Passer rating is the NFL's official quarterback statistic, a formula on four per-attempt inputs: completion percentage, yards, touchdowns and interceptions. Each is scaled and capped, the four are averaged and multiplied to a 0-to-158.3 range. A rating above 100 is a very good season; 158.3 is perfect and requires at least 77.5 percent completions, 12.5 yards per attempt, a touchdown on every eighth throw and no interceptions.
Updated Sept. 16, 2026.
Through Week 1, Trevor Lawrence (Jacksonville Jaguars) leads all quarterbacks with 20+ attempts at a 150.6 passer rating, better than 99.3% of qualifying starts through the same week since 1999. Cooper Rush (Atlanta Falcons) is last at 51.9. A perfect rating is 158.3.
| # | Quarterback | Team | Rating | Cmp/Att, Yds, TD, INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trevor Lawrence | Jacksonville Jaguars | 150.6 | 18/23, 245, 4, 0 |
| 2 | Jaxson Dart | New York Giants | 134.2 | 23/29, 230, 3, 0 |
| 3 | Josh Allen | Buffalo Bills | 130.5 | 20/29, 334, 2, 0 |
| 4 | Lamar Jackson | Baltimore Ravens | 127.1 | 17/24, 324, 1, 0 |
| 5 | Caleb Williams | Chicago Bears | 124.1 | 21/29, 269, 2, 0 |
| 6 | Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia Eagles | 122.2 | 14/25, 203, 3, 0 |
| 7 | Drew Lock | Seattle Seahawks | 113.3 | 16/22, 187, 1, 0 |
| 8 | Bryce Young | Carolina Panthers | 110.3 | 23/37, 361, 3, 1 |
| 9 | C.J. Stroud | Houston Texans | 106.7 | 26/38, 274, 2, 0 |
| 10 | Brock Purdy | San Francisco 49ers | 105.6 | 25/34, 205, 3, 1 |
| 11 | Geno Smith | New York Jets | 104.0 | 19/24, 215, 0, 0 |
| 12 | Jacoby Brissett | Arizona Cardinals | 103.1 | 27/37, 277, 1, 0 |
| 13 | Baker Mayfield | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 98.8 | 23/28, 216, 0, 0 |
| 14 | Deshaun Watson | Cleveland Browns | 97.7 | 16/22, 205, 1, 1 |
| 15 | Jared Goff | Detroit Lions | 96.7 | 26/39, 206, 2, 0 |
| 16 | Joe Burrow | Cincinnati Bengals | 89.5 | 25/35, 254, 1, 1 |
| 17 | Tyler Shough | New Orleans Saints | 89.2 | 35/55, 410, 3, 2 |
| 18 | Kirk Cousins | Las Vegas Raiders | 88.2 | 21/30, 160, 3, 2 |
| 19 | Jordan Love | Green Bay Packers | 88.1 | 21/42, 387, 2, 1 |
| 20 | Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs | 86.0 | 15/27, 184, 2, 1 |
| 21 | Jayden Daniels | Washington Commanders | 85.9 | 18/34, 164, 2, 0 |
| 22 | Dak Prescott | Dallas Cowboys | 84.8 | 22/34, 175, 2, 1 |
| 23 | Justin Herbert | Los Angeles Chargers | 83.7 | 17/27, 209, 1, 1 |
| 24 | Aaron Rodgers | Pittsburgh Steelers | 83.4 | 24/40, 221, 1, 0 |
| 25 | Cam Ward | Tennessee Titans | 80.2 | 19/32, 140, 1, 0 |
| 26 | Daniel Jones | Indianapolis Colts | 72.8 | 19/31, 166, 1, 1 |
| 27 | Bo Nix | Denver Broncos | 69.2 | 17/28, 131, 1, 1 |
| 28 | Malik Willis | Miami Dolphins | 66.9 | 15/27, 220, 0, 1 |
| 29 | Matthew Stafford | Los Angeles Rams | 61.2 | 15/25, 155, 0, 1 |
| 30 | Drake Maye | New England Patriots | 54.9 | 23/33, 178, 1, 3 |
| 31 | Cooper Rush | Atlanta Falcons | 51.9 | 12/22, 143, 1, 2 |
The formula dates to 1973 and was designed so that a 66.7 rating was average and 100 was excellent. Passing has gotten so much more efficient that the league average now sits above 90, which is why a 100 rating today is closer to good than great. The scale never moved; the league did.
Each of the four components is computed per attempt, converted to a 0-to-2.375 scale, and capped there, so no single strength can carry the rating. The four are summed, divided by six and multiplied by 100. The caps produce the strange maximum of 158.3 and mean that a quarterback with a 78 percent completion rate and one with an 85 percent rate score the same on that component.
Passer rating's blind spots are the reason the newer stats exist: it does not see sacks, scrambles, drops, air yards or game situation, and it double-counts a touchdown pass (yards, completion and touchdown all move). It remains the number in every box score and the one the league's records are kept in.
Aaron Rodgers' 2011 season, 122.5, is the single-season record: 68.3 percent completions, 9.2 yards per attempt, 45 touchdowns and 6 interceptions on 502 attempts. Peyton Manning's 2004 (121.1) is the only other season above 120.
Passer rating = ((a + b + c + d) / 6) x 100, where a = ((Cmp/Att) - 0.3) x 5, b = ((Yds/Att) - 3) x 0.25, c = (TD/Att) x 20, d = 2.375 - ((INT/Att) x 25), and each of a through d is capped between 0 and 2.375. Minimum 0, maximum 158.3.
158.3. It requires hitting every component's cap on the same day: completions at 77.5 percent or better, 12.5 or more yards per attempt, at least one touchdown per 8 attempts, and zero interceptions. It has happened roughly 80 times in NFL history, on a minimum of 20 attempts.
In the modern NFL, league average is about 90. A season above 100 is top-ten, above 110 is top-three, and above 120 has happened twice. In the 1970s a 90 rating would have led the league.
Passer rating is a fixed formula on four passing inputs, 0 to 158.3. QBR is ESPN's 0-to-100 rating built on expected points across every play, including sacks and runs, weighted by situation. They agree on most quarterbacks; QBR sees more, passer rating is transparent.
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