NFL Passer Rating Single Game Playoffs Leaders
All-Time Passer Rating Leaders
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Single game leaders only reflect years for which we have mostly complete boxscore data (1933 onward).
+ Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
Rate |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Peyton Manning+ | 158.3 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos, January 4, 2004 |
| Terry Bradshaw+ | 158.3 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Colts, December 19, 1976 |
| Don Meredith | 158.3 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Cleveland Browns, December 24, 1967 |
4 | Josh Allen | 157.6 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots, January 15, 2022 |
5 | Jordan Love | 157.2 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 14, 2024 |
| C.J. Stroud | 157.2 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Cleveland Browns, January 13, 2024 |
7 | Jim Plunkett | 155.8 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. San Diego Chargers, January 11, 1981 |
8 | Matthew Stafford | 154.5 | LAR | Los Angeles Rams vs. Arizona Cardinals, January 17, 2022 |
9 | Kurt Warner+ | 154.1 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers, January 10, 2010 |
10 | David Woodley | 153.8 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots, January 8, 1983 |
11 | Mark Rypien | 152.2 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Detroit Lions, January 12, 1992 |
12 | Charlie Conerly | 152.1 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Chicago Bears, December 30, 1956 |
13 | Phil Simms | 150.9 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Denver Broncos, January 25, 1987 |
14 | Jeff Hostetler | 150.8 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Denver Broncos, January 9, 1994 |
15 | Lynn Dickey | 150.4 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. St. Louis Cardinals, January 8, 1983 |
16 | Russell Wilson | 149.2 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Carolina Panthers, January 10, 2015 |
17 | Joe Theismann | 149.1 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Detroit Lions, January 8, 1983 |
18 | Ben Roethlisberger | 148.7 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals, January 8, 2006 |
19 | Billy Kilmer | 148.6 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Dallas Cowboys, December 31, 1972 |
20 | Joe Theismann | 147.7 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Los Angeles Rams, January 1, 1984 |
21 | Joe Montana+ | 147.6 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Denver Broncos, January 28, 1990 |
22 | Tobin Rote | 146.4 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Cleveland Browns, December 29, 1957 |
23 | Kurt Warner+ | 145.7 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Eagles, January 18, 2009 |
| Peyton Manning+ | 145.7 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos, January 9, 2005 |
25 | Tobin Rote | 145.3 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Boston Patriots, January 5, 1964 |
26 | Jim Plunkett | 145.0 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Philadelphia Eagles, January 25, 1981 |
27 | Troy Aikman+ | 144.7 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 23, 1994 |
28 | Matt Ryan | 144.1 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. New England Patriots, February 5, 2017 |
29 | Steve Fuller | 143.7 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Washington Redskins, December 30, 1984 |
30 | Tony Romo | 143.6 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers, January 11, 2015 |
31 | Bart Starr+ | 143.5 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 1, 1967 |
32 | Dak Prescott | 143.3 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, January 16, 2023 |
| Rodney Peete | 143.3 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Detroit Lions, December 30, 1995 |
34 | Kurt Warner+ | 143.0 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 16, 2000 |
35 | Joe Montana+ | 142.5 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 6, 1990 |
36 | Chad Pennington | 142.0 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 4, 2003 |
37 | Nick Foles | 141.4 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 21, 2018 |
| Tom Brady | 141.4 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, January 12, 2008 |
39 | Troy Aikman+ | 140.7 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Buffalo Bills, January 31, 1993 |
40 | Matt Ryan | 139.4 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Green Bay Packers, January 22, 2017 |
| Mark Sanchez | 139.4 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Cincinnati Bengals, January 9, 2010 |
42 | Peyton Manning+ | 138.7 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 11, 2004 |
43 | Patrick Mahomes | 138.2 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 16, 2022 |
44 | Tom Brady | 137.6 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Denver Broncos, January 14, 2012 |
| Brett Favre+ | 137.6 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Seattle Seahawks, January 12, 2008 |
46 | Charlie Conerly | 137.5 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Baltimore Colts, December 28, 1958 |
47 | Daunte Culpepper | 137.1 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers, January 9, 2005 |
48 | Aaron Rodgers | 136.8 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Atlanta Falcons, January 15, 2011 |
49 | Josh Allen | 136.0 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 23, 2022 |
| Joe Montana+ | 136.0 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Bears, January 8, 1989 |
51 | Sid Luckman+ | 135.6 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Washington Redskins, December 26, 1943 |
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