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[1] [2] [3] They are among the most high-profile athletes in North America and are typically viewed as the team's leader. [4] The success of a National Football League (NFL) franchise often rests on the quarterback; thus, teams will go to great lengths to find a franchise quarterback to build around. [5]
Roger Staubach led the NFL in passer rating four times in his 11 year career. Steve Young led the league in passer rating a record six times and is the only player to do so in four consecutive seasons. [6] Peyton Manning led the league for three consecutive seasons during the 2000s. [7] Tom Brady has led the league in passer rating twice.
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 ...
Here's the current state of Heisman Trophy winners in the NFL - plus how Heisman winners have fared historically. Which 0-2 NFL teams still have hope? Ranking all nine by playoff viability
Here's a ranking of all 32 starters. Caveat: this ranking list is for today, Oct. 22, not which quarterback we want to start a franchise around for 2015 and beyond. 1. Peyton Manning 2. Andrew Luck 3.
His outdoor gridiron football statistics from his time in the NFL (32,344 passing yards) [38] and his time with the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe (2,101 passing yards) [39] totals 34,445 outdoor gridiron passing yards. He also passed for 10,486 yards as a member of the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League, which is played indoors. [39]
The New York Giants are one of the most popular football teams in the NFL, with a history that stretches back nearly 100 years. The team was founded in 1925 by Tim Mara, and remarkably, it's still ...
Note: Y. A. Tittle passed for 33,070 yards in his professional career, which would place him in 44th on this list, but 4,731 of those yards came in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), which the NFL does not recognize statistics and records from to date. [54] [55] Thus, Tittle's career passing yards total in the NFL stands at 28,339. [56]