Dallas’ Prescott wins 2023 season title in Herald NFL QB rankings; Tua ends 3rd but sets Dolphins marks

COWBOYS’ DAK PRESCOTT WINS WEEK 18 AND 2023 SEASON CROWN IN 26TH YEAR OF MIAMI HERALD NFL QB RANKINGS; SURPRISE RUNNER-UP AS DOLPHINS’ TUA SLIPS TO 3RD PLACE FINISH BUT SETS CLUB RECORDS : Dallas’ Dak Prescott wins Week 18 with a 53.95 point game to clinch the season championship with 596.80 total points in the Miami Herald’s final 2023 NFL quarterback rankings. It is his second career crown; Prescott previously won in 2019. Detroit‘s Jared Goff is a sneaky-surprise second place ahead of Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa, who slips to No. 3 after a subpar last couple of games. However Tagovailoa’s third-place finish and 547.20 total points both are Dolphins records since we began our rankings in 1998. Previous Miami high points was 481.25 by Ryan Tannehill in 2014. Previous high finish was fifth place by Dan Marino in 1998 and Chad Pennington in 2008. This wraps the 26th season of the Herald’s Passer Success System (PASS) rankings that began in ‘98 with Steve Young the inaugural season winner. Our ratings system is cumulative not percentile-based, rewarding players who are consistently productive and avoid injury or benching. Our ratings formula factors accuracy, passing yardage, touchdown/interception ratio and team result. They are passer ratings per se and do not include a QB’s running statistics. The expanded final top 50 for 2023:

FINAL 2023 RANKINGS

Rk LW Player, Team Wk18 Final Season

1. 1. Dak Prescott, DAL 53.95 596.80

2. 3. Jared Goff, DET 41.00 551.75

3. 2. Tua Tagovailoa, MIA 12.65 547.20

4. 4. Brock Purdy, SF DNP 506.00

5. 5. Patrick Mahomes, KC DNP 503.20

6. 7. Josh Allen, BUF 44.95 494.30

7. 8. Derek Carr, NO 46.20 490.90

8. 11. Jordan Love, GB 48.80 480.95

9. 9. Baker Mayfield, TB 19.85 463.20

10. 6. Lamar Jackson, BAL DNP 456.90

11. 14. C.J. Stroud, HOU 38.20 443.40

12. 10. Jalen Hurts, PHI -2.25 437.90

13. 13. Trevor Lawrence, JAC 29.00 437.80

14. 12. Matthew Stafford, LAR 31.85 413.25

15. 16. Geno Smith, SEA 24.45 401.05

16. 15. Russell Wilson, DEN DNP 390.50

17. 17. Sam Howell, WAS 15.65 381.25

18. 18. Justin Herbert, LAC DNP 357.65

19. 19. Gardner Minshew, IND 9.05 342.75

20. 20. Kirk Cousins, MIN DNP 296.55

21. Joe Burrow, CIN 290.45; 22. Desmond Ridder, ATL 281.80; 23. Bryce Young, CAR 259.85; 24. Justin Fields, CHI 258.15; 25. Joshua Dobbs, ARI-MIN 256.20; 26. Aidan O’Connell, LV 233.90; 27. Jake Browning, CIN 230.80; 28. Kenny Pickett, PIT 222.50; 29. Zach Wilson, NYJ 215.55; 30. Mac Jones, NE 213.00.

31. Kyler Murray, ARI 203.95; 32. Will Levis, TEN 160.40; 33. Joe Flacco, CLE 157.80; 34. Ryan Tannehill, TEN 154.80; 35t. Tyrod Taylor, NYG 135.05; 35t. Tommy DeVito, NYG 135.05; 37. Deshaun Watson, CLE 123.75; 38. Jimmy Garoppolo, LV 118.25; 39. Nick Mullens, MIN 117.30; 40. Easton Stick, LAC 110.45.

41. Bailey Zappe, NE 106.60; 42. Mason Rudolph, PIT 95.95; 43. Daniel Jones, NYG 93.45; 44. Tyson Bagent, CHI 88.95; 45. Taylor Heinicke, ATL 64.50; 46. Trevor Siemian, NYJ 59.20; 47. Anthony Richardson, IND 56.35; 48. Mitchell Trubisky, PIT 55.60; 49. C.J. Beathard, JAC 52.45; 50. Drew Lock, SEA 52.15.

Week 18 best: Prescott DAL, 53.95 (31-36, 279, 4-1 in win). Season best week: Herbert LAC, 66.25. All-time best week: Ben Roethlisberger PIT, 80.10 (2014).

Week 18 worst (min. 10 attempts): Zappe NE, minus-7.60. (12-30, 88, 0-2 in loss). Season worst week: Howell WAS, minus-13.20. All-time worst week: Tim Hasselbeck WAS, minus-23.20 (2003).

Season most weeks leading: 8—Tagovailoa MIA; 5—Prescott DAL; 3—Cousins MIN; 1 each—Mahomes KC, Allen BUF.

Season most weekly titles: 2 each—Allen BUF, Mahomes KC, Mayfield TB, Prescott DAL; 1 each—Browning Cin, Burrow CIN, Goff DET, Herbert LAC, Howell WAS, Jackson BAL, Purdy SF, Stroud HOU, Tagovailoa MIA, Wilson NYJ.

All-time season-record point total: Peyton Manning DEN, 714.85 (2013).