highest completion percentage in first game by a rookie qb after 2000

Since 2001, 15 quarterbacks are tied for the best completion percentage by a rookie quarterback in their first game, at 100.0 percent. The first three are Dillon Gabriel this season, Michael Penix Jr. in 2024 and Clayton Tune in 2023.

NAME PCT SEASON TM GP CMP ATT YDS AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Dillon Gabriel
D. Gabriel
100.0
2025
CLE CLE
1
3
3
19
6.3
19.0
1
0
132.6
33.3
0.0
0
0
2 Michael Penix Jr.
M. Penix Jr.
100.0
2024
ATL ATL
1
1
1
14
14.0
14.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
3 Clayton Tune
C. Tune
100.0
2023
ARI ARI
1
1
1
4
4.0
4.0
0
0
83.3
0.0
0.0
0
0
4 Bryce Perkins
B. Perkins
100.0
2022
LAR LAR
1
1
1
-3
-3.0
-3.0
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
0
0
5 Justin Fields
J. Fields
100.0
2021
CHI CHI
1
2
2
10
5.0
10.0
0
0
87.5
0.0
0.0
0
0
6 Trey Lance
T. Lance
100.0
2021
SF SF
1
1
1
5
5.0
5.0
1
0
127.1
100.0
0.0
0
0
7 Easton Stick
E. Stick
100.0
2020
LAC LAC
1
1
1
4
4.0
4.0
0
0
83.3
0.0
0.0
0
0
8 Tua Tagovailoa
T. Tagovailoa
100.0
2020
MIA MIA
1
2
2
9
4.5
9.0
0
0
85.4
0.0
0.0
0
0
9 Kyle Allen
K. Allen
100.0
2018
CAR CAR
1
4
4
38
9.5
38.0
0
0
106.3
0.0
0.0
0
0
10 Jeff Driskel
J. Driskel
100.0
2018
CIN CIN
1
4
4
39
9.8
39.0
0
0
107.3
0.0
0.0
0
0
11 Taylor Heinicke
T. Heinicke
100.0
2017
HOU HOU
1
1
1
10
10.0
10.0
0
0
108.3
0.0
0.0
1
16
12 Bryce Petty
B. Petty
100.0
2016
NYJ NYJ
1
2
2
19
9.5
19.0
0
0
106.3
0.0
0.0
0
0
13 Dennis Dixon
D. Dixon
100.0
2008
PIT PIT
1
1
1
3
3.0
3.0
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
0
0
14 Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
100.0
2005
GB GB
1
1
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
0
0
15 Seneca Wallace
S. Wallace
100.0
2005
SEA SEA
1
1
1
42
42.0
42.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
16 Brett Rypien
B. Rypien
88.9
2020
DEN DEN
1
8
9
53
5.9
53.0
0
1
51.6
0.0
11.1
1
0
17 Gardner Minshew
G. Minshew
88.0
2019
JAX JAX
1
22
25
275
11.0
275.0
2
1
122.5
8.0
4.0
1
3
18 Byron Leftwich
B. Leftwich
87.5
2003
JAX JAX
1
7
8
92
11.5
92.0
1
0
154.2
12.5
0.0
0
0
19 Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
86.7
2015
TEN TEN
1
13
15
209
13.9
209.0
4
0
158.3
26.7
0.0
2
24
20 Sean Mannion
S. Mannion
85.7
2015
STL STL
1
6
7
31
4.4
31.0
0
0
85.1
0.0
0.0
0
0
21 Jimmy Garoppolo
J. Garoppolo
85.7
2014
NE NE
1
6
7
70
10.0
70.0
1
0
147.9
14.3
0.0
1
6
22 Blaine Gabbert
B. Gabbert
83.3
2011
JAX JAX
1
5
6
52
8.7
52.0
0
0
102.8
0.0
0.0
1
10
23 Nate Sudfeld
N. Sudfeld
82.6
2017
PHI PHI
1
19
23
134
5.8
134.0
0
0
90.9
0.0
0.0
3
24
24 Brian Hoyer
B. Hoyer
81.8
2009
NE NE
1
9
11
52
4.7
52.0
0
0
86.4
0.0
0.0
0
0
25 Luke Falk
L. Falk
80.0
2019
NYJ NYJ
1
20
25
198
7.9
198.0
0
0
99.7
0.0
0.0
2
15
StatMuse has game-level data for completion percentage going back to the 1950 season.

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TEAM W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
Browns Browns
1
4
0
.200
Ravens Ravens
1
4
0
.200
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
CLE CLE
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
CLE CLE
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
BAL BAL
@
CLE CLE
4:25 PM
Last Game
CLE Browns

1 - 4 - 0

17

Final

21

MIN Vikings

3 - 2 - 0

Sun 5 Oct 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

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
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
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

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