who has the highest passer rating by a quarterback since the 1997 season

Since 1997, Boomer Esiason has the highest passer rating by a quarterback, with a 106.9 rating.

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	NAME	RTG	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	106.9	7	118	186	63.4	1,478	7.9	211.1	13	2	7.0	1.1	7	43
2	Brock Purdy B. Purdy	105.4	54	1,017	1,495	68.0	12,881	8.6	238.5	97	39	6.5	2.6	84	460
3	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	102.7	120	1,938	2,984	64.9	23,575	7.9	196.5	193	57	6.5	1.9	235	1,311
4	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	101.9	269	5,806	8,927	65.0	67,508	7.6	251.0	537	127	6.0	1.4	614	4,205
5	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	101.3	82	2,056	2,995	68.6	22,171	7.4	270.4	168	54	5.6	1.8	222	1,492
6	Drake Maye D. Maye	101.0	35	678	981	69.1	7,898	8.1	225.7	54	25	5.5	2.5	92	478
7	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	100.9	130	3,175	4,801	66.1	36,976	7.7	284.4	276	87	5.7	1.8	224	1,450
8	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	99.3	205	3,951	6,120	64.6	46,966	7.7	229.1	353	114	5.8	1.9	570	3,749
9	Steve Young S. Young	98.9	33	608	957	63.5	7,645	8.0	231.7	58	22	6.1	2.3	91	517
10	Drew Brees D. Brees	98.7	287	7,142	10,551	67.7	80,358	7.6	280.0	571	243	5.4	2.3	420	2,991
11	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	98.5	78	1,622	2,453	66.1	18,914	7.7	242.5	130	50	5.3	2.0	263	1,545
12	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	98.3	144	3,313	4,951	66.9	37,370	7.5	259.5	252	95	5.1	1.9	293	1,770
13	Jimmy Garoppolo J. Garoppolo	97.6	85	1,304	1,936	67.4	15,828	8.2	186.2	96	52	5.0	2.7	140	936
14	Jared Goff J. Goff	97.3	156	3,568	5,415	65.9	41,107	7.6	263.5	268	102	4.9	1.9	297	2,161
15	Tom Brady T. Brady	97.2	335	7,753	12,050	64.3	89,214	7.4	266.3	649	212	5.4	1.8	565	3,576
16	Tony Romo T. Romo	97.1	156	2,829	4,335	65.3	34,183	7.9	219.1	248	117	5.7	2.7	248	1,672
17	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	96.9	179	4,046	6,071	66.6	45,969	7.6	256.8	310	135	5.1	2.2	353	2,536
18	Jordan Love J. Love	96.7	62	1,093	1,711	63.9	12,943	7.6	208.8	93	34	5.4	2.0	78	582
19	Peyton Manning P. Manning	96.5	266	6,125	9,380	65.3	71,940	7.7	270.5	539	251	5.7	2.7	303	1,953
20	Tua Tagovailoa T. Tagovailoa	96.2	79	1,649	2,424	68.0	18,200	7.5	230.4	120	60	5.0	2.5	141	971
21	Jayden Daniels J. Daniels	96.1	27	491	744	66.0	5,289	7.1	195.9	36	12	4.8	1.6	71	341
22	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	95.3	100	2,370	3,581	66.2	25,757	7.2	257.6	168	65	4.7	1.8	242	1,530
23	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	95.0	247	5,335	8,226	64.9	63,984	7.8	259.0	425	212	5.2	2.6	470	2,879
24	Jaxson Dart J. Dart	94.8	16	242	373	64.9	2,522	6.8	157.6	18	5	4.8	1.3	37	153
25	Josh Allen J. Allen	94.6	133	2,706	4,226	64.0	31,351	7.4	235.7	227	98	5.4	2.3	239	1,506

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,361

Burrow

RUSH

246

Brown

REC

423

Higgins

Team Rankings

PPG

25.6

10th

OPP PPG

21.8

10th

RUSH YDS/G

82.8

26th

PASS YDS/G

272.2

7th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Ravens	4	1	.800
Steelers	3	2	.600
Browns	3	2	.600
Bengals	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	CIN	@	BAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CIN	@	ATL	9:30 AM
Sun 11/15	PIT	@	CIN	8:20 PM
Mon 11/23	CIN	@	WAS	8:15 PM

Last Game

Bengals

3 - 2

Final

Dolphins

0 - 5

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

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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