Justin Herbert’s epic game wins Week 3 for virtual 3-way tie for No. 1 in Herald QB rankings

EPIC WEEK 3 TITLE BY CHARGERS’ HERBERT VAULTS HIM INTO NEAR THREE-WAY TIE FOR SEASON LEAD IN MIAMI HERALD’S 26TH YEAR OF NFL QUARTERBACK RANKINGS: The Chargers’ Justin Herbert scored a mammoth 66.25-point game to win Week 3 honors and vault from 11th place to second in the Miami Herald’s updated NFL Quarterback Rankings. Herbert’s 40-for-47, 405-yard, three-touchdown performance resulted in the fifth-highest single-week total in the 26-year history of the Herald rankings, and the best week since 2015. Leader Kirk Cousins of Minnesota,Herbert and Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa are in a virtual three-way tie for the season lead in what is a three-man race early on. The Passer Success System (PASS) rankings began in 1998, with Steve Young the inaugural season champ. 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 updated 2023 top 20 entering Week 4:

Miami Herald 2023 NFL QB Rankings

Rk LW Player, Team Week 3 Season

1. 1. Kirk Cousins, MIN 38.35 128.75

2. 11. Justin Herbert, LAC 66.25 127.90

3. 3. Tua Tagovailoa, MIA 52.45 127.20

4. 4. Jared Goff, DET 28.15 100.95

5. 14. Patrick Mahomes, KC 42.60 100.15

6. 2. Josh Allen, BUF 23.90 99.40

7. 9. C.J. Stroud, HOU 35.00 97.30

8t. 16. Brock Purdy, SF 39.50 94.80

8t. 7. Geno Smith, SEA 29.80 94.80

10. 6. Mac Jones, NE 19.05 88.40

11. 10. Dak Prescott, DAL 22.45 84.35

12. 13. Russell Wilson, DEN 23.30 83.55

13. 12. Lamar Jackson, BAL 23.10 83.40

14. 5. Baker Mayfield, TB 12.30 81.80

15. 17. Jalen Hurts, PHI 24.85 80.00

16. 28. Deshaun Watson, CLE 46.45 77.90

17. 19. Trevor Lawrence, JAC 27.95 77.80

18. 23. Joshua Dobbs, ARI 30.45 74.45

19. 22. Jimmy Garoppolo, LV 25.20 71.45

20. 15. Matthew Stafford, LAR 13.45 70.50

Bubble: DerekCarr, NO, 68.80. Dropouts: Sam Howell, WAS, 8th to22nd; Carr, NO, 18-21; and Jordan Love, GB, 20-24.

Week 3 best: Herbert, LAC, 66.25 (40-47, 405, 3-0in win). Week 3 worst (min. 10 attempts): Justin Fields, CHI, 4.95(11-22, 99, 1-1 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).