List of National Football League annual passer rating leaders

In American Football, passer rating is a measure of the performance of passers, primarily quarterbacks.^[1]

Passer rating leaders change

As per the Pro Football Reference and Cold Hard Football Facts.^[2]^[3]

Bart Starr led the league in passer rating five times during the 1960s.

Roger Staubach led the NFL in passer rating 4 times in his 11 year career.

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 times in a row 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.

Key
†	Pro Football Hall of Fame member
^	The player is an active player
*	Set record
(#)	Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list

NFL Annual Passing Rating Leaders
Season	Player	Rating	Team
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	Sammy Baugh (3) †	71.0	Chicago Bears
1947	Sammy Baugh (4) †	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	Bill 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
2022	Tua Tagovailoa^	105.5	Miami Dolphins

Related pages change

References change

↑ "NFL.com – NFL Quarterback Rating Formula". NFL.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
↑ 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

[NFLQBRating-1] "NFL.com – NFL Quarterback Rating Formula". NFL.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2011.

[2] Kerry Byrne, "Yearly league-wide passer rating & passer rating leaders", Cold Hard Football Facts, January 24, 2008

[3] "NFL Year-by-Year Passer Rating Leaders", Pro Football Reference, January 1, 2015

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