best passer rating by a rookie qb in a game on 30 attempts

C.J. Stroud has the highest passer rating by a rookie quarterback in a game with 30+ passing attempts, with a 147.8 rating against the Buccaneers on November 5, 2023.

Interpreted as:
best passer rating by a rookie qb in a regular-season game on 30 or more passing attempts
NAME RTG ATT DATE TM OPP CMP PCT YDS AVG TD INT TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
147.8
42
11/5/2023
HOU HOU
vs
TB TB
30
71.4
470
11.2
5
0
11.9
0.0
3
27
2 Bo Nix
B. Nix
145.0
33
11/17/2024
DEN DEN
vs
ATL ATL
28
84.8
307
9.3
4
0
12.1
0.0
1
12
3 Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
135.7
39
11/8/2015
TEN TEN
@
NO NO
28
71.8
371
9.5
4
0
10.3
0.0
0
0
4 Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
134.1
31
1/3/2021
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
22
71.0
302
9.7
3
0
9.7
0.0
3
21
5 Daniel Jones
D. Jones
132.1
42
12/22/2019
NYG NYG
@
WAS WAS
28
66.7
352
8.4
5
0
11.9
0.0
1
6
6 Scott Tinsley
S. Tinsley
131.7
34
10/11/1987
PHI PHI
@
DAL DAL
24
70.6
338
9.9
3
0
8.8
0.0
4
37
7 Marc Bulger
M. Bulger
131.7
48
11/10/2002
STL STL
vs
SD SD
36
75.0
453
9.4
4
0
8.3
0.0
0
0
8 Todd Bouman
T. Bouman
131.5
31
12/9/2001
MIN MIN
vs
TEN TEN
21
67.7
348
11.2
4
1
12.9
3.2
0
0
9 Jeff Garcia
J. Garcia
131.1
34
1/3/2000
SF SF
@
ATL ATL
26
76.5
373
11.0
2
0
5.9
0.0
1
10
10 Davis Mills
D. Mills
128.5
33
1/9/2022
HOU HOU
vs
TEN TEN
23
69.7
301
9.1
3
0
9.1
0.0
2
12
11 Sam Darnold
S. Darnold
128.4
35
12/23/2018
NYJ NYJ
vs
GB GB
24
68.6
341
9.7
3
0
8.6
0.0
2
18
12 Kyler Murray
K. Murray
128.2
37
10/13/2019
ARI ARI
vs
ATL ATL
27
73.0
340
9.2
3
0
8.1
0.0
0
0
13 Mac Jones
M. Jones
128.1
30
1/2/2022
NE NE
vs
JAX JAX
22
73.3
227
7.6
3
0
10.0
0.0
0
0
14 Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
127.2
36
11/20/2016
DAL DAL
vs
BAL BAL
27
75.0
301
8.4
3
0
8.3
0.0
1
2
15 Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
127.1
36
12/5/2004
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
29
80.6
382
10.6
3
1
8.3
2.8
3
27
16 Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
126.2
39
11/2/1986
BUF BUF
@
TB TB
29
74.4
342
8.8
3
0
7.7
0.0
1
18
17 Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
125.9
31
9/25/2016
PHI PHI
vs
PIT PIT
23
74.2
301
9.7
2
0
6.5
0.0
0
0
18 Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
125.0
34
10/1/2017
HOU HOU
vs
TEN TEN
25
73.5
283
8.3
4
1
11.8
2.9
1
3
19 Jeff George
J. George
124.5
31
11/25/1990
IND IND
@
CIN CIN
21
67.7
251
8.1
3
0
9.7
0.0
1
14
20 Daniel Jones
D. Jones
124.2
41
10/27/2019
NYG NYG
@
DET DET
28
68.3
322
7.9
4
0
9.8
0.0
3
32
21 Bo Nix
B. Nix
124.2
37
10/27/2024
DEN DEN
vs
CAR CAR
28
75.7
284
7.7
3
0
8.1
0.0
2
17
22 Case Keenum
C. Keenum
123.4
34
11/3/2013
HOU HOU
vs
IND IND
20
58.8
350
10.3
3
0
8.8
0.0
1
10
23 Mac Jones
M. Jones
123.2
32
11/28/2021
NE NE
vs
TEN TEN
23
71.9
310
9.7
2
0
6.3
0.0
2
21
24 Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
122.7
34
10/12/2020
LAC LAC
@
NO NO
20
58.8
264
7.8
4
0
11.8
0.0
3
25
25 Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
121.9
37
12/23/2018
CLE CLE
vs
CIN CIN
27
73.0
284
7.7
3
0
8.1
0.0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for passer rating and passing attempts going back to the 1950 season.

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PPG

21.6

22nd

OPP PPG

12.2

1st

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116.2

16th

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219.8

18th

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TEAM W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
Texans Texans
2
3
0
.400
Titans Titans
1
5
0
.167
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
SEA SEA
10:00 PM
Sun
10/26
SF SF
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
JAX JAX
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
HOU HOU
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Last Game
BAL Ravens

1 - 4 - 0

10

Final

44

HOU Texans

2 - 3 - 0

Sun 5 Oct 2025

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NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
2
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
3
4
0
.429
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
3
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Falcons Falcons
3
2
0
.600
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
CAR CAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM