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The statistically significant gains have been made in other areas, notably completion percentage and NFL passer rating. Highest NFL Passer Ratings Since 1990RankSeasonRating1201182.52201082.23200881.54200981.25200480.95200780.9 "What HAS changed in the past few years is the SUCCESS of passing four of the past five years are statistically above the average since 1990 by plusone standard deviation in terms of completion rate," Mark explained. "This almost certainly translates to the increase in passing yards over the past three years. Also note that NFL passer rating has risen significantly over the past five years and is probably linked with the increased yardage." Rules changes have also enabled superior passing. The increase in quality could reflect, to some degree, a stronger group of quarterbacks recently. ESPN's John Clayton sees value in this reasoning. He points to 2004 as a pivotal year, because that was when several top passers either entered the NFL or began to hit stride. 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