Overview
- A six-yard completion to Christian McCaffrey on Monday night marked Purdy’s 1,500th career pass attempt and qualified him for the NFL career passer-rating leaderboard.
- That 1,500th attempt made his career passer rating 105.4, which tops the official list for quarterbacks with at least 1,500 throws and surpasses marks held by Lamar Jackson and Aaron Rodgers.
- Purdy finished the game 21-of-29 for 264 yards and one touchdown, and he entered the game already sitting at a 105.4 rating through 1,495 attempts so the milestone was mathematically secure before kickoff.
- The NFL passer rating uses completion rate, yards per attempt, touchdown rate, and interception rate and ranges from 0 to 158.3, while ESPN’s Total QBR is a separate 0–100 metric that factors situational value; Purdy also led the league in 2026 Total QBR at 85.8.
- Purdy’s rise from the final pick in the 2022 draft to a Super Bowl starter and league-leading passer in 2023 has fed MVP talk this season and underscores how sustained efficiency and supporting personnel have shaped his career trajectory.