.63% | +1 |
| 27 | Mark Sanchez | NYJ | -0.77% | +2 |
| 28 | Brandon Weeden | CLE | -0.80% | +2 |
| 29 | Michael Vick | PHI | -0.92% | -1 |
| 30 | Andrew Luck | IND | -0.95% | -4 |
| 31 | Cam Newton | CAR | -1.78% | +2 |
| 32 | John Skelton | ARI | -2.21% | 0 |
| 33 | Ryan Tannehill | MIA | -2.24% | -2 |
| 34 | Matt Cassel | KC | -3.67% | 0 |
For more information on TD-TO%, check out my article in The Atlantic: “And Now, Another Effective Way to Rank NFL Quarterbacks.”
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