Week 13 of the 2023 NFL season is set to begin on Thursday night, and they are 9-3 and enjoying a much-needed bye after twelve straight weeks of physical football.
Lamar Jackson is an MVP candidate, and one of the actual measuring sticks of his candidacy will be where he lands in Total QBR entering the playoffs.
When evaluating quarterback play, a trusted metric is ESPN’s Total QBR rating, which does more than take into account statistics.
According to ESPN, Adjusted Total Quarterback Rating (QBR) “values the quarterback on all play types on a 0-100 scale adjusted for the strength of opposing defenses.”
So where do Jackson and other NFL quarterbacks, including the Cowboys Dak Prescott, Eagles’ Jalen Hurts, 49ers’ Brock Purdy, Bills’ Josh Allen, and Chiefs Patrick Mahomes, rank entering Week 13 of the 2023 NFL season?
Here’s a look at the QBR ratings for all 32 NFL quarterbacks going into Week 13 of the 2023 season and ahead of Cowboys vs. Seahawks.
30
Zach Wilson
Total QBR entering week 13: 30.8
29
Bryce Young
Total QBR entering Week 13: 32.2
28
Mac Jones
Total QBR entering Week 13: 36.5
27
Kenny Pickett
Total QBR entering Week 13: 38.0
26
Desmond Ridder
Total QBR entering Week 13: 38.1
25
Daniel Jones
Total QBR entering Week 13: 39.1
24
Deshaun Watson
Total QBR entering Week 13: 44.2
23
Justin Fields
Total QBR entering Week 13: 44.5
22
Derek Carr
Total QBR entering Week 13: 47.4
21
Sam Howell
Total QBR entering Week 13: 49.7
20
Geno Smith
Total QBR entering Week 13: 50.1
19
Jordan Love
Total QBR entering Week 13: 52.6
18
Baker Mayfield
Total QBR entering Week 13: 53.0
17
Joe Burrow
Total QBR entering Week 13: 53.0
16
Russell Wilson
Total QBR entering Week 13: 54.6
15
Joshua Dobbs
Total QBR entering Week 13: 54.9
14
Matthew Stafford
Total QBR entering Week 13: 57.4
13
Gardner Minshew
Total QBR entering Week 13: 58.5
12
Lamar Jackson
Total QBR entering Week 13: 58.5
11
Jared Goff
Total QBR entering Week 13: 58.7
10
Tua Tagovailoa
Total QBR entering Week 13: 60.0
9
Trevor Lawrence
]Total QBR entering Week 13: 61.4
8
C.J. Stroud
Total QBR entering Week 13: 62.7
7
Kirk Cousins
Total QBR entering Week 13: 63.2
6
Jalen Hurts
Total QBR entering Week 13: 63.5
5
Justin Herbert
Total QBR entering Week 13: 70.2
4
Patrick Mahomes
Total QBR entering Week 13: 70.3
3
Josh Allen
Total QBR entering Week 13: 72.1
2
Dak Prescott
Total QBR entering Week 13: 75.3
1
Brock Purdy
Total QBR entering Week 13: 75.6