best passer rating in a season until 2006

Before 2007, Peyton Manning had the best passer rating in a season, with a 121.1 rating in 2004.

Interpreted as:
best passer rating with a minimum of 14 passing attempts per team game by a player in a season until 2006
NAMERTGSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
121.1
2004
IND IND
16
336
497
67.6
4,557
9.2
284.8
49
10
9.9
2.0
13
101
2Steve Young
S. Young
112.8
1994
SF SF
16
324
461
70.3
3,969
8.6
248.1
35
10
7.6
2.2
31
163
3Joe Montana
J. Montana
112.4
1989
SF SF
13
271
386
70.2
3,521
9.1
270.8
26
8
6.7
2.1
33
198
4Daunte Culpepper
D. Culpepper
110.9
2004
MIN MIN
16
379
548
69.2
4,717
8.6
294.8
39
11
7.1
2.0
46
238
5Milt Plum
M. Plum
110.4
1960
CLE CLE
12
151
250
60.4
2,297
9.2
191.4
21
5
8.4
2.0
6Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
109.9
1945
WAS WAS
8
128
182
70.3
1,669
9.2
208.6
11
4
6.0
2.2
7Kurt Warner
K. Warner
109.2
1999
STL STL
16
325
499
65.1
4,353
8.7
272.1
41
13
8.2
2.6
29
201
8Dan Marino
D. Marino
108.9
1984
MIA MIA
16
362
564
64.2
5,084
9.0
317.8
48
17
8.5
3.0
13
120
9Sid Luckman
S. Luckman
107.5
1943
CHB CHB
10
110
202
54.5
2,194
10.9
219.4
28
12
13.9
5.9
10Steve Young
S. Young
107.0
1992
SF SF
16
268
402
66.7
3,465
8.6
216.6
25
7
6.2
1.7
29
152
11Randall Cunningham
R. Cunningham
106.0
1998
MIN MIN
15
259
425
60.9
3,704
8.7
246.9
34
10
8.0
2.4
20
132
12Bart Starr
B. Starr
105.0
1966
GB GB
14
156
251
62.2
2,257
9.0
161.2
14
3
5.6
1.2
13Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
104.8
1971
DAL DAL
13
126
211
59.7
1,882
8.9
144.8
15
4
7.1
1.9
23
175
14Drew Brees
D. Brees
104.8
2004
SD SD
15
262
400
65.5
3,159
7.9
210.6
27
7
6.8
1.8
18
131
15Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
104.8
1963
NYG NYG
13
221
367
60.2
3,145
8.6
241.9
36
14
9.8
3.8
16Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
104.7
2004
PHI PHI
15
300
469
64.0
3,875
8.3
258.3
31
8
6.6
1.7
32
192
17Steve Young
S. Young
104.7
1997
SF SF
15
241
356
67.7
3,029
8.5
201.9
19
6
5.3
1.7
35
220
18Chad Pennington
C. Pennington
104.2
2002
NYJ NYJ
15
275
399
68.9
3,120
7.8
208.0
22
6
5.5
1.5
22
135
19Peyton Manning
P. Manning
104.1
2005
IND IND
16
305
453
67.3
3,747
8.3
234.2
28
10
6.2
2.2
17
81
20Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
103.4
1976
OAK OAK
12
194
291
66.7
2,737
9.4
228.1
27
17
9.3
5.8
19
203
21Brian Griese
B. Griese
102.9
2000
DEN DEN
10
216
336
64.3
2,688
8.0
268.8
19
4
5.7
1.2
17
139
22Joe Montana
J. Montana
102.9
1984
SF SF
16
279
432
64.6
3,630
8.4
226.9
28
10
6.5
2.3
22
138
23Charlie Conerly
C. Conerly
102.7
1959
NYG NYG
10
113
194
58.2
1,706
8.8
170.6
14
4
7.2
2.1
24Bert Jones
B. Jones
102.5
1976
BAL BAL
14
207
343
60.3
3,104
9.0
221.7
24
9
7.0
2.6
29
284
25Joe Montana
J. Montana
102.1
1987
SF SF
13
266
398
66.8
3,054
7.7
234.9
31
13
7.8
3.3
22
158
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250.4

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2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Colts Colts
8
5
0
.615
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Titans Titans
2
11
0
.154
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
IND IND
@
SEA SEA
4:25 PM
Mon
12/22
SF SF
@
IND IND
8:15 PM
Sun
12/28
JAX JAX
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
IND IND
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Last Game
IND Colts

8 - 5

19

Final

36

JAX Jaguars

9 - 4

Sun 7 Dec 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13
Sat
9/6
HOU HOU
@
LAR LAR
9-14
Sat
9/6
DET DET
@
GB GB
13-27

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BUF BUF
@
NE NE
1:00 PM