best qb rating by a rookie qb in a first game

10 quarterbacks were tied for the highest passer rating by a rookie quarterback in their first game, with a 158.3 rating. The first three are Marcus Mariota on September 13, 2015, Kerwin Bell on December 5, 1996 and Erik Wilhelm on October 29, 1989.

NAME RTG DATE TM OPP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG TD INT TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
158.3
9/13/2015
TEN TEN
@
TB TB
13
15
86.7
209
13.9
4
0
26.7
0.0
2
24
2 Kerwin Bell
K. Bell
158.3
12/5/1996
IND IND
vs
PHI PHI
5
5
100.0
75
15.0
1
0
20.0
0.0
0
0
3 Erik Wilhelm
E. Wilhelm
158.3
10/29/1989
CIN CIN
vs
TB TB
5
6
83.3
98
16.3
1
0
16.7
0.0
0
0
4 Mark Stevens
M. Stevens
158.3
10/5/1987
SF SF
@
NYG NYG
2
2
100.0
52
26.0
1
0
50.0
0.0
0
0
5 Chuck Long
C. Long
158.3
11/23/1986
DET DET
@
TB TB
1
1
100.0
34
34.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
6 Guy Benjamin
G. Benjamin
158.3
9/3/1978
MIA MIA
@
NYJ NYJ
5
6
83.3
79
13.2
1
0
16.7
0.0
7 Pat Haden
P. Haden
158.3
9/12/1976
LA LA
@
ATL ATL
1
1
100.0
47
47.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
8 Ron Miller
R. Miller
158.3
10/7/1962
LA LA
@
WAS WAS
4
5
80.0
84
16.8
1
0
20.0
0.0
9 John Hadl
J. Hadl
158.3
9/7/1962
SD SD
@
DEN DEN
1
1
100.0
15
15.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
10 Bob Waters
B. Waters
158.3
11/27/1960
SF SF
@
BAL BAL
2
2
100.0
61
30.5
1
0
50.0
0.0
11 Tanner McKee
T. McKee
156.3
12/29/2024
PHI PHI
vs
DAL DAL
3
4
75.0
54
13.5
2
0
50.0
0.0
0
0
12 Eric Kresser
E. Kresser
156.3
12/13/1998
CIN CIN
@
IND IND
3
4
75.0
62
15.5
1
0
25.0
0.0
0
0
13 Byron Leftwich
B. Leftwich
154.2
9/14/2003
JAX JAX
vs
BUF BUF
7
8
87.5
92
11.5
1
0
12.5
0.0
0
0
14 Drew Stanton
D. Stanton
153.1
11/9/2008
DET DET
vs
JAX JAX
6
8
75.0
94
11.8
1
0
12.5
0.0
5
33
15 Nick Mullens
N. Mullens
151.9
11/1/2018
SF SF
vs
OAK OAK
16
22
72.7
262
11.9
3
0
13.6
0.0
0
0
16 Gale Gilbert
G. Gilbert
150.7
9/23/1985
SEA SEA
vs
RAM RAM
5
6
83.3
64
10.7
1
0
16.7
0.0
0
0
17 Landry Jones
L. Jones
149.3
10/18/2015
PIT PIT
vs
ARI ARI
8
12
66.7
168
14.0
2
0
16.7
0.0
0
0
18 Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
148.6
9/17/1961
MIN MIN
vs
CHI CHI
17
23
73.9
250
10.9
4
0
17.4
0.0
19 Jimmy Garoppolo
J. Garoppolo
147.9
9/29/2014
NE NE
@
KC KC
6
7
85.7
70
10.0
1
0
14.3
0.0
1
6
20 Todd Blackledge
T. Blackledge
146.3
10/2/1983
KC KC
vs
STL STL
4
5
80.0
48
9.6
1
0
20.0
0.0
2
25
21 Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
143.8
9/30/1962
LA LA
vs
DLC DLC
3
5
60.0
67
13.4
1
0
20.0
0.0
22 Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
143.8
12/11/1949
LA LA
vs
WAS WAS
6
10
60.0
152
15.2
4
0
40.0
0.0
23 Chon Gallegos
C. Gallegos
141.4
9/30/1962
OAK OAK
vs
SD SD
4
7
57.1
89
12.7
2
0
28.6
0.0
24 Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
139.9
9/9/2012
WAS WAS
@
NO NO
19
26
73.1
320
12.3
2
0
7.7
0.0
2
14
25 Cary Conklin
C. Conklin
139.6
11/29/1992
WAS WAS
vs
PHX PHX
2
2
100.0
16
8.0
1
0
50.0
0.0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for passer rating going back to the 1950 season.

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Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
Jaguars Jaguars
4
13
0
.235
Titans Titans
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14
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/7
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
4:05 PM
Sun
9/14
LAR LAR
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
9/21
IND IND
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
TEN TEN
@
ARI ARI
4:05 PM
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23

HOU Texans

10 - 7 - 0

Sun 5 Jan 2025

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM