This has to be one of the bigger head scratching stats I have seen in a while. I was looking at the Jets Bills box score and the QBR numbers caught my eye.
Tim Boyle 7/14 33yds 0TD 1INT 1 Sack 1rush attempt for 1 yard QBR 50.2
50% completion, NFL avg 64.9%
2.4 yard/attempt average, the NFL avg is 7.0
4.7 yards per completion, NFL average is 10.8
So I decided to grab every QBR rating for Sunday(and Passer Rating to keep us all grounded in reality).
That legendary Tim Boyle performance you witnessed, according to QBR, was the 13th best qb performance on Sunday.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore/_/gameId/401547543
Tim Boyle for Joe Burrow? Let me think about it
Tim Boyle for Josh Allen? Maybe if you throw in a 3rd round pick.
Tim Boyle for C.J. Stroud? C.J. Stround and who else?
Tim Boyle for Tua Tagovailoa? If you toss in a 1st rounder we can talk.
Tim Boyle for Russell Wilson? Hang up the phone scoffing at the unmitigated gall for even calling me.
Whew, thank you QBR for keeping me from looking like a complete idiot as a NFL GM.
QBR is worthless. Why do people give it so much attention? This just proves how stupid of a “stat” that it is.
You have too much time on your hands
ESPN once had a two INT Charlie Batch game as its best game under QBR. Then they went back and fixed their model.
Wait, what?
Isn’t QBR specifically designed to devalue certain plays (like Allen’s end of half INT)?
How did he end up with such a bad QBR?