RayClay

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I saw Tom Brady finished the season with a 117.2 passer rating. Where does this rank all time? I know he didn't break the completion percentage record, but did he take the passer rating record?
Edvin Jenssen, Trondheim, Norway

A: This ranks second all-time, behind Peyton Manning, who had a 121.1 rating in the 2004 season. Yet the interesting part of this is that when comparing Brady's 2007 stats to Manning's 2004 stats, Brady had more completions, a higher completion percentage, more yards, more touchdowns and fewer interceptions.



http://www.boston.com/sports/footbal...stions/?page=4

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DaedalusX

Sounds to me more like a failing in the passer rating formula than a legitimate justification for Brady hitting second on the all-time list. Given the categories he beat Peyton out in between those two years, I don't think that conclusion just comes from being a homer, either.

BoTown

Brady had 81 more pass attempts, so that may have factored in to it somewhere. Though it still doesn't make sense given that Brady's completion % was still better.

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MRBLAZE

I noticed this too, it's lame. What are ya gonna do though.

fnordcircle

Fewer TDs per attempt is what I'm guessing.

Doesn't matter to me because those 81 attempts factor out to what, 5 more attempts a game? I bet Tom would have traded 5 more attempts per game in order to have played 11 out of 16 games in a dome.

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MRBLAZE

Exactly!!



He also would have thrown 50 TD's a hell of a lot sooner if he'd been in a dome.

DarrylS

Doesn't Aikman have a different rating system that many fans consider more viable than this system??

Sorry they rate the whole offensive performance:

http://troyaikman.wordpress.com/cate...iency-ratings/

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Drewwho

Think about this...ONLY 8 int's in 558 attempts. That is the best ever! Also, his TD/INT ratio of 50/8 is the best ever.

RhodyPatriot

578 pass attempts - 50 TD's - 8 interceptions
Best ever by the best ever!!!

Miguel

http://www.primecomputing.com/formula.htm

a = (((Comp/Att) * 100) -30) / 20
b = ((TDs/Att) * 100) / 5
c = (9.5 - ((Int/Att) * 100)) / 4
d = ((Yards/Att) - 3) / 4

a, b, c and d can not be greater than 2.375 or less than zero.

QB Rating = (a + b + c + d) / .06

For Manning
a=(((336/497 *100)-30/20 = (67.60563-30)/20=37.60563/20=1.88028169
b=(49/497) * 100)/5=9.859155/5=1.971831
c=(9.5-((Int/att) *100))/4=9.5-((10/497)*100)/4)=(9.5-2.012072)/4=7.487928/4=1.871982
d=(4557/497) -3/4=(9.169014-3)/4=6.169014/4=1.542254

QB =(1.880282+1.911831+1.871982+1.542254)/.06=7.266348/.06=121.1058

For Brady
a=(398/578*100)-30/20=(68.85813-30)/20=38.85813/20=1.942907
b=(50/578)*100/5=8.650519/5=1.730104
c=(9.5-(Int/att) *100))/4=9.5-((8/578)*100/4=(9.5-1.384083)/4=8.115917/4=2.028979
d=(4806/578)-3)/4=(8.314879-3)/4=5.3134879/4=1.32872

QB rating=(1.942907+1.730101+2.028979+1.32872)/.06=7.030709/.06=117.1785

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