Surfer Dude rides wave to gnarly, narrow Week 12 victory in Miami Herald’s latest NFL QB rankings

JACKSONVILLE’S LAWRENCE WINS CLOSE WEEK 12, KANSAS CITY’S MAHOMES MAINTAINS NO. 1 OVERALL, MIAMI’S TUA STAYS IN TOP 10 IN UPDATED MIAMI HERALD NFL QUARTERBACK RANKINGS: Jaguars’ Surfer Dude Trevor Lawrence wins Week 12 honors with a 51.05-point game, edging the Chargers’ Justin Herbert by less than one point. The Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes maintains the overall No. 1 spot in the Miami Herald’s updated NFL quarterback rankings, slightly growing his lead over second place Joe Burrow of the Bengals. The Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa dips one spot to No. 8 overall. Our ratings system is cumulative not percentile based, rewarding players who are consistently productive and avoid injury or benching. QBs on a bye therefore take a temporary hit that evens out over the course of a season. This is the 25th year for the Herald’s Passer Success System (PASS) rankings, which began in 1998, the year before Dan Marino retired -- with Steve Young the first ever season champion. Our rankings factor accuracy, passing yardage, touchdown/interception ratio and team result. They are passer ratings per se and do not include a quarterback’s running statistics. Our updated top 25 (plus other Dolphins) for 2022 entering Week 13:

Miami Herald 2022 NFL QB Rankings

Rk LW Player, Team Week 12 Season

1 1 Patrick Mahomes, KC 33.00 429.25

2 2 Joe Burrow, CIN 28.50 386.55

3 5 Justin Herbert, LAC 50.70 377.20

4 3 Geno Smith, SEA 36.40 373.10

5 4 Tom Brady, TB 33.30 365.55

6 6 Josh Allen, BUF 26.65 349.15

7 10 Kirk Cousins, MIN 48.95 336.00

8 7 Jalen Hurts, PHI 22.65 330.00

9 8 Tua Tagovailoa, MIA 30.95 328.20

10 14 Trevor Lawrence, JAC 51.05 309.75

11 9 Aaron Rodgers, GB 13.00 306.10

12 11 Matt Ryan, IND 19.95 304.60

13 13 Jimmy Garoppolo, SF 34.10 295.05

14 16 Derek Carr, LV 36.75 289.50

15 15 Jared Goff, DET 27.00 284.10

16 12 Kyler Murray, ARI 19.55 280.95

17 17 Jacoby Brissett, CLE 24.50 272.40

18 18 Lamar Jackson, BAL 15.70 254.55

19 20 Daniel Jones, NYG 21.40 252.25

20 19 Matthew Stafford, LAR DNP 234.35

21 21 Andy Dalton, NO 17.20 226.15

22 23 Ryan Tannehill, TEN 24.55 219.80

23 22 Marcus Mariota, ATL 13.70 211.60

24 25 Russell Wilson, DEN 13.10 202.45

25 27 Mac Jones, NE 42.10 195.40

42 41 Teddy Bridgewater, MIA DNP 40.10

48 44 Skylar Thompson, MIA -2.70 14.90

Next five: Davis Mills, HOU, 192.70; Dak Prescott, DAL; Kenny Pickett, PIT; Justin Fields, CHI; Carson Wentz, WAS.

Week 12 best: Lawrence, JAC, 51.05 (29-37, 321, 3-0 in win). Week 12 worst (min. 10 attempts): Bryce Perkins, LAR, 5.00 (13-23, 100, 1-2 in loss).

Record-best week: Ben Roethlisberger, PIT, 80.10 (2014). Record-worst week: Tim Hasselbeck, WAS, minus-23.20 (2003). Season-record point total: Peyton Manning, DEN, 714.85 (2013).