The King is back: Mahomes wins Week 7, climbs to No. 1; Tua falls to 3rd in Herald NFL QB rankings

KING REGAINS HIS THRONE: CHIEFS’ PATRICK MAHOMES WINS WEEK 7, SOARS TO NO. 1 OVERALL; DOLPHINS’ TUA DIPS TO THIRD IN MIAMI HERALD’S UPDATED NFL QUARTERBACK RANKINGS: Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes, the 2022 season champion, wins Week 7 with a 57.20-point game to leap from fifth place to No. 1 overall in the updated Miami Herald NFL quarterback rankings. It is the first weekly title and the first time at No. 1 this season for Mahomes. Minnesota’s Kirk Cousins moves up to second, knocking Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa to third and ending his three week-stay at No. 1. This is the 26th season for the Herald’s Passer Success System (PASS) rankings, which began in 1998 with Steve Young the inaugural season champion. Our ratings system is cumulative not percentile-based, rewarding players who are consistently productive and avoid injury or benching. Because it is cumulative, players on a bye week take a temporary hit that evens out over the course of a season. 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 8:

Miami Herald 2023 NFL QB Rankings

Rk LW Player, Team W7 Season

1 5 Patrick Mahomes, KC 57.20 261.85

2 4 Kirk Cousins, MIN 51.90 256.85

3 1 Tua Tagovailoa, MIA 24.80 253.60

4 3 Josh Allen, BUF 29.25 238.05

5 2 Jared Goff, DET 24.20 233.10

6 9 Jalen Hurts, PHI 36.95 208.05

7 7 Trevor Lawrence, JAC 29.20 205.15

8 13 Lamar Jackson, BAL 46.85 204.50

9 6 Brock Purdy, SF 22.60 201.40

10 8 Sam Howell, WAS 11.45 186.45

11 14 Russell Wilson, DEN 28.70 182.95

12 11 Justin Herbert, LAC 13.95 178.55

13 17 Derek Carr, NO 26.05 172.00

14 18 Desmond Ridder, ATL 30.50 171.50

15 19 Geno Smith, SEA 30.95 168.40

16 10 Dak Prescott, DAL BYE 166.65

17 15 Matthew Stafford, LAR 10.55 163.40

18 12 C.J. Stroud, HOU BYE 163.00

19 24 Mac Jones, NE 44.60 161.00

20 20 Baker Mayfield, TB 25.75 157.15

Week 7 best: Mahomes, KC, 57.20 (32-42, 424, 4-1 in win). Week 7 worst (min. 10 attempts): Brian Hoyer, LV, 2.45 (17-32, 129, 0-2 in loss). Bubble: Joe Burrow, CIN, 147.50. Dropouts: Burrow, CIN, 16th to 21st. 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).