Bears quarterback Jay Cutler improved six spots from last year to finish 17th in ESPN’s Total QBR.

Cutler’s 60.7 overall QBR placed him ahead of New York’s Eli Manning (60.5), Houston’s Brian Hoyer (59.6) and San Diego’s Philip Rivers (59.4).

Total QBR calculates efficiency on a per-play basis, taking into account pass attempts, run plays, penalized plays and sacks.

Cutler additionally had a Points Above Average (PAA) of +19.3, meaning that he added over 19 more points to the Bears than an average quarterback would have with the same number of action plays.

The last seven quarterbacks to win the MVP finished the season ranked in the top of PAA, including four who lead the league.

Cutler actually ranked 5th in ESPN’s Total QBR (67.1) in 2013, before he plummeted to No. 23 (52.8) in Marc Trestman’s final season on the job.

Arizona’s Carson Palmer led all NFL quarterbacks with an 82.1 Total QBR in 2015.