nfl highest passer rating for a player in 2016

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

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	NAME	RTG	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	117.1	2016	ATL	16	373	534	69.9	4,944	9.3	309.0	38	7	7.1	1.3	37	235
2	Tom Brady T. Brady	112.2	2016	NE	12	291	432	67.4	3,554	8.2	296.2	28	2	6.5	0.5	15	87
3	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	104.9	2016	DAL	16	311	459	67.8	3,667	8.0	229.2	23	4	5.0	0.9	25	143
4	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	104.2	2016	GB	16	401	610	65.7	4,428	7.3	276.8	40	7	6.6	1.1	35	246
5	Drew Brees D. Brees	101.7	2016	NO	16	471	673	70.0	5,208	7.7	325.5	37	15	5.5	2.2	27	184
6	Sam Bradford S. Bradford	99.3	2016	MIN	15	395	552	71.6	3,877	7.0	258.5	20	5	3.6	0.9	37	276
7	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	97.2	2016	WAS	16	406	606	67.0	4,917	8.1	307.3	25	12	4.1	2.0	23	190
8	Derek Carr D. Carr	96.7	2016	OAK	15	357	560	63.7	3,937	7.0	262.5	28	6	5.0	1.1	16	79
9	Andrew Luck A. Luck	96.4	2016	IND	15	346	545	63.5	4,240	7.8	282.7	31	13	5.7	2.4	41	268
10	Marcus Mariota M. Mariota	95.6	2016	TEN	15	276	451	61.2	3,426	7.6	228.4	26	9	5.8	2.0	23	156
11	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	95.4	2016	PIT	14	328	509	64.4	3,819	7.5	272.8	29	13	5.7	2.6	17	141
12	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	93.5	2016	MIA	13	261	389	67.1	2,995	7.7	230.4	19	12	4.9	3.1	29	216
13	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	93.3	2016	DET	16	388	594	65.3	4,327	7.3	270.4	24	10	4.0	1.7	37	216
14	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	92.6	2016	SEA	16	353	546	64.7	4,219	7.7	263.7	21	11	3.8	2.0	41	293
15	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	91.8	2016	CIN	16	364	563	64.7	4,206	7.5	262.9	18	8	3.2	1.4	41	264
16	Alex Smith A. Smith	91.2	2016	KC	15	328	489	67.1	3,502	7.2	233.5	15	8	3.1	1.6	28	140
17	Colin Kaepernick C. Kaepernick	90.7	2016	SF	12	196	331	59.2	2,241	6.8	186.8	16	4	4.8	1.2	36	207
18	Tyrod Taylor T. Taylor	89.7	2016	BUF	15	269	436	61.7	3,023	6.9	201.5	17	6	3.9	1.4	42	192
19	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	87.9	2016	SD	16	349	578	60.4	4,386	7.6	274.1	33	21	5.7	3.6	36	188
20	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	87.2	2016	ARI	15	364	597	61.0	4,233	7.1	282.2	26	14	4.4	2.3	40	281
21	Jameis Winston J. Winston	86.1	2016	TB	16	345	567	60.8	4,090	7.2	255.6	28	18	4.9	3.2	35	239
22	Eli Manning E. Manning	86.0	2016	NYG	16	377	598	63.0	4,027	6.7	251.7	26	16	4.3	2.7	21	142
23	Trevor Siemian T. Siemian	84.6	2016	DEN	14	289	486	59.5	3,401	7.0	242.9	18	10	3.7	2.1	31	187
24	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	83.5	2016	BAL	16	436	672	64.9	4,317	6.4	269.8	20	15	3.0	2.2	33	243
25	Carson Wentz C. Wentz	79.3	2016	PHI	16	379	607	62.4	3,782	6.2	236.4	16	14	2.6	2.3	33	213

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PASS

143

Rush

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Robinson

REC

90

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Team Rankings

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13.0

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PASS YDS/G

143.0

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	L	PCT
Falcons	1	.000
Saints	1	.000
Buccaneers	1	.000
Panthers	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	CAR	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Thu 9/24	ATL	@	GB	8:15 PM
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	BAL	@	ATL	8:20 PM
Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Last Game

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0 - 1

Final

Steelers

1 - 0

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

582

Allen

533

Goff

410

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

208

Gibbs

192

Cook

173

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

225

Kincaid

209

St. Brown

182

Olave

Pass TD Leaders

6

Goff

5

Allen

4

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

4

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3

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Rec TD Leaders

4

St. Brown

2

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QB Rating Leaders

150.6

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134.2

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

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3.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

38.5

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34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

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Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

427.5

419.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

152.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

324.0

291.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

7.0

5.0

4.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

45.9

Gibbs

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

Fantasy WR Rankings

44.9

St. Brown

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

19.8

Likely

19.7

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Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

18

Bass

16

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1-0

Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	PHI	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	MIN	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	CAR	@	ATL	1:00 PM
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