List of National Football League annual passer rating leaders
This is a list of National Football League quarterbacks who have led the regular season in passer rating each year. The record for highest passer rating in a season is held by Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers who had 122.5 in 2011. Steve Young is the only quarterback to lead the NFL in passer rating in six different seasons. Len Dawson achieved the same feat in the AFL.
Passer rating leaders
As per the Pro Football Reference and Cold Hard Football Facts.[1][2]
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Top 25 Single Season Passer Rating
List includes qualifying players only[4]. Click on heading to sort.
Season Minimum:
- Prior to 1976, 10 pass attempts per team game
- 1978-now, 14 pass attempts per team game - 14 x 16 = 224 attempts for the season
Rank | Player | Year | Team | Rating |
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1 | Aaron Rodgers | 2011 | Green Bay Packers | 122.5 |
2 | Peyton Manning | 2004 | Indianapolis Colts | 121.1 |
3 | Nick Foles | 2013 | Philadelphia Eagles | 119.2 |
4 | Ryan Tannehill | 2019 | Tennessee Titans | 117.5 |
5 | Tom Brady | 2007 | New England Patriots | 117.2 |
6 | Matt Ryan | 2016 | Atlanta Falcons | 117.1 |
7 | Drew Brees | 2019 | New Orleans Saints | 116.3 |
8 | Drew Brees (2) | 2018 | New Orleans Saints | 115.7 |
9 | Peyton Manning (2) | 2013 | Denver Broncos | 115.1 |
10 | Patrick Mahomes | 2018 | Kansas City Chiefs | 113.8 |
11 | Lamar Jackson | 2019 | Baltimore Ravens | 113.3 |
12 | Tony Romo | 2014 | Dallas Cowboys | 113.2 |
13 | Steve Young | 1994 | San Francisco 49ers | 112.8 |
14 | Joe Montana | 1989 | San Francisco 49ers | 112.4 |
15 | Aaron Rodgers (2) | 2014 | Green Bay Packers | 112.2 |
Tom Brady (2) | 2016 | New England Patriots | ||
17 | Tom Brady (3) | 2010 | New England Patriots | 111.0 |
18 | Daunte Culpepper | 2004 | Minnesota Vikings | 110.9 |
Russell Wilson | 2018 | Seattle Seahawks | ||
20 | Drew Brees (3) | 2011 | New Orleans Saints | 110.6 |
21 | Milt Plum | 1960 | Cleveland Browns | 110.4 |
22 | Russell Wilson (2) | 2015 | Seattle Seahawks | 110.1 |
23 | Sammy Baugh | 1945 | Washington Redskins | 109.9 |
24 | Drew Brees (4) | 2009 | New Orleans Saints | 109.6 |
25 | Kurt Warner | 1999 | St. Louis Rams | 109.2 |
Rank | Player | Team | Season | Rating |
Other leagues
All-America Football Conference (AAFC)
Year | Player | Rating | Team |
---|---|---|---|
1946 | Otto Graham | 112.1 | Cleveland Browns |
1947 | Otto Graham | 109.2 | Cleveland Browns |
1948 | Frankie Albert | 102.9 | San Francisco 49ers |
1949 | Otto Graham | 97.5 | Cleveland Browns |
American Football League (AFL)
Year | Player | Rating | Team |
---|---|---|---|
1960 | Tom Flores | 71.8 | Oakland Raiders |
1961 | George Blanda | 91.3 | Houston Oilers |
1962 | Len Dawson | 98.3 | Dallas Texans |
1963 | Tobin Rote | 86.7 | San Diego Chargers |
1964 | Len Dawson | 89.9 | Kansas City Chiefs |
1965 | Len Dawson | 81.3 | Kansas City Chiefs |
1966 | Len Dawson | 101.7 | Kansas City Chiefs |
1967 | Len Dawson | 83.7 | Kansas City Chiefs |
1968 | Len Dawson | 98.6 | Kansas City Chiefs |
1969 | Greg Cook | 88.3 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Most titles
Player | Titles | Years | Team |
---|---|---|---|
Steve Young | 6 | 1991–1994, 1996, 1997 | San Francisco 49ers |
Bart Starr | 5 | 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969 | Green Bay Packers |
Roger Staubach | 4 | 1971, 1973, 1978, 1979 | Dallas Cowboys |
Ken Anderson | 1974, 1975, 1981, 1982 | Cincinnati Bengals |
See also
References
- Kerry Byrne, "Yearly league-wide passer rating & passer rating leaders", Cold Hard Football Facts, January 24, 2008
- "NFL Year-by-Year Passer Rating Leaders", Pro Football Reference, January 1, 2015
- "Minimum Requirements For Football Leaderboards". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- "Official 2017 National Football League Record & Fact Book" (PDF). NFL. p. 310. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
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