highest career passer rating before 2000, 1500+ pass attempts

Before 2000, Steve Young had the highest passer rating when throwing 1,500+ pass attempts, with a 96.8 rating.

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	NAME	RTG	ATT	GP	CMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Steve Young S. Young	96.8	4,149	169	2,667	64.3	33,124	8.0	196.0	232	107	5.6	2.6	358	2,055
2	Joe Montana J. Montana	92.3	5,391	192	3,409	63.2	40,551	7.5	211.2	273	139	5.1	2.6	313	2,095
3	Brett Favre B. Favre	87.1	4,351	129	2,659	61.1	30,894	7.1	239.5	235	141	5.4	3.2	267	1,686
4	Dan Marino D. Marino	86.4	8,358	242	4,967	59.4	61,361	7.3	253.6	420	252	5.0	3.0	270	1,930
5	Mark Brunell M. Brunell	85.4	2,160	73	1,297	60.0	15,572	7.2	213.3	86	52	4.0	2.4	181	1,046
6	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	84.4	4,779	160	2,874	60.1	35,467	7.4	221.7	237	175	5.0	3.7	323	2,427
7	Roger Staubach R. Staubach	83.4	2,958	131	1,685	57.0	22,700	7.7	173.3	153	109	5.2	3.7	313	2,154
8	Neil Lomax N. Lomax	82.7	3,153	108	1,817	57.6	22,771	7.2	210.8	136	90	4.3	2.9	362	2,700
9	Troy Aikman T. Aikman	82.6	4,453	154	2,742	61.6	31,310	7.0	203.3	158	127	3.5	2.9	246	1,657
10	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	82.6	4,262	218	2,433	57.1	32,224	7.6	147.8	255	189	6.0	4.4	94	748
11	Len Dawson L. Dawson	82.6	3,741	211	2,136	57.1	28,711	7.7	136.1	239	183	6.4	4.9	167	1,423
12	Neil O'Donnell N. O'Donnell	82.0	3,057	108	1,766	57.8	20,408	6.7	189.0	114	62	3.7	2.0	250	1,825
13	Ken Anderson K. Anderson	81.9	4,475	192	2,654	59.3	32,838	7.3	171.0	197	160	4.4	3.6	398	2,875
14	Bernie Kosar B. Kosar	81.8	3,365	126	1,994	59.3	23,301	6.9	184.9	124	87	3.7	2.6	273	1,660
15	Danny White D. White	81.7	2,950	166	1,761	59.7	21,959	7.4	132.3	155	132	5.3	4.5	241	2,083
16	Dave Krieg D. Krieg	81.5	5,311	213	3,105	58.5	38,147	7.2	179.1	261	199	4.9	3.7	494	3,794
17	Randall Cunningham R. Cunningham	81.4	4,075	149	2,301	56.5	28,557	7.0	191.7	198	128	4.9	3.1	464	3,426
18	Chris Chandler C. Chandler	81.2	2,894	130	1,668	57.6	20,865	7.2	160.5	135	101	4.7	3.5	255	1,779
19	Steve Beuerlein S. Beuerlein	81.1	2,615	119	1,469	56.2	19,002	7.3	159.7	120	84	4.6	3.2	249	1,655
20	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	81.1	5,205	187	2,969	57.0	37,920	7.3	202.8	247	184	4.7	3.5	318	2,438
21	Warren Moon W. Moon	81.0	6,789	206	3,973	58.5	49,117	7.2	238.4	290	232	4.3	3.4	453	3,369
22	Jeff George J. George	81.0	3,731	123	2,162	57.9	26,045	7.0	211.7	147	104	3.9	2.8	340	2,559
23	Jeff Hostetler J. Hostetler	80.5	2,338	152	1,357	58.0	16,430	7.0	108.1	94	71	4.0	3.0	207	1,159
24	Bart Starr B. Starr	80.5	3,149	196	1,808	57.4	24,718	7.8	126.1	152	138	4.8	4.4	59	533
25	Ken O'Brien K. O'Brien	80.4	3,602	129	2,110	58.6	25,094	7.0	194.5	128	98	3.6	2.7	353	2,654

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PASS

1,196

Purdy

RUSH

286

McCaffrey

REC

326

Evans

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PPG

30.8

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OPP PPG

18.6

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RUSH YDS/G

128.6

8th

PASS YDS/G

239.2

16th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	5	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	.500
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

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

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13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

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8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

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QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

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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

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Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

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Reichard

60

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4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

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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	3	0	.500
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	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000