fewest passing yards in a game by a rookie quarterback

Joe Montana has the fewest passing yards by a rookie quarterback in a game, with -8 yards against the Falcons on October 21, 1979.

Interpreted as:
fewest passing yards in a regular-season game by a rookie quarterback
NAME YDS DATE TM OPP CMP ATT PCT AVG TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Joe Montana
J. Montana
-8
10/21/1979
SF SF
vs
ATL ATL
1
1
100.0
-8.0
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
2 Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
-6
11/14/1971
CIN CIN
@
DEN DEN
1
1
100.0
-6.0
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
3 Ron Meyer
R. Meyer
-6
11/27/1966
PIT PIT
@
STL STL
1
5
20.0
-1.2
0
1
0.0
0.0
20.0
4 Terry Nofsinger
T. Nofsinger
-5
11/19/1961
PIT PIT
@
NYG NYG
1
2
50.0
-2.5
0
0
56.3
0.0
0.0
5 Ted Marchibroda
T. Marchibroda
-5
10/17/1953
PIT PIT
@
PHI PHI
1
4
25.0
-1.3
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
6 Tim Rattay
T. Rattay
-4
12/3/2000
SF SF
@
SD SD
1
1
100.0
-4.0
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
0
0
7 Bryce Perkins
B. Perkins
-3
11/13/2022
LAR LAR
vs
ARI ARI
1
1
100.0
-3.0
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
0
0
8 Joshua Dobbs
J. Dobbs
-3
11/8/2018
PIT PIT
vs
CAR CAR
1
2
50.0
-1.5
0
0
56.3
0.0
0.0
0
0
9 Bernie Kosar
B. Kosar
-3
11/24/1985
CLE CLE
vs
CIN CIN
1
1
100.0
-3.0
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
0
0
10 Kevin O'Connell
K. O'Connell
-2
12/21/2008
NE NE
vs
ARI ARI
1
2
50.0
-1.0
0
0
56.3
0.0
0.0
0
0
11 Todd Husak
T. Husak
-2
12/24/2000
WAS WAS
vs
ARI ARI
2
2
100.0
-1.0
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
0
0
12 Tommy DeVito
T. DeVito
-1
10/29/2023
NYG NYG
vs
NYJ NYJ
2
7
28.6
-0.1
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
2
9
13 June Jones
J. Jones
-1
12/18/1977
ATL ATL
vs
NO NO
1
1
100.0
-1.0
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
14 Max Brosmer
M. Brosmer
0
10/5/2025
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
0
0
0
0
0
0
15 Jalen Milroe
J. Milroe
0
10/5/2025
SEA SEA
vs
TB TB
0
0
0
0
0
0
16 Dillon Gabriel
D. Gabriel
0
9/28/2025
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
0
0
17 Tyler Shough
T. Shough
0
9/21/2025
NO NO
@
SEA SEA
0
2
0.0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
0
0
18 Jalen Milroe
J. Milroe
0
9/21/2025
SEA SEA
vs
NO NO
0
0
0
0
0
0
19 Jaxson Dart
J. Dart
0
9/21/2025
NYG NYG
vs
KC KC
0
0
0
0
0
0
20 Jaxson Dart
J. Dart
0
9/14/2025
NYG NYG
@
DAL DAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
21 Jalen Milroe
J. Milroe
0
9/7/2025
SEA SEA
vs
SF SF
0
0
0
0
0
0
22 Drake Maye
D. Maye
0
1/5/2025
NE NE
vs
BUF BUF
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
1
9
23 Clayton Tune
C. Tune
0
1/7/2024
ARI ARI
vs
SEA SEA
0
0
0
0
0
0
24 Malik Cunningham
M. Cunningham
0
1/6/2024
BAL BAL
vs
PIT PIT
0
0
0
0
0
0
25 Clayton Tune
C. Tune
0
12/31/2023
ARI ARI
@
PHI PHI
0
0
0
0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for passing yards going back to the 1950 season.

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20.7

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19.7

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95.3

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284.3

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TEAM W L T PCT
Rams Rams
5
2
0
.714
49ers 49ers
5
2
0
.714
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
Cardinals Cardinals
2
5
0
.286
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/26
SF SF
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
SF SF
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
LAR LAR
@
SF SF
4:25 PM
Sun
11/16
SF SF
@
ARI ARI
4:05 PM
Mon
11/24
CAR CAR
@
SF SF
8:15 PM
Last Game
SF 49ers

5 - 2 - 0

20

Final

10

ATL Falcons

3 - 3 - 0

Sun 19 Oct 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Patriots Patriots
5
2
0
.714
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
6
1
0
.857
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC West W L T PCT
Broncos Broncos
5
2
0
.714
Chargers Chargers
4
3
0
.571
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
5
2
0
.714
Cowboys Cowboys
3
3
1
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
4
1
1
.750
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
2
0
.714
Panthers Panthers
4
3
0
.571
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
5
2
0
.714
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714

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)
Thu
10/23
MIN MIN
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Sun
10/26
NYJ NYJ
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
BUF BUF
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
SF SF
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
NYG NYG
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM