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2023 NFL starting quarterback passer rating leaders

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James Olson

Updated on April 03, 2026

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(Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

(Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

It was a wild ride for QBs all season, with many teams relying on second- or even third-stringers. So, with that in mind, there is little surprise that the passer rating leader at the end of Week 18 is rather shocking (albeit a small sample size) when looking back to the opening kickoffs in September.

Here are the top passer rating leaders for the 2023 NFL regular season, listed in descending order.

(Note: We’re excluding non-QBs and mop-up duty statistics in this ranking.)

(Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports)

(Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports)

Stats: 297-of-456, 3134 yards passing, 20 TDs/7 INTs.

Passer Rating: 93.2

(Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports)

(Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports)

Stats: 364-of-566, 4044 yards passing, 28 TDs/10 INTs.

Passer Rating: 94.6

(Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports)

(Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports)

Stats: 372-of-579, 4159 yards passing, 32 TDs/11 INTs.

Passer Rating: 96.1

(Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports)

(Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports)

Stats: 375-of-548, 3878 yards passing, 25 TDs/8 INTs.

Passer Rating: 97.7

(USA TODAY Network)

(USA TODAY Network)

Stats: 407-of-605, 4575 yards passing, 30 TDs/12 INTs.

Passer Rating: 97.9

(Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports)

(Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports)

Stats: 297-of-447, 3070 yards passing, 26 TDs/8 INTs.

Passer Rating: 98

(USA TODAY Network)

(USA TODAY Network)

Stats: 171-of-243, 1936 yards passing, 12 TDs/7 INT.

Passer Rating: 98.4

(Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

(Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

Stats: 319-of-499, 4108 yards passing, 23 TDs/5 INTs.

Passer Rating: 100.8

(Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

(Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

Stats: 388-of-560, 4624 yards passing, 29 TDs/14 INTs.

Passer Rating: 101.1

(Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

(Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

Stats: 307-of-457, 3678 yards passing, 24 TDs/7 INTs.

Passer Rating: 102.7

(Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports)

(Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports)

Stats: 216-of-311, 2331 yards passing, 18 TDs/5 INTs.

Passer Rating: 103.8

(Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports)

(Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports)

Stats: 410-of-590, 4516 yards passing, 36 TDs/9 INTs.

Passer Rating: 105.9

(Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports)

(Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports)

Stats: 308-of-444, 4280 yards passing, 31 TDs/11 INT.

Passer Rating: 113

(USA TODAY Network)

(USA TODAY Network)

Stats: 55-of-74, 719 yards passing, 3 TDs/0 INT.

Passer Rating: 118

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