QBR rating explained | These are the highest rated quarterbacks after the end of the 2025 season

Few stats capture the imagination of football fans like the Quarterback Rating. As a metric, it is often expressed as the gold standard of a quarterback’s, and therefore a team’s, performance during a game.

There are two main quarterback rating systems used in football, which are often confused with each other: the NFL Passer Rating and ESPN’s Total Quarterback Rating (QBR).

NFL Passer Rating

The NFL Passer Rating is a widely used statistic to measure a quarterback’s passing performance.

It considers four factors:

The formula to calculate the Passer Rating is slightly complex and involves these four components. The rating ranges from 0 to 158.3, with a higher rating indicating a better performance.

Total Quarterback Rating (QBR)

ESPN’s Total Quarterback Rating, also known as QBR, is a metric introduced by ESPN to provide a more complete evaluation of a quarterback’s overall contribution to a game. QBR considers various factors, including passing performance, rushing, fumbles, and situational factors, such as down and distance, adjusted for the strength and ranking of opposing defenses. It aims to provide a more holistic view of a quarterback’s impact on a game beyond traditional passing statistics.

The QBR scale ranges from 0 to 100, with 50 being an average performance. A score above 75 is typically considered excellent, while a score below 25 indicates a subpar performance.

2025 NFL season: highest-rated quarterbacks

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After the end of the 2025 regular season, these are the top-10 passers in the league:

The season is over and there are some suprsises at the bottom the list. Joe Flacco, Aaron Rodgers, Tua Tagovaiola and Cam Ward are just a few of the 28 QBs with at least 11 games played this season that most fans would expect to see higher up in the ranking.