best passer rating 1970 to 1979 minimum 1500 attempts

From 1970 through 1979, Roger Staubach had the highest passer rating when throwing 1,500+ pass attempts, with a 83.6 rating.

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Data note: Passer Rating, Passing Attempts: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	RTG	ATT	GP	CMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Roger Staubach R. Staubach	83.6	2,911	125	1,662	57.1	22,279	7.7	178.2	152	107	5.2	3.7	301	2,048
2	Bob Griese B. Griese	81.1	2,391	122	1,392	58.2	18,129	7.6	148.6	140	118	5.9	4.9	225	1,940
3	Bert Jones B. Jones	80.3	1,592	68	890	55.9	11,435	7.2	168.2	78	56	4.9	3.5	159	1,423
4	Ken Stabler K. Stabler	80.2	2,481	130	1,486	59.9	19,078	7.7	146.8	150	143	6.0	5.8	189	1,691
5	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	79.8	3,445	120	2,056	59.7	23,863	6.9	198.9	156	132	4.5	3.8	238	2,048
6	Ken Anderson K. Anderson	78.9	2,785	119	1,570	56.4	20,030	7.2	168.3	125	101	4.5	3.6	271	2,009
7	Greg Landry G. Landry	77.0	1,996	104	1,124	56.3	14,192	7.1	136.5	89	79	4.5	4.0	273	2,119
8	Billy Kilmer B. Kilmer	74.4	2,028	95	1,088	53.6	13,909	6.9	146.4	109	92	5.4	4.5	136	981
9	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	72.8	2,005	80	1,141	56.9	14,739	7.4	184.2	82	101	4.1	5.0	150	1,047
10	Roman Gabriel R. Gabriel	72.5	2,267	95	1,217	53.7	14,038	6.2	147.8	92	74	4.1	3.3	154	1,156
11	Brian Sipe B. Sipe	71.8	1,637	72	902	55.1	11,075	6.8	153.8	77	79	4.7	4.8	127	1,012
12	Craig Morton C. Morton	70.1	2,498	132	1,322	52.9	17,623	7.1	133.5	110	121	4.4	4.8	260	1,951
13	Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson	68.9	2,113	95	1,069	50.6	14,550	6.9	153.2	92	94	4.4	4.4	191	1,535
14	Jim Hart J. Hart	68.9	3,386	128	1,739	51.4	23,026	6.8	179.9	137	145	4.0	4.3	165	1,326
15	Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw	67.5	2,859	129	1,474	51.6	19,918	7.0	154.4	147	163	5.1	5.7	239	2,163
16	Steve Grogan S. Grogan	66.3	1,666	73	831	49.9	12,151	7.3	166.5	89	102	5.3	6.1	120	1,042
17	Archie Manning A. Manning	65.4	2,587	105	1,405	54.3	16,568	6.4	157.8	87	123	3.4	4.8	276	2,147
18	Jim Zorn J. Zorn	65.0	1,638	56	845	51.6	11,202	6.8	200.0	63	84	3.8	5.1	103	724
19	John Hadl J. Hadl	64.8	2,175	112	1,124	51.7	14,477	6.7	129.3	101	123	4.6	5.7	161	1,324
20	Mike Livingston M. Livingston	62.9	1,590	81	828	52.1	10,172	6.4	125.6	52	77	3.3	4.8	141	1,268
21	Dan Pastorini D. Pastorini	61.0	2,768	125	1,426	51.5	16,864	6.1	134.9	96	139	3.5	5.0	222	1,977
22	Jim Plunkett J. Plunkett	60.4	2,009	91	990	49.3	13,306	6.6	146.2	85	118	4.2	5.9	204	1,817
23	Joe Namath J. Namath	59.9	1,719	71	860	50.0	12,176	7.1	171.5	76	116	4.4	6.7	96	935
24	Mike Phipps M. Phipps	52.7	1,660	109	814	49.0	9,705	5.8	89.0	51	99	3.1	6.0	160	1,404

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PASS

1,639

Prescott

RUSH

317

Williams

REC

577

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

25.2

12th

OPP PPG

26.5

25th

RUSH YDS/G

76.0

31st

PASS YDS/G

273.2

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	TEN	@	DAL	1:00 PM

Last Game

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2 - 4

Final

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4 - 2

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,784

Maye

1,714

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

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7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

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118.1

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

20.3

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

390.7

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

159.8

154.3

151.5

149.5

148.8

128.2

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

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Fantasy K Rankings

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Shrader

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Reichard

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4-1

4-1-1

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000