quarterback with highest passer rating 1997

Steve Young had the highest passer rating by a quarterback in 1997, with a 104.7 rating.

Interpreted as:
quarterback with highest passer rating with a minimum of 14 passing attempts per team game 1997
NAMERTGSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Steve Young
S. Young
104.7
1997
15
241
356
67.7
3,029
8.5
201.9
19
6
5.3
1.7
35
220
2Chris Chandler
C. Chandler
95.1
1997
14
202
342
59.1
2,692
7.9
192.3
20
7
5.8
2.0
39
261
3Brett Favre
B. Favre
92.6
1997
16
304
513
59.3
3,867
7.5
241.7
35
16
6.8
3.1
25
176
4Mark Brunell
M. Brunell
91.2
1997
14
264
435
60.7
3,281
7.5
234.4
18
7
4.1
1.6
33
189
5Jeff George
J. George
91.2
1997
16
290
521
55.7
3,917
7.5
244.8
29
9
5.6
1.7
58
430
6Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
87.7
1997
16
314
522
60.2
3,706
7.1
231.6
28
15
5.4
2.9
30
258
7John Elway
J. Elway
87.5
1997
16
280
502
55.8
3,635
7.2
227.2
27
11
5.4
2.2
34
203
8Jim Harbaugh
J. Harbaugh
86.2
1997
12
189
309
61.2
2,060
6.7
171.7
10
4
3.2
1.3
41
256
9Brad Johnson
B. Johnson
84.5
1997
13
275
452
60.8
3,036
6.7
233.5
20
12
4.4
2.7
26
164
10Bobby Hoying
B. Hoying
83.8
1997
7
128
225
56.9
1,573
7.0
224.7
11
6
4.9
2.7
28
183
11Warren Moon
W. Moon
83.7
1997
15
313
528
59.3
3,678
7.0
245.2
25
16
4.7
3.0
30
192
12Trent Dilfer
T. Dilfer
82.8
1997
16
217
386
56.2
2,555
6.6
159.7
21
11
5.4
2.8
32
196
13Dan Marino
D. Marino
80.7
1997
16
319
548
58.2
3,780
6.9
236.3
16
11
2.9
2.0
20
132
14Neil O'Donnell
N. O'Donnell
80.3
1997
15
259
460
56.3
2,796
6.1
186.4
17
7
3.7
1.5
45
289
15Scott Mitchell
S. Mitchell
79.6
1997
16
293
509
57.6
3,484
6.8
217.8
19
14
3.7
2.8
41
271
16Elvis Grbac
E. Grbac
79.1
1997
10
179
314
57.0
1,943
6.2
194.3
11
6
3.5
1.9
19
150
17Troy Aikman
T. Aikman
78.0
1997
16
292
518
56.4
3,283
6.3
205.2
19
12
3.7
2.3
33
269
18Jeff Blake
J. Blake
77.6
1997
11
184
317
58.0
2,125
6.7
193.2
8
7
2.5
2.2
39
244
19Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
75.9
1997
13
271
470
57.7
2,971
6.3
228.5
18
15
3.8
3.2
20
129
20Kordell Stewart
K. Stewart
75.2
1997
16
236
440
53.6
3,020
6.9
188.8
21
17
4.8
3.9
20
152
21Erik Kramer
E. Kramer
74.0
1997
15
275
477
57.7
3,011
6.3
200.7
14
14
2.9
2.9
25
149
22Ty Detmer
T. Detmer
73.9
1997
8
134
244
54.9
1,567
6.4
195.9
7
6
2.9
2.5
19
94
23Gus Frerotte
G. Frerotte
73.8
1997
13
204
402
50.7
2,682
6.7
206.3
17
12
4.2
3.0
23
146
24Jake Plummer
J. Plummer
73.1
1997
10
157
296
53.0
2,203
7.4
220.3
15
15
5.1
5.1
52
291
25Tony Banks
T. Banks
71.5
1997
16
252
487
51.7
3,254
6.7
203.4
14
13
2.9
2.7
43
317
StatMuse has season-level data for pass attempts per team game and passer rating going back to the 1932 season.

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TEAMWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
49ers 49ers
12
4
0
.750
11
4
0
.733
3
13
0
.188
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@
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38

Final

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AFC EastWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
Bills Bills - w
11
5
0
.688
7
9
0
.438
Jets Jets - e
3
13
0
.188
AFC NorthWLTPCT
9
7
0
.563
8
8
0
.500
6
10
0
.375
4
12
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.250
AFC SouthWLTPCT
12
4
0
.750
11
5
0
.688
Colts Colts - e
8
8
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.500
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13
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.188
AFC WestWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
11
5
0
.688
6
10
0
.375
2
14
0
.125
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
5
0
.688
7
8
1
.469
4
12
0
.250
3
13
0
.188
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
5
0
.688
9
6
1
.594
8
8
0
.500
Lions Lions - e
8
8
0
.500
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
8
0
.500
7
9
0
.438
6
9
0
.400
6
10
0
.375
NFC WestWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
49ers 49ers - x
12
4
0
.750
Rams Rams - x
11
4
0
.733
3
13
0
.188

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/27
@
13-42
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9/27
@
18-21
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9/27
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9/27
@
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Sat
1/3
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8:00 PM
Sun
1/4
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1:00 PM
Sun
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1:00 PM
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1/4
@
1:00 PM