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49ers' Brock Purdy surges past Lamar Jackson for all-time NFL record
Purdy passed the one thousand five hundred attempt mark that qualified him, finishing twenty-one of twenty-nine for two hundred sixty-four yards; the rating crown was already his to lose.
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At a glance
- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “49ers’ Brock Purdy surges past Lamar Jackson for all-time NFL record”, with reporting from The Guardian (via ua.news), rg.org and Bleacher Report.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 11:31 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: 49ers, Troy Jackson, NFL.
- BBN covered this story before: Commanders' Terry McLaurin feared to have suffered season-ending… (October 20).
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- Yahoo Sports49ers’ Brock Purdy surges past Lamar Jackson for all-time NFL record
- The Guardian (via ua.news)Quarterback Brock Purdy sets NFL passer rating record — The Guardian October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
- rg.orgBrock Purdy Now Owns NFL's Highest Career Passer Rating October 19, 2026 · facts used on air
- Bleacher Report49ers' Brock Purdy Makes NFL History Breaking Lamar Jackson's Passing Record October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorBrock Purdy is the all-time NFL career passer rating leader, and the Niners beat Washington twenty-three to seventeen to get him there.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIs that the rating where you get a score for being polite to the other team?

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorNo. It's passes caught, yards, touchdowns, picks. He's at one oh five point six, ahead of Lamar Jackson at one oh two point seven.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorLook, I'm telling you, that's a lot of daylight.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorHe needed five more attempts to qualify, and one report said even five straight interceptions would still have given him the record.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo he could have thrown it to the other team five times and still got the trophy?

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorFive. In a row. And the record's still his.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRex, a passer rating that counts five straight picks as a win is a participation ribbon with a helmet.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorHe went with the two sixty-second overall pick, dead last in his draft class. Twenty-one of twenty-nine, two sixty-four yards, no picks.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorNobody gets to call that a ribbon.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the best passer ever was picked last, and the team's still in gold. Very good colour, though.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorDr. Byte has a gadget to review, and I hope it throws better than my arm.
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