nfl passer rating career leaders 1979 to 1993

From 1979 through 1993, Joe Montana had the best passer rating, with a 93.1 rating.

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	NAME	RTG	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Joe Montana J. Montana	93.1	178	3,110	4,898	63.5	37,268	7.6	209.4	257	130	5.2	2.7	294	1,963
2	Steve Young S. Young	93.0	97	1,222	1,968	62.1	15,900	8.1	163.9	105	58	5.3	2.9	177	1,100
3	Roger Staubach R. Staubach	92.3	16	267	461	57.9	3,586	7.8	224.1	27	11	5.9	2.4	36	240
4	Dan Marino D. Marino	88.1	156	3,219	5,434	59.2	40,720	7.5	261.0	298	168	5.5	3.1	160	1,157
5	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	86.0	118	2,112	3,494	60.4	26,413	7.6	223.8	179	126	5.1	3.6	226	1,715
6	Ken Anderson K. Anderson	85.8	88	1,273	2,029	62.7	15,148	7.5	172.1	88	69	4.3	3.4	173	1,190
7	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	84.1	117	2,488	4,129	60.3	32,383	7.8	276.8	196	165	4.7	4.0	197	1,452
8	Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski	82.7	91	1,509	2,576	58.6	18,500	7.2	203.3	126	89	4.9	3.5	251	1,964
9	Neil Lomax N. Lomax	82.7	108	1,817	3,153	57.6	22,771	7.2	210.8	136	90	4.3	2.9	362	2,700
10	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	82.1	143	2,185	3,851	56.7	29,092	7.6	203.4	190	140	4.9	3.6	248	1,954
11	Jeff Hostetler J. Hostetler	82.1	106	601	1,051	57.2	7,651	7.3	72.2	34	22	3.2	2.1	102	561
12	Danny White D. White	82.1	122	1,724	2,886	59.7	21,496	7.4	176.2	153	128	5.3	4.4	237	2,043
13	Dave Krieg D. Krieg	82.0	157	2,431	4,178	58.2	30,485	7.3	194.2	217	163	5.2	3.9	411	3,195
14	Joe Theismann J. Theismann	82.0	100	1,675	2,834	59.1	20,239	7.1	202.4	130	98	4.6	3.5	242	1,924
15	Dieter Brock D. Brock	82.0	15	218	365	59.7	2,658	7.3	177.2	16	13	4.4	3.6	51	351
16	Bernie Kosar B. Kosar	81.9	112	1,889	3,213	58.8	22,314	6.9	199.2	119	81	3.7	2.5	261	1,598
17	Troy Aikman T. Aikman	81.0	68	1,191	1,920	62.0	13,627	7.1	200.4	69	66	3.6	3.4	139	932
18	Sean Salisbury S. Salisbury	80.7	23	220	382	57.6	2,684	7.0	116.7	14	10	3.7	2.6	29	211
19	Neil O'Donnell N. O'Donnell	80.5	40	611	1,085	56.3	7,454	6.9	186.4	38	23	3.5	2.1	98	753
20	Ken O'Brien K. O'Brien	80.4	129	2,110	3,602	58.6	25,094	7.0	194.5	128	98	3.6	2.7	353	2,654
21	Warren Moon W. Moon	80.4	141	2,632	4,546	57.9	33,685	7.4	238.9	196	166	4.3	3.7	315	2,403
22	Randall Cunningham R. Cunningham	80.3	101	1,540	2,751	56.0	19,043	6.9	188.5	131	87	4.8	3.2	366	2,721
23	Mark Rypien M. Rypien	80.2	77	1,244	2,207	56.4	15,928	7.2	206.9	101	75	4.6	3.4	82	578
24	T.J. Rubley	80.1	9	108	189	57.1	1,338	7.1	148.7	8	6	4.2	3.2	13	106
25	Bobby Hebert B. Hebert	79.9	92	1,465	2,485	59.0	17,608	7.1	191.4	109	92	4.4	3.7	148	1,088

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,196

Purdy

RUSH

286

McCaffrey

REC

326

Evans

Team Rankings

PPG

30.8

3rd

OPP PPG

18.6

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

128.6

8th

PASS YDS/G

239.2

16th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	5	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	.500
Rams	2	3	.400
Cardinals	1	4	.200

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM

Last Game

49ers

5 - 0

Final

Seahawks

3 - 2

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

60

Myers

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

1-3-2

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000