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New York Jet quarterback Chad Pennington, who started his 17th career game Monday night against Tennessee, is off to one of the most impressive starts by any starting quarterback in the NFL since 1970. St. Louis Ram quarterback Kurt Warner (109.2) is the only NFL player since then to have a better passer rating than Pennington (108.9) after 16 starts. A look at quarterbacks with the best passer ratings through 16 career starts (since 1970):

Source: NFL

*--* Player Teams Passer Rating Kurt Warner St. Louis Rams 109.2 Chad Pennington N.Y. Jets 108.9 Dan Marino Miami Dolphins 108.4 Rob Johnson Jacksonville/Buffalo 100.8 Daunte Culpepper Minnesota Vikings 98.0

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