NFL Single Season Leaders - Passer Rating

The following is a list of the NFL single season passing leaders ranked by passer rating. Statistics are current through the 2019 NFL season and include stats accrued in NFL, AFL and APFA games.

Active players are listed in bold.

Leaders based on 224 pass attempts

      Passing
Player Season Team Att Cmp Pct Yds Int TD Lg Rating
1. A. Rodgers 2011 GB 502 343 68.3 4,643 6 45 93t 122.5
2. P. Manning 2004 Ind 497 336 67.6 4,557 10 49 80t 121.1
3. N. Foles 2013 Phi 317 203 64.0 2,891 2 27 63t 119.2
4. T. Brady 2007 NE 578 398 68.9 4,806 8 50 69t 117.2
5. M. Ryan 2016 Atl 534 373 69.9 4,944 7 38 76t 117.1
6. D. Brees 2018 NO 489 364 74.4 3,992 5 32 72t 115.7
7. P. Manning 2013 Den 659 450 68.3 5,477 10 55 78t 115.1
8. P. Mahomes 2018 KC 580 383 66.0 5,097 12 50 89t 113.8
9. T. Romo 2014 Dal 435 304 69.9 3,705 9 34 68t 113.2
10. S. Young 1994 SF 461 324 70.3 3,969 10 35 69t 112.8
11. J. Montana 1989 SF 386 271 70.2 3,521 8 26 95t 112.4
12. T. Brady 2016 NE 432 291 67.4 3,554 2 28 79t 112.2
  A. Rodgers 2014 GB 520 341 65.6 4,381 5 38 80t 112.2
14. T. Brady 2010 NE 492 324 65.9 3,900 4 36 79t 111.0
15. D. Culpepper 2004 Min 548 379 69.2 4,717 11 39 82t 110.9
  R. Wilson 2018 Sea 427 280 65.6 3,448 7 35 66 110.9
17. D. Brees 2011 NO 657 468 71.2 5,476 14 46 79t 110.6
18. M. Plum 1960 Cle 250 151 60.4 2,297 5 21 86t 110.4
19. R. Wilson 2015 Sea 483 329 68.1 4,024 8 34 80t 110.1
20. D. Brees 2009 NO 514 363 70.6 4,388 11 34 75t 109.6
21. K. Warner 1999 Stl 499 325 65.1 4,353 13 41 75t 109.2
22. J. McCown 2013 Chi 224 149 66.5 1,829 1 13 80t 109.0
23. D. Marino 1984 Mia 564 362 64.2 5,084 17 48 80t 108.9
24. M. Ryan 2018 Atl 608 422 69.4 4,924 7 35 75t 108.1
25. A. Rodgers 2012 GB 552 371 67.2 4,295 8 39 73 108.0
26. B. Favre 2009 Min 531 363 68.4 4,202 7 33 63 107.2
27. S. Young 1992 SF 402 268 66.7 3,465 7 25 80t 107.0
28. A. Dalton 2015 Cin 386 255 66.1 3,250 7 25 80t 106.2
29. R. Cunningham 1998 Min 425 259 60.9 3,704 10 34 67t 106.0
30. P. Manning 2012 Den 583 400 68.6 4,659 11 37 71t 105.8
31. T. Brady 2011 NE 611 401 65.6 5,235 12 39 99t 105.6
32. P. Rivers 2008 SD 478 312 65.3 4,009 11 34 67 105.5
  P. Rivers 2013 SD 544 378 69.5 4,478 11 32 60t 105.5
  P. Rivers 2018 LAC 508 347 68.3 4,308 12 32 75t 105.5
35. B. Starr 1966 GB 251 156 62.2 2,257 3 14 83t 105.0
36. D. Prescott 2016 Dal 459 311 67.8 3,667 4 23 83t 104.9
  A. Rodgers 2013 GB 290 193 66.6 2,536 6 17 83t 104.9
38. D. Brees 2004 SD 400 262 65.5 3,159 7 27 79t 104.8
  Y. Tittle 1963 NYG 367 221 60.2 3,145 14 36 70t 104.8
40. D. Brees 2013 NO 650 446 68.6 5,162 12 39 76t 104.7
  D. McNabb 2004 Phi 469 300 64.0 3,875 8 31 80 104.7
  A. Smith 2017 KC 505 341 67.5 4,042 5 26 79t 104.7
  S. Young 1997 SF 356 241 67.7 3,029 6 19 82 104.7
44. C. Palmer 2015 Ari 537 342 63.7 4,671 11 35 68 104.6
45. P. Rivers 2009 SD 486 317 65.2 4,254 9 28 81t 104.4
46. C. Pennington 2002 NYJ 399 275 68.9 3,120 6 22 47 104.2
  A. Rodgers 2016 GB 610 401 65.7 4,428 7 40 66t 104.2
48. P. Manning 2005 Ind 453 305 67.3 3,747 10 28 80t 104.1
  B. Roethlisberger 2007 Pit 404 264 65.3 3,154 11 32 83 104.1
50. D. Brees 2017 NO 536 386 72.0 4,334 8 23 54t 103.9