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2016 NFL NFL Passer Rating Leaders

The NFL's official passer rating, built from completion %, yards per attempt, touchdown rate and interception rate, each capped. 158.3 is the maximum.

How to read it. 100 is very good for a season; 85 to 90 is about average.

The 2016 leaders: Matt Ryan (117.1), Tom Brady (112.2), Dak Prescott (104.9).

NFL Passer Rating

Minimum to rank: 14 pass attempts per team game (the NFL's minimum for passing rate leaders). 30 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksRate
1Matt RyanQBATL534587117.1
2Tom BradyQBNE432458112.2
3Dak PrescottQBDAL459509104.9
4Aaron RodgersQBGB610686104.2
5Drew BreesQBNO673696101.7
6Sam BradfordQBMIN55259699.3
7Kirk CousinsQBWAS60663597.2
8Derek CarrQBLV56059196.7
9Andrew LuckQBIND54562496.4
10Marcus MariotaQBTEN45149495.6
11Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT50952695.4
12Ryan TannehillQBMIA38943093.5
13Matthew StaffordQBDET59465393.3
14Russell WilsonQBSEA54661992.6
15Andy DaltonQBCIN56362491.8
16Alex SmithQBKC48953791.2
17Colin KaepernickQBSF33140190.7
18Tyrod TaylorQBBUF43652689.7
19Philip RiversQBLAC57861987.9
20Carson PalmerQBARI59763987.2
21Jameis WinstonQBTB56763086.1
22Eli ManningQBNYG59862286.0
23Trevor SiemianQBDEN48653084.6
24Joe FlaccoQBBAL67270783.5
25Carson WentzQBPHI60765779.3
26Blake BortlesQBJAX62569478.8
27Case KeenumQBLA32235376.4
28Cam NewtonQBCAR51055475.8
29Brock OsweilerQBHOU51055072.2
30Ryan FitzpatrickQBNYJ40344069.6

More 2016 NFL Quarterback Leaderboards

EPA per Dropback ACE (Accuracy Compared to Expectation) ACE per 100 Attempts Expected Completion % Success Rate Total Passing EPA Total QB EPA (Passing + Rushing) First-Down Rate per Dropback Explosive Pass Rate Negative-Play Rate Win Probability Added EPA per Dropback, Excluding Garbage Time Completion % Yards per Attempt Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt Adjusted Yards per Attempt Net Yards per Attempt Yards per Completion Touchdown % Interception % TD:INT Ratio Sack % Passing Yards per Game Pass Attempts per Game Passing Yards Passing Touchdowns Completions Pass Attempts Interceptions Thrown Sacks Taken Passing First Downs 20+ Yard Completions 40+ Yard Completions Longest Completion 300-Yard Passing Games 4-Touchdown Games Wins as Starter Average Depth of Target Deep Attempt Rate Deep Completion % YAC per Completion Share of Yards Through the Air 3rd-Down Conversion Rate Red Zone Touchdown Rate Clutch EPA per Dropback Clutch Passer Rating Two-Minute Drill EPA per Dropback Game-Winning Drives 4th-Quarter Comebacks Quarterback Rushing Yards Quarterback Rushing EPA Scrambles QB Sneak Conversion Rate Touchdowns Responsible For Total Yards (Passing + Rushing) Turnovers Turnover Rate per Play

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