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How sustainable is great QB play in the NFL?

Mile High Report | June 29, 2021

Related Topics: National Football League, Sammy Baugh, Drew Brees, Ryan Tannehill, Tom Brady, Steve Bartkowski, Otto Graham, Peyton Manning, Patrick Mahomes, Matt Ryan

First we need to define what a great season is for a quarterback in the NFL. I have defined a great season in three ways

  1. Having a passer rating of 108 or better
  2. Having a 4-to-1 TD-to-INT ratio
  3. Accounting for 40 or more total touchdowns - this is the only one which is era dependent since the first time this happened was 1984 (Dan Marino).

Passer rating of 108 or better

With the minimum passing attempts requirement met (this varies depending on era), there have been 34 seasons where a starting QB has had a passer rating of 108 or better.

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