highest passer rating by a player in 2016

Matt Ryan had the best passer rating in 2016, with a 117.1 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest passer rating with a minimum of 14 passing attempts per team game by a player in 2016
NAMERTGSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
117.1
2016
ATL ATL
16
373
534
69.9
4,944
9.3
309.0
38
7
7.1
1.3
37
235
2Tom Brady
T. Brady
112.2
2016
NE NE
12
291
432
67.4
3,554
8.2
296.2
28
2
6.5
0.5
15
87
3Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
104.9
2016
DAL DAL
16
311
459
67.8
3,667
8.0
229.2
23
4
5.0
0.9
25
143
4Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
104.2
2016
GB GB
16
401
610
65.7
4,428
7.3
276.8
40
7
6.6
1.1
35
246
5Drew Brees
D. Brees
101.7
2016
NO NO
16
471
673
70.0
5,208
7.7
325.5
37
15
5.5
2.2
27
184
6Sam Bradford
S. Bradford
99.3
2016
MIN MIN
15
395
552
71.6
3,877
7.0
258.5
20
5
3.6
0.9
37
276
7Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
97.2
2016
WAS WAS
16
406
606
67.0
4,917
8.1
307.3
25
12
4.1
2.0
23
190
8Derek Carr
D. Carr
96.7
2016
OAK OAK
15
357
560
63.8
3,937
7.0
262.5
28
6
5.0
1.1
16
79
9Andrew Luck
A. Luck
96.4
2016
IND IND
15
346
545
63.5
4,240
7.8
282.7
31
13
5.7
2.4
41
268
10Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
95.6
2016
TEN TEN
15
276
451
61.2
3,426
7.6
228.4
26
9
5.8
2.0
23
156
11Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
95.4
2016
PIT PIT
14
328
509
64.4
3,819
7.5
272.8
29
13
5.7
2.6
17
141
12Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
93.5
2016
MIA MIA
13
261
389
67.1
2,995
7.7
230.4
19
12
4.9
3.1
29
216
13Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
93.3
2016
DET DET
16
388
594
65.3
4,327
7.3
270.4
24
10
4.0
1.7
37
216
14Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
92.6
2016
SEA SEA
16
353
546
64.7
4,219
7.7
263.7
21
11
3.8
2.0
41
293
15Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
91.8
2016
CIN CIN
16
364
563
64.7
4,206
7.5
262.9
18
8
3.2
1.4
41
264
16Alex Smith
A. Smith
91.2
2016
KC KC
15
328
489
67.1
3,502
7.2
233.5
15
8
3.1
1.6
28
140
17Colin Kaepernick
C. Kaepernick
90.7
2016
SF SF
12
196
331
59.2
2,241
6.8
186.8
16
4
4.8
1.2
36
207
18Tyrod Taylor
T. Taylor
89.7
2016
BUF BUF
15
269
436
61.7
3,023
6.9
201.5
17
6
3.9
1.4
42
192
19Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
87.9
2016
SD SD
16
349
578
60.4
4,386
7.6
274.1
33
21
5.7
3.6
36
188
20Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
87.2
2016
ARI ARI
15
364
597
61.0
4,233
7.1
282.2
26
14
4.4
2.3
40
281
21Jameis Winston
J. Winston
86.1
2016
TB TB
16
345
567
60.8
4,090
7.2
255.6
28
18
4.9
3.2
35
239
22Eli Manning
E. Manning
86.0
2016
NYG NYG
16
377
598
63.0
4,027
6.7
251.7
26
16
4.3
2.7
21
142
23Trevor Siemian
T. Siemian
84.6
2016
DEN DEN
14
289
486
59.5
3,401
7.0
242.9
18
10
3.7
2.1
31
187
24Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
83.5
2016
BAL BAL
16
436
672
64.9
4,317
6.4
269.8
20
15
3.0
2.2
33
243
25Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
79.3
2016
PHI PHI
16
379
607
62.4
3,782
6.2
236.4
16
14
2.6
2.3
33
213
StatMuse has season-level data for pass attempts per team game and passer rating going back to the 1932 season.

More Falcons Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

19.5

27th

OPP PPG

23.9

19th

RUSH YDS/G

119.9

13th

PASS YDS/G

223.2

17th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
4
0
.600
Panthers Panthers
6
5
0
.545
Falcons Falcons
3
7
0
.300
Saints Saints
2
8
0
.200
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/23
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
4:25 PM
Sun
11/30
ATL ATL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
SEA SEA
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Thu
12/11
ATL ATL
@
TB TB
8:15 PM
Sun
12/21
ATL ATL
@
ARI ARI
4:05 PM
Last Game
CAR Panthers

6 - 5

30

Final

27

ATL Falcons

3 - 7

Sun 16 Nov 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
9
2
0
.818
Bills Bills
7
3
0
.700
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
6
4
0
.600
Ravens Ravens
5
5
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
8
2
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
6
4
0
.600
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
9
2
0
.818
Chargers Chargers
7
4
0
.636
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
2
0
.800
Cowboys Cowboys
4
5
1
.450
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
7
3
0
.700
Packers Packers
6
3
1
.650
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
4
0
.600
Panthers Panthers
6
5
0
.545
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
8
2
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
7
3
0
.700

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/20
BUF BUF
@
HOU HOU
8:15 PM
Sun
11/23
NYJ NYJ
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
NYG NYG
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
PIT PIT
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
NE NE
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM