The NFL’s official statistic for quantifying passing efficiency is passer rating, which considers completion percentage, yards per pass, touchdowns and interceptions.

Passer rating is far from a perfect stat, but at a glance it provides a good look at how efficient a quarterback is.

And Patrick Mahomes is the NFL’s all-time leader, both in the regular season and in the postseason.

Mahomes topped that mark in the 2020 season and now has thrown 1,687 passes in his career.

He has a career passer rating of 108.7, topping Deshaun Watson‘s 104.5, Aaron Rodgers‘ 103.9, Russell Wilson‘s 101.7 and Drew Brees‘s 98.7.

Quarterbacks are much more efficient now than they used to be, and that’s one of the flaws with passer rating: It doesn’t adjust for era, so it’s always going to favor the modern passers.

Mahomes has a career postseason passer rating of 106.6, and when Mahomes reached the minimum of 150 postseason passes to qualify, he broke a record that Bart Starr had held since the 1960s.

It’s a testament to how great Starr was in big games that he had a postseason passer rating of 104.8, still second only to Mahomes in NFL history.

(In 1969 Starr led the league with an 89.9 passer rating, while in 2020 the league average passer rating was 93.6.) In the playoffs, Starr put up numbers in the 1960s that look excellent even in 2020!

That might mean something after he’s played a few games.

What a minite im confused, didn’t you just post on here yesterday that Josh Allen has caught up with Patrick Mahomes talent wise and he’s on the same level as #15.

As opposed to say a Kirk Cousins in which he is always being ripped but people don’t realize that ever since his days in Washington to the Minnesota Vikings this guy has had to deal with at least seven new/different coordinators, that’s like learning a new language all the time, it’s brutal (coupled with horrendous pass protection).

What a minite im confused, didn’t you just post on here yesterday that Josh Allen has caught up with Patrick Mahomes talent wise and he’s on the same level as #15.

and in another 15 years or so they will make up new stat categories to favor the new qb’s as well- the ONLY stat that matters is W’s- Mahomes is doing quite well there too so far in his still young career.

Part of the strategy of the defense 20+ years ago was hit the QB as many times even after he threw to “get him out of his rhythm and have him looking over his shoulder.” Nothing more evident then two years ago when the Chiefs touched Brady’s helmet in the AFC CG and they threw a roughing the passer flag.

Even in the twilight of his career, I’d take Brady over Mahommes in the Super Bowl.

Besides, it seemed like NFC has no defense nce Except for Rams.

If Mahomes even plays 20 years, that would be a feat.

Number two: don’t know where anyone gets that Brady is “phony” unless you simply don’t like that he’s been around to beat you for a long time.

Brady’s not in the top 4 because he has played in 43 playoff games and about to be 14 conference championships.

He had to compete against the Greatest Show on Turf, the Legion of Boom, a Falcons team that broke records, a great Broncos defense to get to the super bowl in 2015, and he played the first six years of his career when quarterbacks could get sacked at their knees!

Aaron Rodgers has thrown 6 touchdowns to 7 interceptions in career NFC championship games!

Compare his stats with the same great defenses Brady played.

Brady has played in as many PLAYOFF games as Mahomes has…games.

What a minite im confused, didn’t you just post on here yesterday that Josh Allen has caught up with Patrick Mahomes talent wise and he’s on the same level as #15.

What he needs to do is prove this over a few seasons but he’s statistically speaking is now in the conversation with him, although I’d say 1 notch below mahomes!

When he begins to approach 3 consecutive AFCCGs, a Super Bowl championship, a Super Bowl MVP, an NFL MVP and the highest passer rating in regular and post season play, then he’ll be in the conversation.

Well, it seems like someone is still obsessed with the SIX time Super Bowl Champions.

In the comments you can tell the Brady fanboys cause they instantly go to Super Bowl wins as the ONLY stat that matters & you can tell the Boomers cause the always talk about how this era of football is so soft and it’s nothing like when football was football.

Just a friendly reminder that Aaron Rogers who have played in this league for 13 yrs will start Tomorrow in his FIRST ever HOME Championship game while Patrick Mahomes will start in his 3rd?

The top five have participated in 4 Super Bowl wins compared to Brady’s 6.

A 103.9 passer rating over the span of 13 years is alot more impressive than a 108.7 for only 3 years.

Alls I know is with Patrick we have gone to 3 straight AFC championship games

Number two: don’t know where anyone gets that Brady is “phony” unless you simply don’t like that he’s been around to beat you for a long time

Brady is a cheater, played for a cheating team and was suspended for such

In the comments you can tell the Brady fanboys cause they instantly go to Super Bowl wins as the ONLY stat that matters & you can tell the Boomers cause the always talk about how this era of football is so soft and it’s nothing like when football was football

Passer rating in this era isn’t all that anymore, everybody’s over 100

As far as i can tell -Brady still works hard during a season to win games