Week 18 of the 2023 NFL season begins on Saturday afternoon, and the Ravens are 12-3 and focused on finishing the regular season healthy after locking up the No. 1 overall seed.
Lamar Jackson is the MVP favorite, and one of the actual measuring sticks of his candidacy will be where he lands in Total QBR entering the playoffs.
When evaluating quarterback play, a trusted metric is ESPN’s Total QBR rating, which does more than take into account statistics.
According to ESPN, Adjusted Total Quarterback Rating (QBR) “values the quarterback on all play types on a 0-100 scale adjusted for the strength of opposing defenses.”
So where do Jackson and other NFL quarterbacks, including the Cowboys Dak Prescott, Eagles’ Jalen Hurts, 49ers’ Brock Purdy, Bills’ Josh Allen, and Chiefs Patrick Mahomes, rank entering Week 16 of the 2023 NFL season?
Here’s a look at the QBR ratings for all 32 NFL quarterbacks going into Week 18 of the 2023 season and ahead of Ravens vs. Steelers.
30
Zach Wilson --Jets
Total QBR: 30.2
29
Bryce Young--Panthers
Total QBR: 33.4
28
Will Levis --Titans
Total QBR: 34.1
27
Mac Jones --Patriots
Total QBR: 36.6
26
Aidan O'Connell--Raiders
Total QBR: 36.9
25
Desmond Ridder--Falcons
Total QBR: 38.1
24
Kenny Pickett --Steelers
Total QBR: 38.8
23
Sam Howell -- Commanders
Total QBR: 42.2
22
Justin Fields--Bears
Total QBR: 46.3
21
Russell Wilson--Broncos
Total QBR: 50.7
20
Joshua Dobbs--Vikings
Total QBR: 52.1
19
Joe Burrow -- Bengals
Total QBR: 53.1
18
Derek Carr--Saints
Total QBR: 53.9
17
C.J. Stroud--Texans
Total QBR: 54.4
16
Baker Mayfield --Buccaneers
Total QBR: 55.5
15
Jared Goff--Lions
Total QBR: 57.9
14
Trevor Lawrence--Jaguars
Total QBR: 58.2
13
Tua Tagovalioa--Dolphins
Total QBR: 58.8
12
Geno Smith--Seahawks
Total QBR: 59.0
11
Gardner Minshew--Colts
Total QBR: 60.3
10
Jordan Love--Packers
Total QBR: 61.5
9
Jalen Hurts--Eagles
Total QBR: 61.6
8
Patrick Mahomes--Chiefs
Total QBR: 62.5
7
Kirk Cousins--Vikings
Total QBR: 63.2
6
Matthew Stafford--Rams
Total QBR: 64.0
5
Justin Herbert--Chargers
Total QBR: 64.2
4
Lamar Jackson --Ravens
Total QBR: 65.3
3
Josh Allen--Bills
Total QBR: 68.2
2
Dak Prescott --Cowboys
Total QBR: 70.5
1
Brock Purdy--49ers
Total QBR: 72.7
