highest passer rating in a season by a qb before 2000

Before 2000, Steve Young had the highest passer rating by a quarterback in a season, with a 112.8 rating in 1994.

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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	Steve Young S. Young	112.8	1994	SF	16	324	461	70.3	3,969	8.6	248.1	35	10	7.6	2.2	31	163
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	Kurt Warner K. Warner	109.2	1999	STL	16	325	499	65.1	4,353	8.7	272.1	41	13	8.2	2.6	29	201
6	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
7	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
8	Steve Young S. Young	107.0	1992	SF	16	268	402	66.7	3,465	8.6	216.6	25	7	6.2	1.7	29	152
9	Randall Cunningham R. Cunningham	106.0	1998	MIN	15	259	425	60.9	3,704	8.7	246.9	34	10	8.0	2.4	20	132
10	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
11	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
12	Y.A. Tittle	104.8	1963	NYG	13	221	367	60.2	3,145	8.6	241.9	36	14	9.8	3.8
13	Steve Young S. Young	104.7	1997	SF	15	241	356	67.7	3,029	8.5	201.9	19	6	5.3	1.7	35	220
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	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
19	Steve Young S. Young	101.8	1991	SF	11	180	279	64.5	2,517	9.0	228.8	17	8	6.1	2.9	13	79
20	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
21	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	101.6	1998	NYJ	14	259	421	61.5	3,256	7.7	232.6	29	7	6.9	1.7	19	140
22	Steve Young S. Young	101.5	1993	SF	16	314	462	68.0	4,023	8.7	251.4	29	16	6.3	3.5	31	160
23	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
24	Steve Young S. Young	101.1	1998	SF	15	322	517	62.3	4,170	8.1	278.0	36	12	7.0	2.3	48	234
25	Chris Chandler C. Chandler	100.9	1998	ATL	14	190	327	58.1	3,154	9.6	225.3	25	12	7.6	3.7	45	283

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457

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19.5

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247.5

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

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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

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2,386

Burrow

2,381

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Rush Yards Leaders

880

Robinson

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Walker

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Rec Yards Leaders

1,036

Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

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23

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20

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19

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Gibbs

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Williams

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

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Burrow

111.7

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Purdy

Sack Leaders

9.5

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30.0

29.4

28.6

27.8

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Opp PPG Rankings

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15.1

17.9

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386.4

384.1

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379.8

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Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

146.6

142.0

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

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290.9

282.3

280.5

268.1

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Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

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175.2

Gibbs

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Walker

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Robinson

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Smith-Njigba

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Lamb

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Giants	5	3	1	.611
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	3	5	1	.389
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
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
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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