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

Since 2001, 14 quarterbacks are tied for the best completion percentage by a rookie quarterback in their first game, at 100.0 percent. The first three are Michael Penix Jr. in 2024, Clayton Tune in 2023 and Bryce Perkins in 2022.

NAME PCT SEASON TM GP CMP ATT YDS AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 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
2 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
3 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
4 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
5 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
6 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
7 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
8 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
9 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
10 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
11 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
12 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
13 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
14 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
15 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
16 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
17 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
18 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
19 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
20 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
21 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
22 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
23 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
24 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
25 Devlin Hodges
D. Hodges
77.8
2019
PIT PIT
1
7
9
68
7.6
68.0
0
0
98.1
0.0
0.0
0
0
StatMuse has game-level data for completion percentage going back to the 1950 season.

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PPG

22.9

13th

OPP PPG

24.9

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

130.5

10th

PASS YDS/G

251.9

7th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
Saints Saints
5
12
0
.294
Panthers Panthers
5
12
0
.294
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/14
ATL ATL
@
MIN MIN
8:20 PM
Sun
9/21
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
WAS WAS
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Mon
10/13
BUF BUF
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Last Game
ATL Falcons

8 - 9 - 0

38

Final

44

CAR Panthers

5 - 12 - 0

Sun 5 Jan 2025

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

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