LIONS’ GOFF ROARS TO WEEK 2 TITLE AND SEASON LEAD; TUA BLASTS UP INTO TOP 20 IN MIAMI HERALD NFL QUARTERBACK RANKINGS: The 28th season of the Herald’s Passer Success System (PASS) rankings has liftoff as Detroit’s Jared Goff wins the Week 2 title with a big 54.70-point game and takes the overall season lead. Goff outscored veterans Dak Prescott of Cowboys and Russell Wilson of Giants for the weekly honor. Week 1 leader Josh Allen of the BIlls slips to sixth place, while reigning champion Joe Burrow of the Bengals will miss much of the season after injuring a toe. The Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa rebounded with a 38.75-point game (fifth for the week) to bounce from 29th to 19th on the season. Our ratings system is cumulative, not percentile-based, rewarding players who are consistently productive and avoid injury or benching. Our formula factors accuracy, passing yardage, touchdown/interception ratio and team result. These are passer ratings per se and do not include a QB’s running stats. The 2025 top 20 (plus Dolphins) entering Week 3:
Miami Herald 2025 NFL QB Rankings
Rk LW Player, Team W2 Season
1. 7. Jared Goff, DET 54.70 88.95
2. 2. Justin Herbert, LAC 34.10 80.00
3. 5. Daniel Jones, IND 35.80 72.40
4. 8. Matthew Stafford, LAR 35.90 69.15
5. 26t. Dak Prescott, DAL 50.05 67.45
6. 1. Josh Allen, BUF 15.40 66.10
7. 13. Drake Maye, NE 37.50 65.85
8. 10. Jordan Love, GB 32.60 63.00
9. 16. Lamar Jackson, BAL 37.25 62.70
10. 18. Baker Mayfield, TB 33.75 58.10
11. 9. Kyler Murray, ARI 25.00 57.15
12. 24. Spencer Rattler, NO 35.35 54.05
13. 3. Aaron Rodgers, PIT 10.15 53.35
14. 31. Russell Wilson, NYG 47.50 52.90
15. 22. Bo Nix, DEN 30.30 51.10
16. 14. Jayden Daniels, WAS 22.00 49.65
17. 28. Sam Darnold, SEA 30.75 47.25
18. 11. Michael Penix Jr., ATL 16.75 46.65
19. 29. Tua Tagovailoa, MIA 38.75 46.45
20. 15. Jalen Hurts, PHI 18.05 45.65
37. 32. Zach Wilson, MIA DNP 3.60
Bubble: tie, Trevor Lawrence JAC and Joe Flacco CLE, 43.45.
Dropouts: Geno Smith LV 4th to 24th, Brock Purdy SF 6-28, Flacco CLE 12-21t, Patrick Mahomes KC 17-27, Justin Fields NYJ 19-33 and J.J. McCarthy MIN 20-31.
Week 2 best: Goff, DET, 54.70 (23-28, 334, 5-0 in win).
Week 2 worst (min. 10 attempts): Fields, NYJ, minus-3.65 (3-11, 27, 0-0 in loss).