highest completion percentage in first game by a rookie qb after 1970 min 20 attempts

Since 1971, Gardner Minshew has the highest completion percentage by a rookie quarterback with 20+ passing attempts in his first game, at 88.0 percent in 2019.

Interpreted as:
highest completion percentage in first game by a rookie qb after 1970 min 20 passing attempts
NAME PCT ATT SEASON TM GP CMP YDS AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Gardner Minshew
G. Minshew
88.0
25
2019
JAX JAX
1
22
275
11.0
275.0
2
1
122.5
8.0
4.0
1
3
2 Nate Sudfeld
N. Sudfeld
82.6
23
2017
PHI PHI
1
19
134
5.8
134.0
0
0
90.9
0.0
0.0
3
24
3 Luke Falk
L. Falk
80.0
25
2019
NYJ NYJ
1
20
198
7.9
198.0
0
0
99.7
0.0
0.0
2
15
4 Sam Darnold
S. Darnold
76.2
21
2018
NYJ NYJ
1
16
198
9.4
198.0
2
1
116.8
9.5
4.8
2
18
5 John Fourcade
J. Fourcade
76.2
21
1987
NO NO
1
16
222
10.6
222.0
3
1
129.4
14.3
4.8
1
27
6 Joe Milton III
J. Milton III
75.9
29
2024
NE NE
1
22
241
8.3
241.0
1
0
111.4
3.4
0.0
0
0
7 Mac Jones
M. Jones
74.4
39
2021
NE NE
1
29
281
7.2
281.0
1
0
102.6
2.6
0.0
1
13
8 Rick Mirer
R. Mirer
74.1
27
1993
SEA SEA
1
20
154
5.7
154.0
0
1
72.1
0.0
3.7
4
13
9 Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
73.9
23
2018
CLE CLE
1
17
201
8.7
201.0
0
0
100.1
0.0
0.0
1
8
10 Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
73.1
26
2012
WAS WAS
1
19
320
12.3
320.0
2
0
139.9
7.7
0.0
2
14
11 Nick Mullens
N. Mullens
72.7
22
2018
SF SF
1
16
262
11.9
262.0
3
0
151.9
13.6
0.0
0
0
12 Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
70.8
24
2024
WAS WAS
1
17
184
7.7
184.0
0
0
93.1
0.0
0.0
2
23
13 Colt McCoy
C. McCoy
69.7
33
2010
CLE CLE
1
23
281
8.5
281.0
1
2
80.5
3.0
6.1
5
23
14 Austin Davis
A. Davis
69.6
23
2014
STL STL
1
16
192
8.3
192.0
0
1
76.7
0.0
4.3
4
21
15 Steve Myer
S. Myer
69.0
29
1977
SEA SEA
1
20
165
5.7
165.0
1
1
80.4
3.4
3.4
16 Thad Lewis
T. Lewis
68.8
32
2012
CLE CLE
1
22
204
6.4
204.0
1
1
83.3
3.1
3.1
3
14
17 Nick Foles
N. Foles
68.8
32
2012
PHI PHI
1
22
219
6.8
219.0
1
1
85.3
3.1
3.1
2
11
18 Jake Luton
J. Luton
68.4
38
2020
JAX JAX
1
26
304
8.0
304.0
1
1
90.2
2.6
2.6
2
16
19 Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
66.7
33
2020
LAC LAC
1
22
311
9.4
311.0
1
1
94.4
3.0
3.0
2
15
20 DeShone Kizer
D. Kizer
66.7
30
2017
CLE CLE
1
20
222
7.4
222.0
1
1
85.7
3.3
3.3
7
42
21 Connor Cook
C. Cook
66.7
21
2016
OAK OAK
1
14
150
7.1
150.0
1
1
83.4
4.8
4.8
2
7
22 EJ Manuel
EJ Manuel
66.7
27
2013
BUF BUF
1
18
150
5.6
150.0
2
0
105.5
7.4
0.0
0
0
23 Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
66.7
27
2004
CIN CIN
1
18
248
9.2
248.0
2
1
105.2
7.4
3.7
1
10
24 Marc Bulger
M. Bulger
66.7
21
2002
STL STL
1
14
186
8.9
186.0
3
0
134.1
14.3
0.0
3
22
25 Chris Simms
C. Simms
65.6
32
2004
TB TB
1
21
175
5.5
175.0
0
1
66.5
0.0
3.1
4
20
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TEAM W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
Texans Texans
2
3
0
.400
Titans Titans
1
4
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.200
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/6
KC KC
@
JAX JAX
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
SEA SEA
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
11/2
JAX JAX
@
LV LV
4:05 PM
Sun
11/9
JAX JAX
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
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SF 49ers

3 - 1 - 0

21

Final

26

JAX Jaguars

3 - 1 - 0

Sun 28 Sep 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600

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)
Mon
10/6
KC KC
@
JAX JAX
8:15 PM
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM