nfl passer rating career leaders 1996 to 2003

From 1996 through 2003, Steve Young had the best passer rating, with a 98.5 rating.

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	NAME	RTG	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Steve Young S. Young	98.5	45	822	1,273	64.6	10,055	7.9	223.4	72	28	5.7	2.2	125	677
2	Kurt Warner K. Warner	97.2	53	1,121	1,688	66.4	14,447	8.6	272.6	102	65	6.0	3.9	114	717
3	Chad Pennington C. Pennington	95.1	28	476	721	66.0	5,418	7.5	193.5	37	18	5.1	2.5	49	307
4	Randall Cunningham R. Cunningham	91.4	39	555	927	59.9	7,102	7.7	182.1	57	29	6.1	3.1	62	404
5	John Elway J. Elway	89.6	44	777	1,324	58.7	9,769	7.4	222.0	75	35	5.7	2.6	78	532
6	Rich Gannon R. Gannon	89.4	96	1,850	2,999	61.7	21,001	7.0	218.8	134	59	4.5	2.0	200	1,107
7	Jeff Garcia J. Garcia	88.3	74	1,449	2,360	61.4	16,408	7.0	221.7	113	56	4.8	2.4	103	570
8	Peyton Manning P. Manning	88.1	96	2,128	3,383	62.9	24,885	7.4	259.2	167	110	4.9	3.3	126	840
9	Daunte Culpepper D. Culpepper	88.0	58	1,160	1,843	62.9	13,881	7.5	239.3	90	63	4.9	3.4	151	807
10	Marc Bulger M. Bulger	87.2	22	474	746	63.5	5,671	7.6	257.8	36	28	4.8	3.8	49	390
11	Brett Favre B. Favre	87.0	128	2,618	4,314	60.7	30,821	7.1	240.8	238	143	5.5	3.3	238	1,575
12	Trent Green T. Green	86.1	72	1,336	2,266	59.0	17,016	7.5	236.3	106	65	4.7	2.9	158	952
13	Steve Beuerlein S. Beuerlein	86.1	71	1,142	1,903	60.0	14,004	7.4	197.2	94	60	4.9	3.2	212	1,247
14	Tom Brady T. Brady	85.9	48	955	1,544	61.9	10,233	6.6	213.2	69	38	4.5	2.5	104	625
15	Mark Brunell M. Brunell	85.7	107	1,983	3,270	60.6	23,530	7.2	219.9	129	79	3.9	2.4	294	1,724
16	Jeff George J. George	85.1	47	766	1,354	56.6	10,174	7.5	216.5	66	38	4.9	2.8	137	1,036
17	Brad Johnson B. Johnson	84.5	102	2,054	3,328	61.7	22,817	6.9	223.7	140	93	4.2	2.8	179	1,141
18	Steve McNair S. McNair	84.1	113	1,843	3,100	59.5	22,068	7.1	195.3	129	82	4.2	2.6	190	1,106
19	Matt Hasselbeck M. Hasselbeck	83.9	77	769	1,282	60.0	9,084	7.1	118.0	50	33	3.9	2.6	108	651
20	Chris Chandler C. Chandler	83.7	97	1,375	2,345	58.6	17,440	7.4	179.8	110	78	4.7	3.3	259	1,684
21	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	83.4	17	308	525	58.7	3,771	7.2	221.8	24	16	4.6	3.0	24	152
22	Brian Griese B. Griese	83.0	58	1,118	1,808	61.8	12,576	7.0	216.8	76	59	4.2	3.3	128	876
23	Aaron Brooks A. Brooks	82.1	56	1,014	1,798	56.4	12,464	6.9	222.6	86	51	4.8	2.8	135	855
24	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	81.9	88	1,630	2,767	58.9	18,868	6.8	214.4	127	86	4.6	3.1	119	842
25	Neil O'Donnell N. O'Donnell	81.9	59	796	1,358	58.6	8,823	6.5	149.5	52	29	3.8	2.1	111	777

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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

15th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	5	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	.600
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

583

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

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

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

54

Loop

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

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	2	0	.600
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	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000