Top QB Games Since 1970

A cool project. Manning makes the list 5 times.  His top game was the playoff perfecto against Denver. Only Tarkington made it more often with 6.

Last year, I wrote a post explaining a method of translating quarterback stats across different eras based on the league’s average numbers. I followed that up with a pair of posts that looked at peak QB performance using the translation method and an estimate of Football Outsiders‘ YAR (Yards Above Replacement) metric. Today, I want to apply that same methodology to all single-game QB performances (regular-season and playoffs) since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970…

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