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At the Start of the 2004 NFL Season
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Twelve active quarterbacks are ranked in the Hall of Fame's Top 20 including three passers - Steve McNair Daunte Culpepper, and Tom Brady - who joined the list in 2003. McNair, the NFL's co-MVP, entered the rankings in the first week of the season. The Tennessee Titans' quarterback recorded the finest season of his nine-year pro career as he led the NFL in passing by completing 250 of 400 passes for 3,215 yards, 24 touchdowns and 7 interceptions to post a 100.4 rating. In doing so, he climbed to No. 16 all-time with a career rating of 84.076 points.
 The league's other co-MVP, Peyton Manning (left) of the Indianapolis Colts also registered one of his best seasons as a pro. Manning threw for an NFL-best 4,267 yards as he completed 379 of 566 passes, fired 29 touchdowns and had 10 interceptions for a 99.0 passer rating to jump from 8th to 5th place on the all-time list.
Culpepper, in just his fifth season with the Minnesota Vikings, cracked the Top 20 in the eighth week of the 2003 season. He led the NFC in passing with a 96.4 rating and finished the year ranked as the sixth best passer in NFL annals.
Brady reached the required 1500 career attempts to qualify for the Hall's Top 20 passers in Week 16. In four NFL seasons, Brady has completed 955 of 1,544 passes for 10,233 yards, 69 touchdowns, and 38 interceptions for a rating of 85.9 that places him 11th all time.
Other active quarterbacks in the Top 20 include: Kurt Warner (No. 1), Jeff Garcia (No. 4), Brett Favre (No. 7), Trent Green (No. 10), Mark Brunell (No. 12), Rich Gannon (No. 13), Brad Johnson (No. 15), and Brian Griese (No. 18).
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At the Start of the 2004 Season
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| 1 |
(1) |
KURT WARNER |
NFL |
6
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1,688
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1,121
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14,447
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102
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65
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97.2
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| 2 |
(2) |
Steve Young |
NFL |
15
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4,149
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2,667
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33,124
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232
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107
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96.8
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| 3 |
(3) |
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NFL |
15
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5,391
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3,409
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40,551
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273
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139
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92.3
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| 4 |
(4) |
JEFF GARCIA |
NFL |
5
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2,360
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1,449
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16,408
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113
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56
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88.3
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| 5 |
(8) |
PEYTON MANNING |
NFL |
6
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3,383
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2,128
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24,885
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167
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110
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88.1
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| 6 |
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DAUNTE CULPEPPER |
NFL |
5
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1,843
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1,160
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13,881
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90
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63
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88.0
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| 7 |
(5) |
BRETT FAVRE |
NFL |
13
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6,464
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3,960
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45,646
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346
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209
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86.9
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| 8 |
(6) |
Otto Graham * |
AAFC-NFL |
10
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2,626
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1,464
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23,584
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174
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135
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86.6
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| 9 |
(7) |
Dan Marino |
NFL |
17
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8,358
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4,967
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61,361
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420
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252
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86.4
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| 10 |
(13) |
TRENT GREEN |
NFL |
6
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2,266
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1,336
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17,016
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106
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65
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86.1
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| 11 |
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TOM BRADY |
NFL |
4
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1,544
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955
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10,233
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69
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38
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85.9
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| 12 |
(10) |
MARK BRUNELL |
NFL |
10
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3,643
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2,196
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25,793
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144
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86
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85.2
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| 13 |
(9) |
RICH GANNON |
NFL |
15
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4,138
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2,492
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28,219
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177
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102
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84.7
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| 14 |
(12) |
Jim Kelly * |
NFL |
11
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4,779
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2,874
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35,467
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237
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175
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84.4
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| 15 |
(11) |
BRAD JOHNSON |
NFL |
12
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3,401
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2,101
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23,239
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140
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95
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84.117
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| 16 |
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STEVE McNAIR |
NFL |
9
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3,180
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1,884
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22,637
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132
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83
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84.076
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| 17 |
(15) |
Roger Staubach * |
NFL |
11
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2,958
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1,685
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22,700
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153
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109
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83.4
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| 18 |
(14) |
BRIAN GRIESE |
NFL |
6
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1,808
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1,118
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12,576
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76
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59
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83.0
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| 19 |
(16) |
Neil Lomax |
NFL |
8
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3,153
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1,817
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22,771
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136
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90
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82.7
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| 20 |
(17) |
Sonny Jurgensen * |
NFL |
18
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4,262
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2,433
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32,224
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255
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189
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82.6
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| STEVE McNAIR re-entered the Top 20 in Week 1, DAUNTE CULPEPPER in Week 8, and TOM BRADY in Week 16. Bernie Kosar (81.8), Ken Anderson (81.9), and Len Dawson* (82.56) were displaced from the Top 20 in 2003. |
| Players active in 2003 who rank the closest to a Top 20 ranking: AARON BROOKS (82.1), NEIL O'DONNELL (81.8), STEVE BEUERLEIN (80.3), CHRIS CHANDLER (79.8), DONOVAN McNABB (79.3), JEFF BLAKE (78.1), JAY FIEDLER (78.1), and DREW BLEDSOE (76.7) |
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| ACTIVE IN 2003 |
| * Pro Football Hall of Fame Member |
| ( ) - indicates rank at the start of the 2003 season |
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