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. The 2020 leader would end up being Rodgers again, who fell second in the history books to his own 2011 record at 121.5.
Passer rating leaders[]
As per the Pro Football Reference and Cold Hard Football Facts.[1][2]
Set record* |
Season | Player | Rating | Team |
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1936 | Arnie Herber | 58.9* | Green Bay Packers |
1937 | Ed Danowski | 72.8* | New York Giants |
1938 | Ed Danowski (2) | 66.9 | New York Giants |
1939 | Parker Hall | 57.5 | Cleveland Rams |
1940 | Sammy Baugh | 85.6* | Washington Redskins |
1941 | Sid Luckman | 95.3* | Chicago Bears |
1942 | Cecil Isbell | 87.0 | Green Bay Packers |
1943 | Sid Luckman (2) | 107.5* | Chicago Bears |
1944 | Frank Filchock | 86.0 | Washington Redskins |
1945 | Sammy Baugh (2) | 109.9* | Washington Redskins |
1946 | Sid Luckman (3) | 71.0 | Chicago Bears |
1947 | Sammy Baugh (3) | 92.0 | Washington Redskins |
1948 | Tommy Thompson | 98.4 | Philadelphia Eagles |
1949 | Tommy Thompson (2) | 84.4 | Philadelphia Eagles |
1950 | Norm Van Brocklin | 85.1 | Los Angeles Rams |
1951 | Bob Waterfield | 81.8 | Los Angeles Rams |
1952 | Tobin Rote | 85.6 | Green Bay Packers |
1953 | Otto Graham | 99.7 | Cleveland Browns |
1954 | Adrian Burk | 80.4 | Philadelphia Eagles |
1955 | Otto Graham (2) | 94.0 | Cleveland Browns |
1956 | Ed Brown | 83.1 | Chicago Bears |
1957 | Tommy O'Connell | 93.3 | Cleveland Browns |
1958 | Johnny Unitas | 90.0 | Baltimore Colts |
1959 | Charlie Conerly | 102.7 | New York Giants |
1960 | Milt Plum | 110.4* | Cleveland Browns |
1961 | Billy Wade | 93.7 | Chicago Bears |
1962 | Bart Starr | 90.7 | Green Bay Packers |
1963 | Y. A. Tittle | 104.8 | New York Giants |
1964 | Bart Starr (2) | 97.1 | Green Bay Packers |
1965 | Johnny Unitas (2) | 97.4 | Baltimore Colts |
1966 | Bart Starr (3) | 105.0 | Green Bay Packers |
1967 | Sonny Jurgensen | 87.3 | Washington Redskins |
1968 | Bart Starr (4) | 104.3 | Green Bay Packers |
1969 | Bart Starr (5) | 89.9 | Green Bay Packers |
1970 | John Brodie | 93.8 | San Francisco 49ers |
1971 | Roger Staubach | 104.8 | Dallas Cowboys |
1972 | Earl Morrall | 91.0 | Miami Dolphins |
1973 | Roger Staubach (2) | 94.6 | Dallas Cowboys |
1974 | Ken Anderson | 95.7 | Cincinnati Bengals |
1975 | Ken Anderson (2) | 93.9 | Cincinnati Bengals |
1976 | Ken Stabler | 103.4 | Oakland Raiders |
1977 | Bob Griese | 87.8 | Miami Dolphins |
1978 | Roger Staubach (3) | 84.9 | Dallas Cowboys |
1979 | Roger Staubach (4) | 92.3 | Dallas Cowboys |
1980 | Brian Sipe | 91.4 | Cleveland Browns |
1981 | Ken Anderson (3) | 98.4 | Cincinnati Bengals |
1982 | Ken Anderson (4) | 95.3 | Cincinnati Bengals |
1983 | Steve Bartkowski | 97.6 | Atlanta Falcons |
1984 | Dan Marino | 108.9 | Miami Dolphins |
1985 | Ken O'Brien | 96.2 | New York Jets |
1986 | Tommy Kramer | 92.6 | Minnesota Vikings |
1987 | Joe Montana | 102.1 | San Francisco 49ers |
1988 | Boomer Esiason | 97.4 | Cincinnati Bengals |
1989 | Joe Montana (2) | 112.4* | San Francisco 49ers |
1990 | Jim Kelly | 101.2 | Buffalo Bills |
1991 | Steve Young | 101.8 | San Francisco 49ers |
1992 | Steve Young (2) | 107.0 | San Francisco 49ers |
1993 | Steve Young (3) | 101.5 | San Francisco 49ers |
1994 | Steve Young (4) | 112.8* | San Francisco 49ers |
1995 | Jim Harbaugh | 100.7 | Indianapolis Colts |
1996 | Steve Young (5) | 97.2 | San Francisco 49ers |
1997 | Steve Young (6) | 104.7 | San Francisco 49ers |
1998 | Randall Cunningham | 106.0 | Minnesota Vikings |
1999 | Kurt Warner | 109.2 | St. Louis Rams |
2000 | Brian Griese | 102.9 | Denver Broncos |
2001 | Kurt Warner (2) | 101.4 | St. Louis Rams |
2002 | Chad Pennington | 104.2 | New York Jets |
2003 | Steve McNair | 100.4 | Tennessee Titans |
2004 | Peyton Manning | 121.1* | Indianapolis Colts |
2005 | Peyton Manning (2) | 104.1 | Indianapolis Colts |
2006 | Peyton Manning (3) | 101.0 | Indianapolis Colts |
2007 | Tom Brady | 117.2 | New England Patriots |
2008 | Philip Rivers | 105.5 | San Diego Chargers |
2009 | Drew Brees | 109.6 | New Orleans Saints |
2010 | Tom Brady (2) | 111.0 | New England Patriots |
2011 | Aaron Rodgers | 122.5* | Green Bay Packers |
2012 | Aaron Rodgers (2) | 108.0 | Green Bay Packers |
2013 | Nick Foles | 119.2 | Philadelphia Eagles |
2014 | Tony Romo | 113.2 | Dallas Cowboys |
2015 | Russell Wilson | 110.1 | Seattle Seahawks |
2016 | Matt Ryan | 117.1 | Atlanta Falcons |
2017 | Alex Smith | 104.7 | Kansas City Chiefs |
2018 | Drew Brees (2) | 115.7 | New Orleans Saints |
2019 | Ryan Tannehill | 117.5 | Tennessee Titans |
2020 | Aaron Rodgers (3) | 121.5 | Green Bay Packers |
2021 | Aaron Rodgers (4) | 111.9 | Green Bay Packers |
- Note: Minimum 10 attempts per team game (prior to 1976); 12 attempts per team game (1976–1977); 14 attempts per team game (1978–present).[3]
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–present, 14 pass attempts per team game (224 pass attempts per season)
Rank | Player | Year | Team | Rating |
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1 | Aaron Rodgers | 2011 | Green Bay Packers | 122.5 |
2 | Aaron Rodgers (2) | 2020 | Green Bay Packers | 121.5 |
3 | Peyton Manning | 2004 | Indianapolis Colts | 121.1 |
4 | Nick Foles | 2013 | Philadelphia Eagles | 119.2 |
5 | Ryan Tannehill | 2019 | Tennessee Titans | 117.5 |
6 | Tom Brady | 2007 | New England Patriots | 117.2 |
7 | Matt Ryan | 2016 | Atlanta Falcons | 117.1 |
8 | Drew Brees | 2019 | New Orleans Saints | 116.3 |
9 | Drew Brees (2) | 2018 | New Orleans Saints | 115.7 |
10 | Peyton Manning (2) | 2013 | Denver Broncos | 115.1 |
11 | Patrick Mahomes | 2018 | Kansas City Chiefs | 113.8 |
12 | Lamar Jackson | 2019 | Baltimore Ravens | 113.3 |
13 | Tony Romo | 2014 | Dallas Cowboys | 113.2 |
14 | Steve Young | 1994 | San Francisco 49ers | 112.8 |
15 | Joe Montana | 1989 | San Francisco 49ers | 112.4 |
Deshaun Watson | 2020 | Houston Texans | ||
17 | Aaron Rodgers (3) | 2014 | Green Bay Packers | 112.2 |
Tom Brady (2) | 2016 | New England Patriots | ||
19 | Otto Graham | 1946 | Cleveland Browns | 112.1 |
20 | Aaron Rodgers (4) | 2021 | Green Bay Packers | 111.9 |
21 | Tom Brady (3) | 2010 | New England Patriots | 111.0 |
22 | Daunte Culpepper | 2004 | Minnesota Vikings | 110.9 |
Russell Wilson | 2018 | Seattle Seahawks | ||
24 | Drew Brees (3) | 2011 | New Orleans Saints | 110.6 |
25 | Milt Plum | 1960 | Cleveland Browns | 110.4 |
Rank | Player | Year | Team | Rating |
Other leagues[]
All-America Football Conference (AAFC)[]
Year | Player | Rating | Team |
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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[]
Titles | Player | Years | Team |
---|---|---|---|
6 | Steve Young | 1991–1994, 1996, 1997 | San Francisco 49ers |
5 | Bart Starr | 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969 | Green Bay Packers |
4 | Roger Staubach | 1971, 1973, 1978, 1979 | Dallas Cowboys |
Ken Anderson | 1974, 1975, 1981, 1982 | Cincinnati Bengals | |
Aaron Rodgers | 2011, 2012, 2020, 2021 | Green Bay Packers |
See also[]
- Passer rating
- List of National Football League career passer rating leaders
- List of National Football League annual passing touchdowns leaders
- List of National Football League annual passing yards leaders
- List of National Football League annual pass completion percentage leaders
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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