denver broncos player most passing yard in a game by rookie

John Elway has the most passing yards by a Broncos rookie in a game, with 345 yards versus the Baltimore Colts on December 11, 1983.

Interpreted as:
denver broncos player most passing yard in a regular-season game by rookie
NAME YDS DATE TM OPP CMP ATT PCT AVG TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 John Elway
J. Elway
345
12/11/1983
DEN DEN
vs
BAL BAL
23
44
52.3
7.8
3
0
101.0
6.8
0.0
5
38
2 Marlin Briscoe
M. Briscoe
335
11/24/1968
DEN DEN
vs
BUF BUF
12
29
41.4
11.6
4
2
95.5
13.8
6.9
3 Bo Nix
B. Nix
321
1/5/2025
DEN DEN
vs
KC KC
26
29
89.7
11.1
4
0
152.4
13.8
0.0
0
0
4 Drew Lock
D. Lock
309
12/8/2019
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
22
27
81.5
11.4
3
1
136.0
11.1
3.7
1
8
5 Tim Tebow
T. Tebow
308
12/26/2010
DEN DEN
vs
HOU HOU
16
29
55.2
10.6
1
1
89.4
3.4
3.4
1
3
6 Bo Nix
B. Nix
307
11/17/2024
DEN DEN
vs
ATL ATL
28
33
84.8
9.3
4
0
145.0
12.1
0.0
1
12
7 Mickey Slaughter
M. Slaughter
298
12/15/1963
DEN DEN
@
OAK OAK
20
35
57.1
8.5
2
0
104.2
5.7
0.0
8 Bo Nix
B. Nix
294
12/2/2024
DEN DEN
vs
CLE CLE
18
35
51.4
8.4
1
2
65.7
2.9
5.7
0
0
9 Bo Nix
B. Nix
284
10/27/2024
DEN DEN
vs
CAR CAR
28
37
75.7
7.7
3
0
124.2
8.1
0.0
2
17
10 John Elway
J. Elway
284
12/4/1983
DEN DEN
vs
CLE CLE
16
24
66.7
11.8
2
1
117.4
8.3
4.2
0
0
11 Ken Karcher
K. Karcher
275
10/18/1987
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
25
39
64.1
7.1
3
2
89.2
7.7
5.1
0
0
12 Bo Nix
B. Nix
273
11/24/2024
DEN DEN
@
LV LV
25
42
59.5
6.5
2
0
94.6
4.8
0.0
1
11
13 Max Choboian
M. Choboian
273
12/4/1966
DEN DEN
vs
MIA MIA
14
25
56.0
10.9
1
2
74.3
4.0
8.0
14 Bo Nix
B. Nix
263
12/19/2024
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
29
40
72.5
6.6
2
0
106.6
5.0
0.0
2
18
15 Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
261
12/17/2006
DEN DEN
@
ARI ARI
21
31
67.7
8.4
2
1
101.7
6.5
3.2
1
5
16 Marlin Briscoe
M. Briscoe
251
12/8/1968
DEN DEN
@
OAK OAK
15
41
36.6
6.1
2
4
34.8
4.9
9.8
17 Bo Nix
B. Nix
246
9/15/2024
DEN DEN
vs
PIT PIT
20
35
57.1
7.0
0
2
55.2
0.0
5.7
2
15
18 Mickey Slaughter
M. Slaughter
245
10/13/1963
DEN DEN
vs
HOU HOU
13
24
54.2
10.2
2
5
78.0
8.3
20.8
19 Mickey Slaughter
M. Slaughter
244
12/8/1963
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
18
34
52.9
7.2
1
2
61.4
2.9
5.9
20 Brett Rypien
B. Rypien
242
10/1/2020
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
19
31
61.3
7.8
2
3
67.6
6.5
9.7
0
0
21 Brandon Allen
B. Allen
240
11/17/2019
DEN DEN
@
MIN MIN
17
39
43.6
6.2
1
1
61.9
2.6
2.6
2
8
22 Don Breaux
D. Breaux
239
11/3/1963
DEN DEN
vs
BUF BUF
10
23
43.5
10.4
4
0
121.2
17.4
0.0
23 Marlin Briscoe
M. Briscoe
237
10/20/1968
DEN DEN
@
SD SD
17
30
56.7
7.9
3
2
87.8
10.0
6.7
24 Mark Herrmann
M. Herrmann
233
12/26/1982
DEN DEN
@
RAI RAI
14
28
50.0
8.3
1
3
50.7
3.6
10.7
4
48
25 Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
230
12/31/2006
DEN DEN
vs
SF SF
21
32
65.6
7.2
1
1
84.1
3.1
3.1
2
17
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for passing yards going back to the 1950 season.

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18.3

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PASS YDS/G

224.0

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TEAM W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647
Broncos Broncos
10
7
0
.588
Raiders Raiders
4
13
0
.235
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/7
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
4:05 PM
Sun
9/14
DEN DEN
@
IND IND
4:05 PM
Sun
9/21
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
4:05 PM
Mon
9/29
CIN CIN
@
DEN DEN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Last Game
BUF Bills

1 - 0 - 0

31

Final

7

DEN Broncos

0 - 1 - 0

Sun 12 Jan 2025

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

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

Schedule

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