best rookie quarterback rating in nfl history

Dak Prescott has the highest passer rating by a rookie, with a 104.9 rating in 2016.

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best rookie quarterback rating with a minimum of 14 passing attempts per team game in NFL history

	NAME	RTG	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	104.9	2016	DAL	16	311	459	67.8	3,667	8.0	229.2	23	4	5.0	0.9	25	143
2	Robert Griffin III R. Griffin III	102.4	2012	WAS	15	258	393	65.6	3,200	8.1	213.3	20	5	5.1	1.3	30	217
3	C.J. Stroud	100.8	2023	HOU	15	319	499	63.9	4,108	8.2	273.9	23	5	4.6	1.0	38	331
4	Jayden Daniels J. Daniels	100.1	2024	WAS	17	331	480	69.0	3,568	7.4	209.9	25	9	5.2	1.9	47	238
5	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	100.0	2012	SEA	16	252	393	64.1	3,118	7.9	194.9	26	10	6.6	2.5	33	203
6	Jake Browning J. Browning	98.4	2023	CIN	9	171	243	70.4	1,936	8.0	215.1	12	7	4.9	2.9	24	169
7	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	98.3	2020	LAC	15	396	595	66.6	4,336	7.3	289.1	31	10	5.2	1.7	32	218
8	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	98.1	2004	PIT	14	196	295	66.4	2,621	8.9	187.2	17	11	5.8	3.7	30	213
9	Dan Marino D. Marino	96.0	1983	MIA	11	173	296	58.4	2,210	7.5	200.9	20	6	6.8	2.0	10	80
10	Baker Mayfield B. Mayfield	93.7	2018	CLE	14	310	486	63.8	3,725	7.7	266.1	27	14	5.6	2.9	25	173
11	Bo Nix B. Nix	93.3	2024	DEN	17	376	567	66.3	3,775	6.7	222.1	29	12	5.1	2.1	24	198
12	Mac Jones M. Jones	92.5	2021	NE	17	352	521	67.6	3,801	7.3	223.6	22	13	4.2	2.5	28	241
13	Marcus Mariota M. Mariota	91.5	2015	TEN	12	230	370	62.2	2,818	7.6	234.8	19	10	5.1	2.7	38	258
14	Gardner Minshew G. Minshew	91.2	2019	JAX	14	285	470	60.6	3,271	7.0	233.6	21	6	4.5	1.3	33	184
15	Nick Mullens N. Mullens	90.8	2018	SF	8	176	274	64.2	2,277	8.3	284.6	13	10	4.7	3.6	17	127
16	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	89.8	2020	CIN	10	264	404	65.3	2,688	6.7	268.8	13	5	3.2	1.2	32	231
17	Davis Mills D. Mills	88.8	2021	HOU	13	263	394	66.8	2,664	6.8	204.9	16	10	4.1	2.5	31	206
18	Greg Cook G. Cook	88.3	1969	CIN	11	106	197	53.8	1,854	9.4	168.5	15	11	7.6	5.6	29	195
19	Drake Maye D. Maye	88.1	2024	NE	13	225	338	66.6	2,276	6.7	175.1	15	10	4.4	3.0	34	229
20	Caleb Williams C. Williams	87.8	2024	CHI	17	351	562	62.5	3,541	6.3	208.3	20	6	3.6	1.1	68	466
21	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	87.7	2008	ATL	16	265	434	61.1	3,440	7.9	215.0	16	11	3.7	2.5	17	104
22	Daniel Jones D. Jones	87.7	2019	NYG	13	284	459	61.9	3,027	6.6	232.8	24	12	5.2	2.6	38	295
23	Kyler Murray K. Murray	87.4	2019	ARI	16	349	542	64.4	3,722	6.9	232.6	20	12	3.7	2.2	48	309
24	Tua Tagovailoa T. Tagovailoa	87.1	2020	MIA	10	186	290	64.1	1,814	6.3	181.4	11	5	3.8	1.7	20	136
25	Teddy Bridgewater T. Bridgewater	85.2	2014	MIN	13	259	402	64.4	2,919	7.3	224.5	14	12	3.5	3.0	39	249

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2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	4	0	0	1.000
Commanders	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	1	2	1	.375
Giants	1	3	0	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/5	DAL	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/12	DAL	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Sun 10/19	WAS	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 10/26	DAL	@	DEN	4:25 PM
Mon 11/3	ARI	@	DAL	8:15 PM

Last Game

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1 - 2 - 1

Final

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NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,119

Prescott

1,114

Stafford

1,078

Jones

Rush Yards Leaders

414

Taylor

401

Cook

394

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Rec Yards Leaders

503

Nacua

402

Smith-Njigba

337

Johnston

Pass TD Leaders

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Jackson

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8

Williams

Rush TD Leaders

5

Cook

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4

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Rec TD Leaders

6

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5

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4

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QB Rating Leaders

130.5

Jackson

113.0

Goff

113.0

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Sack Leaders

5.0

Young

5.0

Burns

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NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

34.3

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28.5

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Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

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18.0

18.5

Total Yards Rankings

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397.3

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Rush Yards Rankings

163.5

154.8

144.5

144.0

143.3

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Pass Yards Rankings

290.0

287.3

278.5

269.5

265.8

250.0

Sack Leaders

15.0

14.0

13.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

79

Cook

76.7

Taylor

70.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

67.5

Nacua

67.4

St. Brown

59.6

Odunze

Fantasy TE Rankings

38.4

Henry

35.9

Kincaid

34.8

Kraft

Fantasy K Rankings

55

Shrader

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Aubrey

48

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Best Record ATS

3-1

Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	4	0	0	1.000
Commanders	2	2	0	.500
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Lions	3	1	0	.750
Packers	2	1	1	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	3	1	0	.750
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	1	0	.750
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	0	0	1.000
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	3	1	0	.750
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Colts	3	1	0	.750
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chargers	3	1	0	.750
Chiefs	2	2	0	.500

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/2	SF	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Sun 10/5	MIN	@	CLE	9:30 AM
Sun 10/5	HOU	@	BAL	1:00 PM
Sun 10/5	NYG	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/5	DEN	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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