highest passer rating with exactly 36 pass attempts in a game by a player

Matt Ryan has the best passer rating in a game when throwing exactly 36 pass attempts, with a 144.9 rating against the Cardinals on October 13, 2019.

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NAMERTGATTDATETMOPPCMPPCTYDSAVGTDINTTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
144.9
36
10/13/2019
@
30
83.3
356
9.9
4
0
11.1
0.0
2
15
2Peyton Manning
P. Manning
143.3
36
9/25/2000
vs
23
63.9
440
12.2
4
0
11.1
0.0
0
0
3Josh McCown
J. McCown
141.9
36
12/9/2013
vs
27
75.0
348
9.7
4
0
11.1
0.0
1
7
4Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
141.7
36
9/29/2002
vs
28
77.8
328
9.1
4
0
11.1
0.0
2
21
5Tony Romo
T. Romo
140.0
36
10/6/2013
vs
25
69.4
506
14.1
5
1
13.9
2.8
4
36
6Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
139.9
36
1/1/2017
vs
27
75.0
331
9.2
4
0
11.1
0.0
1
8
7Drew Brees
D. Brees
139.6
36
11/27/2016
vs
28
77.8
310
8.6
4
0
11.1
0.0
2
14
8Tua Tagovailoa
T. Tagovailoa
138.7
36
10/30/2022
@
29
80.6
382
10.6
3
0
8.3
0.0
2
13
9Josh Allen
J. Allen
138.7
36
12/28/2020
@
27
75.0
320
8.9
4
0
11.1
0.0
0
0
10John Elway
J. Elway
138.4
36
12/27/1998
vs
26
72.2
338
9.4
4
0
11.1
0.0
2
22
11Drew Brees
D. Brees
137.8
36
12/15/2014
@
29
80.6
375
10.4
3
0
8.3
0.0
2
15
12Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
137.6
36
12/24/2011
vs
29
80.6
373
10.4
3
0
8.3
0.0
3
20
13Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
137.5
36
9/12/2004
vs
26
72.2
330
9.2
4
0
11.1
0.0
2
17
14Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
137.5
36
12/10/2000
@
23
63.9
390
10.8
4
0
11.1
0.0
5
40
15Drew Brees
D. Brees
137.0
36
11/4/2018
vs
25
69.4
346
9.6
4
0
11.1
0.0
0
0
16Dan Marino
D. Marino
137.0
36
11/24/1986
vs
29
80.6
288
8.0
4
0
11.1
0.0
0
0
17Peyton Manning
P. Manning
136.3
36
12/18/2006
vs
29
80.6
282
7.8
4
0
11.1
0.0
1
0
18Drew Brees
D. Brees
135.4
36
12/27/2015
vs
25
69.4
412
11.4
3
0
8.3
0.0
1
10
19Peyton Manning
P. Manning
135.2
36
11/10/2013
@
25
69.4
330
9.2
4
0
11.1
0.0
2
17
20Dan Marino
D. Marino
135.1
36
9/30/1984
@
24
66.7
429
11.9
3
0
8.3
0.0
1
9
21Blake Bortles
B. Bortles
134.5
36
12/6/2015
@
24
66.7
322
8.9
5
0
13.9
0.0
2
20
22Cotton Davidson
C. Davidson
132.8
36
10/25/1964
vs
23
63.9
427
11.9
5
1
13.9
2.8
23Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
131.4
36
9/12/2021
vs
27
75.0
337
9.4
3
0
8.3
0.0
2
13
24Derek Carr
D. Carr
130.9
36
11/1/2015
vs
23
63.9
333
9.3
4
0
11.1
0.0
0
0
25Steve Young
S. Young
130.3
36
9/8/1991
vs
26
72.2
348
9.7
3
0
8.3
0.0
1
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