In the United States National Football League, the highest official passer rating that a quarterback can achieve is 158.3, which is considered a perfect passer rating. As of the 2007 NFL season, forty-one "perfect games" have been thrown by thirty-four quarterbacks since the advent of passer ratings in 1973,[1] four of which have occurred in the post-season. Only four men have achieved the feat more than once: Peyton Manning has thrown four, Ben Roethlisberger has three, Dave Krieg and Kurt Warner have two. To qualify, a QB must attempt at least 10 passes. This is a list-in-progress of NFL perfect games:
| Quarterback | Date | Team | Opponent | CMP | ATT | YDS | TDS | INT | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Baugh[2] | 10/16/1949 | Washington Redskins, 38 | New York Bulldogs, 14 | 16 | 20 | 254 | 4 | 0 | |
| Len Dawson[3] | 09/07/1963 | Kansas City Chiefs, 59 | Denver Broncos, 7 | 12 | 15 | 278 | 4 | 0 | |
| Frank Ryan[4] | 12/12/1964 | Cleveland Browns, 52 | New York Giants, 20 | 12 | 13 | 202 | 5 | 0 | |
| Johnny Unitas | 11/12/1967 | Baltimore Colts, 49 | Atlanta Falcons, 7 | 17 | 20 | 370 | 4 | 0 | |
| Don Meredith | 12/12/1967 | Dallas Cowboys, 52 | Cleveland Browns, 14 | 10 | 12 | 212 | 2 | 0 | NFL Div |
| Fran Tarkenton | 10/25/1970 | New York Giants, 35 | St. Louis Cardinals, 17 | 15 | 18 | 280 | 5 | 0 | |
| Dick Shiner | 09/16/1973 | Atlanta Falcons, 62 | New Orleans Saints, 7 | 13 | 15 | 227 | 3 | 0 | |
| Bob Lee | 10/14/1973 | Atlanta Falcons, 46 | Chicago Bears, 6 | 11 | 13 | 181 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ken Anderson | 11/03/1974 | Cincinnati Bengals, 24 | Baltimore Colts, 14 | 17 | 21 | 297 | 3 | 0 | |
| James Harris | 10/20/1974 | Los Angeles Rams, 37 | San Francisco 49ers, 14 | 12 | 15 | 276 | 3 | 0 | |
| Jim Hart | 11/23/1975 | St. Louis Cardinals, 37 | New York Jets, 6 | 11 | 13 | 242 | 2 | 0 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 01/04/1976 | Pittsburgh Steelers, 40 | Baltimore Colts, 14 | 14 | 18 | 264 | 3 | 0 | AFC Div |
| Dan Fouts | 09/26/1976 | San Diego Chargers, 43 | St. Louis Cardinals, 24 | 15 | 18 | 259 | 4 | 0 | |
| Scott Hunter | 10/31/1976 | Atlanta Falcons, 23 | New Orleans Saints, 20 | 10 | 11 | 138 | 2 | 0 | |
| Steve Grogan | 10/29/1978 | New England Patriots, 55 | New York Jets, 21 | 15 | 19 | 281 | 4 | 0 | |
| Bob Griese | 12/18/1978 | Miami Dolphins, 23 | New England Patriots, 3 | 12 | 13 | 171 | 2 | 0 | |
| Vince Evans | 12/07/1980 | Chicago Bears, 61 | Green Bay Packers, 7 | 18 | 22 | 316 | 3 | 0 | |
| Craig Morton | 09/27/1981 | Denver Broncos, 42 | San Diego Chargers, 24 | 17 | 18 | 308 | 4 | 0 | |
| Dave Krieg | 12/24/1983 | Seattle Seahawks, 31 | Denver Broncos, 7 | 12 | 13 | 200 | 3 | 0 | AFC WC |
| Steve Bartkowski | 09/23/1984 | Atlanta Falcons, 42 | Houston Oilers, 10 | 11 | 13 | 195 | 3 | 0 | |
| Ken O'Brien | 11/2/1986 | New York Jets, 38 | Seattle Seahawks, 7 | 26 | 32 | 431 | 4 | 0 | |
| Steve Young | 10/22/1989 | San Francisco 49ers, 37 | New England Patriots, 20 | 11 | 12 | 188 | 3 | 0 | |
| Joe Montana | 11/12/1989 | San Francisco 49ers, 45 | Atlanta Falcons, 3 | 16 | 19 | 270 | 3 | 0 | |
| Bobby Hebert | 9/12/1993 | Atlanta Falcons, 31 | New Orleans Saints, 34 | 14 | 18 | 243 | 3 | 0 | |
| Drew Bledsoe | 12/26/1993 | New England Patriots, 38 | Indianapolis Colts, 0 | 9 | 11 | 143 | 2 | 0 | |
| Craig Erickson | 9/11/1994 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 24 | Indianapolis Colts, 10 | 19 | 24 | 313 | 3 | 0 | |
| Dave Krieg | 11/24/1994 | Detroit Lions, 35 | Buffalo Bills, 21 | 20 | 25 | 351 | 3 | 0 | 2nd career perfect game |
| Chris Chandler | 09/25/1995 | Houston Oilers, 38 | Cincinnati Bengals, 28 | 23 | 26 | 352 | 4 | 0 | |
| Jeff Blake | 10/19/1995 | Cincinnati Bengals, 27 | Pittsburgh Steelers, 9 | 18 | 22 | 275 | 3 | 0 | |
| Kurt Warner | 10/03/1999 | St. Louis Rams, 38 | Cincinnati Bengals, 10 | 17 | 21 | 310 | 3 | 0 | |
| Kurt Warner[5] | 10/01/2000 | St. Louis Rams, 57 | San Diego Chargers, 31 | 24 | 30 | 390 | 4 | 0 | 2nd career perfect game |
| Peyton Manning[6] | 10/22/2000 | Indianapolis Colts, 30 | New England Patriots, 23 | 16 | 20 | 268 | 3 | 0 | |
| Doug Flutie | 12/24/2000 | Buffalo Bills, 42 | Seattle Seahawks, 23 | 20 | 25 | 366 | 3 | 0 | |
| Peyton Manning[7] | 11/10/2002 | Indianapolis Colts, 35 | Philadelphia Eagles, 13 | 18 | 23 | 319 | 3 | 0 | 2nd career perfect game |
| Kerry Collins[8] | 12/22/2002 | New York Giants, 44 | Indianapolis Colts, 27 | 23 | 29 | 366 | 4 | 0 | |
| Peyton Manning[9] | 09/28/2003 | Indianapolis Colts, 55 | New Orleans Saints, 21 | 20 | 25 | 314 | 6 | 0 | 3rd career perfect game |
| Chad Pennington[10] | 11/16/2003 | New York Jets, 31 | Indianapolis Colts, 38 | 11 | 14 | 219 | 3 | 0 | |
| Trent Green[11] | 12/14/2003 | Kansas City Chiefs, 45 | Detroit Lions, 17 | 20 | 25 | 341 | 3 | 0 | |
| Peyton Manning[12] | 01/04/2004 | Indianapolis Colts, 41 | Denver Broncos, 10 | 22 | 26 | 377 | 5 | 0 | AFC WC; 4th career perfect game |
| Ben Roethlisberger[13] | 09/11/2005 | Pittsburgh Steelers, 34 | Tennessee Titans, 7 | 9 | 11 | 218 | 2 | 0 | |
| Donovan McNabb[14] | 09/23/2007 | Philadelphia Eagles, 56 | Detroit Lions, 21 | 21 | 26 | 381 | 4 | 0 | |
| Tom Brady[15] | 10/21/2007 | New England Patriots, 49 | Miami Dolphins, 28 | 21 | 25 | 354 | 6 | 0 | |
| Ben Roethlisberger[16] | 11/05/2007 | Pittsburgh Steelers, 38 | Baltimore Ravens, 7 | 13 | 16 | 209 | 5 | 0 | 2nd career perfect game |
| Ben Roethlisberger[17] | 12/20/2007 | Pittsburgh Steelers, 41 | St. Louis Rams, 24 | 16 | 20 | 261 | 3 | 0 | 3rd career perfect game, 2nd of 2007 |
No quarterback has posted a perfect passer rating for an entire season. Usually, season assessments require a certain number of passes before a player can be considered to have a perfect rating. For example, LaDainian Tomlinson of the San Diego Chargers threw one pass in 2003, scoring a touchdown, but his perfect passer rating for the year is not commonly included in the list of perfect ratings. Terry Bradshaw and Craig Morton had at least one game with a perfect passer rating and at least one game with a passer rating of zero, the lowest possible passer rating.
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References[]
- ↑ "The quarterback calculation: Passing statistics", The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- ↑ "Sammy Baugh Gamelogs", Pro-Football-Reference.com
- ↑ "Len Dawson Gamelogs", Pro-Football-Reference.com
- ↑ "Cleveland Browns at New York Giants - December 12th, 1964", Pro-Football-Reference.com
- ↑ "ESPN - Kurt Warner Stats, News, Photos", ESPN.com
- ↑ "RELEASE: SAINTS AT COLTS", The Official Website of the Indianapolis Colts
- ↑ "Manning and Colts show pulse, stun Eagles", ESPN.com
- ↑ "Giants light up Colts' defense", ESPN.com
- ↑ "Harrison catches three touchdowns in rout", ESPN.com
- ↑ "Manning throws for 401 yards, TD", ESPN.com
- ↑ "23 straight road losses for Detroit", ESPN.com
- ↑ "Manning was 22-of-26 for 377 yards, 5 TDs", ESPN.com
- ↑ "Parker-Roethlisberger combo overwhelms Titans", ESPN.com
- ↑ "McNabb earns highest quarterback efficiency mark", Press of Atlantic City
- ↑ "Brady's six TDs give him 27 TDs after seven games", ESPN.com
- ↑ "Steelers click on both sides of ball, dominate Ravens at home", ESPN.com
- ↑ "Davenport replaces injured Parker, rushes Steelers to victory", ESPN.com