Is Quarterback Rating Overrated?
Added on Feb 01, 2011 by Scott in
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When assessing the skill level of an NFL signal caller, one of the first stats brought up is quarterback rating. Some football pundits think it’s a good indicator, while others believe it’s an extremely overrated number. Statistically speaking, QB rating does have merit in regards to things like completion percentage and touchdown-interception ratio, but does it translate to winning championships. Using the last decade as a sample, let’s take a look to see if having a higher quarterback rating makes a difference on Super Bowl Sunday.
Going back to the year 2000, here’s a list of opposing Super Bowl quarterbacks and their respective ratings:
| Year | AFC QB/Rating | NFC QB/Rating | Winner |
| 2010 | Roethlisberger – 97.0 | Rodgers – 101.2 | ? |
| 2009 | P. Manning – 99.9 | Brees – 109.8 | Brees |
| 2008 | Roethlisberger – 80.1 | Warner – 96.9 | Big Ben |
| 2007 | Brady – 117.2 | E. Manning – 73.9 | E. Manning |
| 2006 | P.Manning – 101.0 | Grossman – 73.9 | P. Manning |
| 2005 | Roethlisberger – 98.6 | Hasselbeck – 98.2 | Big Ben |
| 2004 | Brady – 92.6 | McNabb – 104.7 | Brady |
| 2003 | Brady – 85.9 | Delhomme – 80.6 | Brady |
| 2002 | Gannon – 97.3 | Johnson – 92.9 | Johnson |
| 2001 | Brady – 86.5 | Warner – 101.4 | Brady |
| 2000 | Dilfer - 76.6 | Collins – 83.1 | Dilfer |
Six of ten winners had a lower rating during the regular season. Obviously, defensive rankings, turnovers and other factors need to be accounted for when evaluating Super Bowl champions. However, when it comes to quarterback rating, odds are the guy with the lower number will hoist the Lombardi Trophy.
Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com
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