NFL QB ratings 2001-2009; Peyton Manning = blue, Tom Brady = red.
QB ratings have long been my favorite football statistic, and I noticed that this season the numbers seem unusually high. Doubtless there will be some regression to the mean before the season is over, but the chart above confirms the increasing trend.
I hope the chart is pretty self explanatory. It is the QB rating distribution in the NFL for each of the last nine seasons, with the distribution furthest to the right representing this season, and with Peyton Manning and Tom Brady highlighted in blue and red, respectively.
In case there are other Philip Rivers fans in the audience, the chart below is exactly the same except with different players highlighted.
NFL QB ratings 2001-2009; Philip Rivers = red, Eli Manning = blue, Drew Brees = peach, Ben Roethlisberger = yellow.
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