What is the formula that is used to determine a quarterbacks rating?
— Tracie (Wauwatosa, WI) Adopted in 1973, the quarterback rating takes four areas into consideration: 1) Percentage of completions per attempt, 2) Average yards gained per attempt, 3) Percentage of touchdown passes per attempt and 4) Percentage of interceptions per attempt. The idea behind the computations is that quarterback excellence is 70 percent completions, 10 percent touchdowns, 1.5 percent interceptions and 11 yards average gain per pass attempt. Calculating Brett Favre’s quarterback rating for 2002 would work like this: Percentage of Completions: Favre completed 341 of 551 attempts this season, or 61.89 percent. Take that percentage (61.89), and subtract 30 (31.89), then multiply by 0.05. The result is a point rating of 1.595. (Note: The highest that can be awarded for any category is 2.375). Average Yards Per Attempt: Favre passed for 3,658 yards on 551 attempts, resulting in an average of 6.64. Take that average (6.64) and subtract 3 (3.64), then multiply by 0.25. The resul
