best passer rating in a season until 1990

Before 1991, Joe Montana had the best passer rating in a season, with a 112.4 rating in 1989.

Showing

Assumption:14+ ATT/TG
Data note: Passer Rating, Pass Attempts Per Team Game: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	RTG	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Joe Montana J. Montana	112.4	1989	SF	13	271	386	70.2	3,521	9.1	270.8	26	8	6.7	2.1	33	198
2	Milt Plum M. Plum	110.4	1960	CLE	12	151	250	60.4	2,297	9.2	191.4	21	5	8.4	2.0
3	Sammy Baugh S. Baugh	109.9	1945	WAS	8	128	182	70.3	1,669	9.2	208.6	11	4	6.0	2.2
4	Dan Marino D. Marino	108.9	1984	MIA	16	362	564	64.2	5,084	9.0	317.8	48	17	8.5	3.0	13	120
5	Sid Luckman S. Luckman	107.5	1943	CHB	10	110	202	54.5	2,194	10.9	219.4	28	12	13.9	5.9
6	Bart Starr B. Starr	105.0	1966	GB	14	156	251	62.2	2,257	9.0	161.2	14	3	5.6	1.2
7	Roger Staubach R. Staubach	104.8	1971	DAL	13	126	211	59.7	1,882	8.9	144.8	15	4	7.1	1.9	23	175
8	Y.A. Tittle	104.8	1963	NYG	13	221	367	60.2	3,145	8.6	241.9	36	14	9.8	3.8
9	Ken Stabler K. Stabler	103.4	1976	OAK	12	194	291	66.7	2,737	9.4	228.1	27	17	9.3	5.8	19	203
10	Joe Montana J. Montana	102.9	1984	SF	16	279	432	64.6	3,630	8.4	226.9	28	10	6.5	2.3	22	138
11	Charlie Conerly C. Conerly	102.7	1959	NYG	10	113	194	58.2	1,706	8.8	170.6	14	4	7.2	2.1
12	Bert Jones B. Jones	102.5	1976	BAL	14	207	343	60.3	3,104	9.0	221.7	24	9	7.0	2.6	29	284
13	Joe Montana J. Montana	102.1	1987	SF	13	266	398	66.8	3,054	7.7	234.9	31	13	7.8	3.3	22	158
14	Len Dawson L. Dawson	101.7	1966	KC	14	159	284	56.0	2,527	8.9	180.5	26	10	9.2	3.5
15	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	101.2	1990	BUF	14	219	346	63.3	2,829	8.2	202.1	24	9	6.9	2.6	20	158
16	Otto Graham O. Graham	99.7	1953	CLE	12	167	258	64.7	2,722	10.6	226.8	11	9	4.3	3.5
17	Len Dawson L. Dawson	98.6	1968	KC	14	131	224	58.5	2,109	9.4	150.6	17	9	7.6	4.0
18	Ken Anderson K. Anderson	98.4	1981	CIN	16	300	479	62.6	3,754	7.8	234.6	29	10	6.1	2.1	25	140
19	Tommy Thompson T. Thompson	98.4	1948	PHI	12	141	246	57.3	1,965	8.0	163.8	25	11	10.2	4.5
20	Len Dawson L. Dawson	98.3	1962	DLT	14	189	310	61.0	2,759	8.9	197.1	29	17	9.4	5.5
21	Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski	97.6	1983	ATL	14	274	432	63.4	3,167	7.3	226.2	22	5	5.1	1.2	51	348
22	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	97.4	1965	BAL	11	164	282	58.2	2,530	9.0	230.0	23	12	8.2	4.3
23	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	97.4	1988	CIN	16	223	388	57.5	3,572	9.2	223.3	28	14	7.2	3.6	30	245
24	Bart Starr B. Starr	97.1	1964	GB	14	163	272	59.9	2,144	7.9	153.1	15	4	5.5	1.5
25	Joe Theismann J. Theismann	97.0	1983	WAS	16	276	459	60.1	3,714	8.1	232.1	29	11	6.3	2.4	34	242

Unlock 2x data

More NFL News

AJ Barner has a TD catch and runs for a score in Seahawks' 17-3 win over Cardinals

Nov 9, 2026

C.J. Stroud tosses 5 TD passes as Texans rout winless Chargers 44-22. LA finally scores a TD

Nov 9, 2026

49ers cruise past Raiders 38-17

Nov 9, 2026

Milton already 3rd QB to lose a game with Eagles this season. 7-game slide is longest since 2012

Nov 8, 2026

Jaxon Smith-Njigba reaches 1,000 receiving yards in Seahawks' 8th game of season

Nov 8, 2026

Saints hold on for a 23-22 overtime victory over the Browns by stopping a 2-point conversion

Nov 8, 2026

More 49ers Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,980

Purdy

RUSH

457

McCaffrey

REC

483

Kittle

Team Rankings

PPG

29.4

3rd

OPP PPG

19.5

7th

RUSH YDS/G

135.3

7th

PASS YDS/G

247.5

14th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	7	1	.875
Rams	5	4	.556
Seahawks	5	4	.556
Cardinals	3	6	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM
Sun 11/29	SEA	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 12/6	SF	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 12/13	LAR	@	SF	4:25 PM

Last Game

Raiders

4 - 5

Final

49ers

7 - 1

Sun 8 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,618

Love

2,386

Burrow

2,381

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

880

Robinson

872

Walker

847

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

1,036

Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

879

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Burrow

20

Cousins

19

Love

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Gibbs

9

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

7

Watson

7

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

114.8

Burrow

111.7

Lawrence

109.8

Purdy

Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

Young

7.5

Watt

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.3

30.0

29.4

28.6

27.8

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.1

17.9

18.0

18.9

Total Yards Rankings

393.1

387.3

384.1

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

168.6

150.8

148.4

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

290.9

282.3

280.5

268.1

266.8

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

175.2

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

149

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

161.1

Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

127.9

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

98

Bowers

89.8

McBride

82.8

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

106

Shrader

93

Fairbairn

90

Gay

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-2

6-2

5-2

6-3

Worst Record ATS

0-7-1

1-8

2-7

3-6

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	2	1	.688
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	2	5	1	.313
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Bears	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	4	0	.556
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	TB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
Thu 11/12	WAS	@	NYG	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Before 1991, Joe Montana had the best passer rating in a season, with a 112.4 rating in 1989.

Related Searches

More NFL News

More 49ers Stats

1,980

457

483

NFL 2026 Leaders

2,618

2,386

2,381

880

872

847

1,036

904

879

23

20

19

10

9

9

9

7

7

114.8

111.7

109.8

9.5

8.0

7.5

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

175.2

170.4

149

161.1

131.8

127.9

98

89.8

82.8

106

93

90

NFL 2026 Betting

NFL 2026 Standings

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule