best passing rookie qb first game passing attempts

C.J. Stroud passed for 470 yards in his rookie season against the Buccaneers on November 5, 2023.

NAME YDS ATT DATE TM OPP CMP PCT AVG TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
470
42
11/5/2023
HOU HOU
vs
TB TB
30
71.4
11.2
5
0
147.8
11.9
0.0
3
27
2 Marc Bulger
M. Bulger
453
48
11/10/2002
STL STL
vs
SD SD
36
75.0
9.4
4
0
131.7
8.3
0.0
0
0
3 Aaron Brooks
A. Brooks
441
48
12/3/2000
NO NO
vs
DEN DEN
30
62.5
9.2
2
2
89.0
4.2
4.2
3
16
4 Jeff Garcia
J. Garcia
437
49
12/5/1999
SF SF
@
CIN CIN
33
67.3
8.9
3
1
107.3
6.1
2.0
0
0
5 Kellen Moore
K. Moore
435
48
1/3/2016
DAL DAL
vs
WAS WAS
33
68.8
9.1
3
2
100.6
6.3
4.2
4
23
6 Andrew Luck
A. Luck
433
48
11/4/2012
IND IND
vs
MIA MIA
30
62.5
9.0
2
0
105.6
4.2
0.0
1
14
7 Cam Newton
C. Newton
432
46
9/18/2011
CAR CAR
vs
GB GB
28
60.9
9.4
1
3
72.0
2.2
6.5
4
28
8 Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
431
41
9/30/2012
MIA MIA
@
ARI ARI
26
63.4
10.5
1
2
86.5
2.4
4.9
4
37
9 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
422
43
11/22/2009
DET DET
vs
CLE CLE
26
60.5
9.8
5
2
112.7
11.6
4.7
2
6
10 Cam Newton
C. Newton
422
37
9/11/2011
CAR CAR
@
ARI ARI
24
64.9
11.4
2
1
110.4
5.4
2.7
4
19
11 Nick Mullens
N. Mullens
414
48
12/2/2018
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
30
62.5
8.6
2
1
95.3
4.2
2.1
3
28
12 Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
406
47
10/25/2020
CIN CIN
vs
CLE CLE
35
74.5
8.6
3
1
112.5
6.4
2.1
4
35
13 Matt Leinart
M. Leinart
405
51
11/26/2006
ARI ARI
@
MIN MIN
31
60.8
7.9
1
2
76.0
2.0
3.9
1
10
14 Mike White
M. White
405
45
10/31/2021
NYJ NYJ
vs
CIN CIN
37
82.2
9.0
3
2
107.9
6.7
4.4
2
8
15 Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
402
30
10/29/2017
HOU HOU
@
SEA SEA
19
63.3
13.4
4
3
106.9
13.3
10.0
5
35
16 Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
397
43
12/2/2018
CLE CLE
@
HOU HOU
29
67.4
9.2
1
3
75.4
2.3
7.0
0
0
17 Andrew Luck
A. Luck
391
54
12/2/2012
IND IND
@
DET DET
24
44.4
7.2
4
3
70.8
7.4
5.6
2
19
18 Jake Plummer
J. Plummer
388
33
11/16/1997
ARI ARI
@
NYG NYG
22
66.7
11.8
1
2
91.5
3.0
6.1
8
38
19 Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
385
36
1/13/2013
SEA SEA
@
ATL ATL
24
66.7
10.7
2
1
109.1
5.6
2.8
2
17
20 C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
384
47
9/17/2023
HOU HOU
vs
IND IND
30
63.8
8.2
2
0
103.5
4.3
0.0
6
47
21 Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
382
36
12/5/2004
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
29
80.6
10.6
3
1
127.1
8.3
2.8
3
27
22 Christian Ponder
C. Ponder
381
47
12/4/2011
MIN MIN
vs
DEN DEN
29
61.7
8.1
3
2
90.8
6.4
4.3
3
29
23 Nick Foles
N. Foles
381
51
12/9/2012
PHI PHI
@
TB TB
32
62.7
7.5
2
0
98.6
3.9
0.0
6
43
24 Troy Aikman
T. Aikman
379
40
11/12/1989
DAL DAL
@
PHX PHX
21
52.5
9.5
2
2
81.1
5.0
5.0
1
12
25 Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
376
42
12/30/2018
CLE CLE
@
BAL BAL
23
54.8
9.0
3
3
79.1
7.1
7.1
0
0
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Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Colts Colts
6
7
0
.462
Titans Titans
3
10
0
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
HOU HOU
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Wed
12/25
BAL BAL
@
HOU HOU
4:30 PM
Sat
12/21
HOU HOU
@
KC KC
1:00 PM
Sun
12/15
MIA MIA
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Falcons Falcons
6
7
0
.462
NFC West W L T PCT
Seahawks Seahawks
8
5
0
.615
Rams Rams
8
6
0
.571
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
10
3
0
.769
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
0
.462
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
3
0
.769
Ravens Ravens
8
5
0
.615
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Colts Colts
6
7
0
.462
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
0
.923
Chargers Chargers
8
5
0
.615

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
12/11
LAR LAR
@
SF SF
12-6
Sun
12/8
CIN CIN
@
DAL DAL
27-20
Sat
12/7
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
17-19
Sat
12/7
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
13-38
Sat
12/7
BUF BUF
@
LAR LAR
42-44

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
12/22
TB TB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
12/22
SF SF
@
MIA MIA
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
JAX JAX
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
MIN MIN
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
12/22
LAR LAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM