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The year on this is a bit in the past, but not so much that the concept won't hold up:and thus tells me that QB rating has very little to do with winning. lol Yards per pass is more about what happens after the catch is made than the throw itself. The thing that wins, is constant consistency, not a couple big plays and a couple bad plays.
Since 1966, the start of the Super Bowl era, there have been 219 quarterbacks who have had a Passer Rating of 100.0 or higher in a playoff game. Of those 219 games, the QB’s team has won 192 of those games, a winning percentage of .877. You can certainly make the point that a good QB performance (100.0 or better) in a playoff game will lead to victory and advancement in the post-season.
QBs who had terrible games, a Passer Rating under 50 in a playoff game. Since 1966, there have been 190 playoff games where the QB had a Passer Rating under 50 in that game. Those teams have won only 24 of the 190 games, a winning percentage of only .126.
QB success a key to NFL playoff victories
Passer rating isn't perfect, but it's a good place to start.