nfl passer rating career leaders 1979 to 1998

From 1979 through 1998, Steve Young had the best passer rating, with a 97.6 rating.

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7+ pass attempts per team game

	NAME	RTG	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Steve Young S. Young	97.6	166	2,622	4,065	64.5	32,678	8.0	196.9	229	103	5.6	2.5	350	1,992
2	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
3	Joe Montana J. Montana	92.3	192	3,409	5,391	63.2	40,551	7.5	211.2	273	139	5.1	2.6	313	2,095
4	Brett Favre B. Favre	89.1	113	2,318	3,756	61.7	26,803	7.1	237.2	213	118	5.7	3.1	232	1,463
5	Dan Marino D. Marino	87.3	231	4,763	7,989	59.6	58,913	7.4	255.0	408	235	5.1	2.9	261	1,864
6	Mark Brunell M. Brunell	86.3	58	1,038	1,719	60.4	12,512	7.3	215.7	72	43	4.2	2.5	152	872
7	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
8	Brad Johnson B. Johnson	85.3	38	582	937	62.1	6,463	6.9	170.1	44	29	4.7	3.1	48	336
9	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	84.4	160	2,874	4,779	60.1	35,467	7.4	221.7	237	175	5.0	3.7	323	2,427
10	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
11	Charlie Batch C. Batch	83.5	12	173	303	57.1	2,178	7.2	181.5	11	6	3.6	2.0	37	222
12	Troy Aikman T. Aikman	82.8	140	2,479	4,011	61.8	28,346	7.1	202.5	141	115	3.5	2.9	227	1,527
13	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
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	Bernie Kosar B. Kosar	81.8	126	1,994	3,365	59.3	23,301	6.9	184.9	124	87	3.7	2.6	273	1,660
19	Trent Green T. Green	81.7	16	278	510	54.5	3,441	6.7	215.1	23	11	4.5	2.2	49	338
20	Neil O'Donnell N. O'Donnell	81.6	100	1,650	2,862	57.7	19,026	6.6	190.3	104	57	3.6	2.0	241	1,762
21	Randall Cunningham R. Cunningham	81.6	143	2,177	3,875	56.2	27,082	7.0	189.4	190	119	4.9	3.1	449	3,325
22	Dave Krieg D. Krieg	81.5	213	3,105	5,311	58.5	38,147	7.2	179.1	261	199	4.9	3.7	494	3,794
23	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	81.1	187	2,969	5,205	57.0	37,920	7.3	202.8	247	184	4.7	3.5	318	2,438
24	Warren Moon W. Moon	81.0	205	3,972	6,786	58.5	49,097	7.2	239.5	290	232	4.3	3.4	453	3,369
25	Chris Chandler C. Chandler	80.9	118	1,494	2,587	57.8	18,526	7.2	157.0	119	90	4.6	3.5	223	1,549

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Team Leaders

PASS

789

Purdy

RUSH

166

McCaffrey

REC

174

Kittle

Team Rankings

PPG

32.7

2nd

OPP PPG

16.7

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

136.3

6th

PASS YDS/G

263.0

9th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	3	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	.667
Cardinals	1	2	.333
Rams	1	2	.333

Schedule

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

Last Game

Cardinals

1 - 2

Final

49ers

3 - 0

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000