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]
Bart Starr led the league in passer rating five times during the 1960s.
Steve Young led the league in passer rating for a record four consecutive times and a record six overall times.
Peyton Manning led the league for three consecutive times during the 2000s.
Aaron Rodgers set the single-season NFL record for passer rating at 122.5 in 2011.
Tom Brady has led the league in passer rating twice.
Matt Ryan was the NFL leader in passer rating in 2016.
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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–present, 14 pass attempts per team game – 14 × 16 = 224 attempts for the season
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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