Passer Rating - History

History

The NFL's complex passer rating was devised in 1971 by a special committee headed by Don Smith, an executive at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Don Weiss created the passer rating. Prior to that, the NFL had struggled with how to crown a passing ranking using multiple statistics.

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