Before 1995, Joe Montana had the highest passer rating when throwing 2,500+ pass attempts, with a 92.3 rating.
Interpreted as:
highest passer rating by a player before 1995 with 2500 or more passing attempts| NAME | RTG | ATT | GP | CMP | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Montana | 92.3 | 5,391 | 192 | 3,409 | 63.2 | 40,551 | 7.5 | 211.2 | 273 | 139 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 313 | 2,095 |
| 2 |  | D. Marino | 88.2 | 6,049 | 172 | 3,604 | 59.6 | 45,173 | 7.5 | 262.6 | 328 | 185 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 178 | 1,270 |
| 3 |  | J. Kelly | 85.8 | 3,942 | 132 | 2,397 | 60.8 | 29,527 | 7.5 | 223.7 | 201 | 143 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 260 | 1,959 |
| 4 |  | R. Staubach | 83.4 | 2,958 | 131 | 1,685 | 57.0 | 22,700 | 7.7 | 173.3 | 153 | 109 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 313 | 2,154 |
| 5 | | D. Krieg | 83.0 | 4,390 | 171 | 2,562 | 58.4 | 32,114 | 7.3 | 187.8 | 231 | 166 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 425 | 3,295 |
| 6 | | N. Lomax | 82.7 | 3,153 | 108 | 1,817 | 57.6 | 22,771 | 7.2 | 210.8 | 136 | 90 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 362 | 2,700 |
| 7 | | S. Jurgensen | 82.6 | 4,262 | 218 | 2,433 | 57.1 | 32,224 | 7.6 | 147.8 | 255 | 189 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 94 | 748 |
| 8 | | L. Dawson | 82.6 | 3,741 | 211 | 2,136 | 57.1 | 28,711 | 7.7 | 136.1 | 239 | 183 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 167 | 1,423 |
| 9 | | K. Anderson | 81.9 | 4,475 | 192 | 2,654 | 59.3 | 32,838 | 7.3 | 171.0 | 197 | 160 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 398 | 2,875 |
| 10 | | B. Kosar | 81.8 | 3,225 | 114 | 1,896 | 58.8 | 22,394 | 6.9 | 196.4 | 120 | 82 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 261 | 1,598 |
| 11 | | D. White | 81.7 | 2,950 | 166 | 1,761 | 59.7 | 21,959 | 7.4 | 132.3 | 155 | 132 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 241 | 2,083 |
| 12 | | B. Esiason | 81.6 | 4,291 | 158 | 2,440 | 56.9 | 31,874 | 7.4 | 201.7 | 207 | 153 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 267 | 2,088 |
| 13 | | B. Starr | 80.5 | 3,149 | 196 | 1,808 | 57.4 | 24,718 | 7.8 | 126.1 | 152 | 138 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 59 | 533 |
| 14 | | K. O'Brien | 80.4 | 3,602 | 129 | 2,110 | 58.6 | 25,094 | 7.0 | 194.5 | 128 | 98 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 353 | 2,654 |
| 15 | | F. Tarkenton | 80.4 | 6,467 | 246 | 3,686 | 57.0 | 47,003 | 7.3 | 191.1 | 342 | 266 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 274 | 2,337 |
| 16 |  | W. Moon | 80.3 | 5,147 | 156 | 3,003 | 58.3 | 37,949 | 7.4 | 243.3 | 214 | 185 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 344 | 2,638 |
| 17 |  | D. Fouts | 80.2 | 5,604 | 181 | 3,297 | 58.8 | 43,040 | 7.7 | 237.8 | 254 | 242 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 319 | 2,304 |
| 18 | | R. Cunningham | 79.4 | 3,241 | 115 | 1,805 | 55.7 | 22,272 | 6.9 | 193.7 | 147 | 100 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 409 | 3,054 |
| 19 | | J. Everett | 79.0 | 3,817 | 123 | 2,193 | 57.5 | 27,613 | 7.2 | 224.5 | 164 | 141 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 207 | 1,491 |
| 20 | | B. Hebert | 78.8 | 2,588 | 100 | 1,517 | 58.6 | 18,218 | 7.0 | 182.2 | 111 | 98 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 151 | 1,105 |
| 21 | | P. Simms | 78.5 | 4,647 | 164 | 2,576 | 55.4 | 33,462 | 7.2 | 204.0 | 199 | 157 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 477 | 3,418 |
| 22 | | B. Jones | 78.2 | 2,551 | 102 | 1,430 | 56.1 | 18,190 | 7.1 | 178.3 | 124 | 101 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 232 | 2,020 |
| 23 |  | J. Unitas | 78.2 | 5,186 | 211 | 2,830 | 54.6 | 40,239 | 7.8 | 190.7 | 290 | 253 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 74 | 590 |
| 24 | | J. McMahon | 78.1 | 2,568 | 113 | 1,488 | 57.9 | 18,103 | 7.0 | 160.2 | 100 | 90 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 226 | 1,344 |
| 25 | | J. Theismann | 77.4 | 3,602 | 167 | 2,044 | 56.7 | 25,206 | 7.0 | 150.9 | 160 | 138 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 340 | 2,757 |
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |