highest completion percentage in first game by a rookie qb after 1980 min 20 attempts

Since 1981, Gardner Minshew has the best 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 1980 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 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
16 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
17 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
18 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
19 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
20 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
21 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
22 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
23 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
24 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
25 Will Levis
W. Levis
65.5
29
2023
TEN TEN
1
19
238
8.2
238.0
4
0
130.5
13.8
0.0
2
12
StatMuse has game-level data for completion percentage and passing attempts going back to the 1950 season.

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TEAM W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
Jaguars Jaguars
4
13
0
.235
Titans Titans
3
14
0
.176
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/7
CAR CAR
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM
Sun
9/14
JAX JAX
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
9/21
HOU HOU
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
JAX JAX
@
SF SF
4:05 PM
Mon
10/6
KC KC
@
JAX JAX
8:15 PM
Last Game
IND Colts

8 - 9 - 0

26

Final

23

JAX Jaguars

4 - 13 - 0

Sun 5 Jan 2025

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NFL Fantasy 2024

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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