worst passer rating in the history of the nfl for a quarterback

Frank Tripucka has the lowest career passer rating by a quarterback, with a 52.2 rating.

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Assumption:1,500+ ATT
Data note: Passer Rating, Passing Attempts: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	RTG	ATT	GP	CMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Frank Tripucka F. Tripucka	52.2	1,745	75	879	50.4	10,282	5.9	137.1	69	124	4.0	7.1
2	Mike Phipps M. Phipps	52.6	1,799	119	886	49.2	10,506	5.8	88.3	55	108	3.1	6.0	172	1,514
3	Cotton Davidson C. Davidson	54.9	1,752	111	770	43.9	11,760	6.7	105.9	73	108	4.2	6.2
4	Tobin Rote T. Rote	56.8	2,907	149	1,329	45.7	18,850	6.5	126.5	148	191	5.1	6.6
5	Jack Kemp J. Kemp	57.3	3,073	122	1,436	46.7	21,218	6.9	173.9	114	183	3.7	6.0	21	187
6	Dan Pastorini D. Pastorini	59.1	3,055	140	1,556	50.9	18,515	6.1	132.3	103	161	3.4	5.3	246	2,229
7	Babe Parilli B. Parilli	59.8	3,153	177	1,475	46.8	21,265	6.7	120.1	165	203	5.2	6.4	0	0
8	George Blanda G. Blanda	60.8	3,653	180	1,750	47.9	24,622	6.7	136.8	208	248	5.7	6.8
9	Eddie LeBaron E. LeBaron	61.4	1,796	134	898	50.0	13,399	7.5	100.0	104	141	5.8	7.9
10	Ed Brown E. Brown	61.6	1,886	128	896	47.5	14,591	7.7	114.0	94	131	5.0	6.9
11	Mark Malone M. Malone	61.9	1,648	73	839	50.9	10,175	6.2	139.4	60	81	3.6	4.9	86	671
12	Mike Pagel M. Pagel	63.3	1,509	132	756	50.1	9,414	6.2	71.3	49	63	3.2	4.2	115	837
13	Mike Livingston M. Livingston	63.3	1,751	91	912	52.1	11,295	6.5	124.1	56	83	3.2	4.7	152	1,392
14	Jack Trudeau J. Trudeau	63.3	1,644	67	873	53.1	10,243	6.2	152.9	42	69	2.6	4.2	103	717
15	Bobby Layne B. Layne	63.4	3,700	175	1,814	49.0	26,768	7.2	153.0	196	243	5.3	6.6
16	Rick Mirer R. Mirer	63.5	2,043	80	1,088	53.3	11,969	5.9	149.6	50	76	2.4	3.7	199	1,038
17	Joe Namath J. Namath	65.5	3,762	140	1,886	50.1	27,663	7.4	197.6	173	220	4.6	5.8	109	1,052
18	Norm Snead N. Snead	65.5	4,353	178	2,276	52.3	30,797	7.1	173.0	196	257	4.5	5.9	94	744
19	Charlie Conerly C. Conerly	66.4	2,534	149	1,256	49.6	17,313	6.8	116.2	151	154	6.0	6.1
20	Jim Hart J. Hart	66.6	5,076	201	2,593	51.1	34,665	6.8	172.5	209	247	4.1	4.9	243	1,936
21	Archie Manning A. Manning	67.1	3,642	151	2,011	55.2	23,911	6.6	158.4	125	173	3.4	4.8	396	3,092
22	Jim Zorn J. Zorn	67.3	3,149	140	1,669	53.0	21,115	6.7	150.8	111	141	3.5	4.5	213	1,585
23	John Hadl J. Hadl	67.4	4,687	224	2,363	50.4	33,503	7.1	149.6	244	268	5.2	5.7	179	1,514
24	Jim Plunkett J. Plunkett	67.5	3,701	157	1,943	52.5	25,882	7.0	164.9	164	198	4.4	5.3	380	3,279
25	Richard Todd R. Todd	67.6	2,967	119	1,610	54.3	20,610	6.9	173.2	124	161	4.2	5.4	264	2,127

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Broncos	6	2	.750
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Sun 11/22	LV	@	DEN	4:25 PM
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