Twelve weeks into the 2025 NFL season, Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix has a 53.5 “Total QBR” rating from ESPN, which ranks 20th out of 32 starting QBs.
Nix’s traditional passer rating is 86.1, which ranks 30th among QBs who have appeared in at least two games this season.
Unlike a traditional passer rating, the Total QBR “incorporates all of a quarterback’s contributions to winning, including how he impacts the game on passes, rushes, turnovers and penalties,” according to ESPN.
The metric takes into account scenarios that a traditional passer rating overlooks and considers “a team’s level of success or failure on every play to provide the proper context and then allocates credit to the quarterback and his teammate to produce a clearer measure of quarterback efficiency.”
With that context in mind, here’s a look at how Nix stacks up against the NFL’s other starting quarterbacks going into Week 13 of the 2025 season.
NFL quarterbacks ranked by Total QBR
- Cowboys QB Dak Prescott: 74.0
- Patriots QB Drake Maye: 72.7
- Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes: 71.9
- Packers QB Jordan Love: 70.0
- Rams QB Matthew Stafford: 69.7
- Seahawks QB Sam Darnold: 69.2
- Colts QB Daniel Jones: 65.9
- Texans QB C.J. Stroud: 65.6
- 49ers QB Brock Purdy: 65.3
- Giants QB Jaxson Dart: 64.7
- Ravens QB Lamar Jackson: 63.2
- Bengals QB Joe Burrow: 61.3
- Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield: 60.9
- Chargers QB Justin Herbert: 60.4
- Eagles QB Jalen Hurts: 58.8
- Commanders QB Marcus Mariota: 58.8
- Bills QB Josh Allen: 58.1
- Bears QB Caleb Williams: 55.3
- Lions QB Jared Goff: 54.8
- Broncos QB Bo Nix: 53.5
- Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers: 43.8
- Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa: 43.5
- Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence: 42.9
- Panthers QB Bryce Young: 42.8
- Cardinals QB Jacoby Brissett: 40.0
- Jets QB Tyrod Taylor: 46.5
- Saints QB Tyler Shough: 41.3
- Falcons QB Kirk Cousins: 33.8
- Titans QB Cameron Ward: 33.2
- Raiders QB Geno Smith: 29.3
- Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy: 24.8
- Browns QB Shedeur Sanders: 4.5
Nix’s rating is unchanged from last week, but he’s dropped one spot in the starting QB rankings following the return of Joe Burrow (who ranks 12th in the league).
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