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First NFL quarterback to defeat 32 franchises: Brett Favre vs. Green Bay Packers; October 5, 2009 [150] [167] First NFL quarterback to reach 100 career wins (regular season): Johnny Unitas vs. Green Bay Packers; November 9, 1969; First NFL quarterback to reach 150 career wins (regular season): Brett Favre vs. San Diego Chargers; September 23, 2007
The player who recorded the highest passer rating in the NFL Rate: The passer rating of the player GP: The number of games played by a player during the season † Pro Football Hall of Fame member ^ The player is an active player * Player set the single-season passer rating record (#) Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list
The NFL rates its passers for statistical purposes against a fixed performance standard based on statistical achievements of all qualified pro passers since 1960. The current passer rating system, which was adopted in 1973, removes inequities that existed in the former method and, at the same time, provides a means of comparing passing ...
In the common draft era, the league has never seen the top three teams trade away their starting quarterbacks after season's end. It's part of a broader evolution in how the NFL scouts and values ...
In 1985, O'Brien was the highest-rated quarterback in the NFL, finishing the season with a rating of 96.2 while having the lowest interception rate; he was selected to the Pro Bowl that year. [5] The Jets went 11–5 that year to reach the postseason for the first time since 1982.
The last time the Giants were in the market to draft a quarterback in the top 10, they overdrafted Daniel Jones at No. 6 overall. That led to six wasted seasons as the Giants hoped Jones would ...
In 1936, the league introduced the NFL draft after team owners voted on it in 1935. [6] [7] The intention of the draft is to make the NFL more competitive, as some teams had an advantage in signing players. [5] [7] From 1947 through 1958 the NFL designated the first overall selection as a "bonus" or "lottery pick". The pick was awarded by a ...
No position is more scrutinized in the NFL than that of the quarterback. Every year we try to appoint some into the "elite" category, while some have hung around in that category for the past decade.