highest passer rating by a rookie in a playoff game

C.J. Stroud has the highest passer rating by a rookie in a playoff game, with a 157.2 rating in the 2023 AFC Wild Card game versus the Browns on January 13, 2024.

NAMERTGDATEROUNDTMOPPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGTDINTTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
157.2
1/13/2024
AFC Wild Card
vs
16
21
76.2
274
13.0
3
0
14.3
0.0
0
0
2Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
142.9
12/28/1969
NFL Divisional
vs
4
5
80.0
44
8.8
1
0
20.0
0.0
0
0
3Mark Sanchez
M. Sanchez
139.4
1/9/2010
AFC Wild Card
@
12
15
80.0
182
12.1
1
0
6.7
0.0
0
0
4Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
131.5
1/14/2023
NFC Wild Card
vs
18
30
60.0
332
11.1
3
0
10.0
0.0
1
8
5Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
122.9
1/18/2025
NFC Divisional
@
22
31
71.0
299
9.6
2
0
6.5
0.0
0
0
6Pat O'Neill
P. O'Neill
118.8
1/1/1995
AFC Wild Card
@
1
1
100.0
21
21.0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
7Jerry Eckwood
J. Eckwood
118.8
1/6/1980
NFC Championship
vs
1
1
100.0
42
42.0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
8Harry Newman
H. Newman
118.1
12/17/1933
NFL Championship
@
13
19
68.4
209
11.0
2
1
10.5
5.3
9Charlie O'Rourke
C. O'Rourke
113.7
12/13/1942
NFL Championship
@
5
7
71.4
128
18.3
0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
10Aaron Brooks
A. Brooks
111.5
12/30/2000
NFC Wild Card
vs
16
29
55.2
266
9.2
4
1
13.8
3.4
2
15
11Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
110.2
1/12/2025
NFC Wild Card
@
24
35
68.6
268
7.7
2
0
5.7
0.0
1
0
12Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
109.1
1/13/2013
NFC Divisional
@
24
36
66.7
385
10.7
2
1
5.6
2.8
2
17
13Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
107.5
12/12/1937
NFL Championship
@
18
33
54.5
335
10.2
3
1
9.1
3.0
1
26
14Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
103.2
1/15/2017
NFC Divisional
vs
24
38
63.2
302
7.9
3
1
7.9
2.6
2
11
15Young Bussey
Y. Bussey
100.0
12/21/1941
NFL Championship
vs
1
1
100.0
8
8.0
0
0
0.0
0.0
16T.J. Yates
T.J. Yates
97.7
1/7/2012
AFC Wild Card
vs
11
20
55.0
159
8.0
1
0
5.0
0.0
2
7
17Mike Kruczek
M. Kruczek
97.2
12/19/1976
AFC Divisional
@
5
6
83.3
44
7.3
0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
18Bo Nix
B. Nix
93.8
1/12/2025
AFC Wild Card
@
13
22
59.1
144
6.5
1
0
4.5
0.0
2
14
19Bob Holly
B. Holly
93.8
1/1/1984
NFC Divisional
vs
2
2
100.0
13
6.5
0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
20Mark Sanchez
M. Sanchez
93.3
1/24/2010
AFC Championship
@
17
30
56.7
257
8.6
2
1
6.7
3.3
0
0
21Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
92.9
1/6/2013
NFC Wild Card
@
15
26
57.7
187
7.2
1
0
3.8
0.0
5
31
22Elvis Grbac
E. Grbac
92.7
1/7/1995
NFC Divisional
vs
2
4
50.0
47
11.8
0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
23Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
90.6
1/29/2023
NFC Championship
@
4
4
100.0
23
5.8
0
0
0.0
0.0
1
0
24Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
89.4
1/10/2009
AFC Divisional
@
11
22
50.0
161
7.3
1
0
4.5
0.0
0
0
25Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
87.4
1/22/2023
NFC Divisional
vs
19
29
65.5
214
7.4
0
0
0.0
0.0
2
15

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,041

Stroud

C.J. Stroud

RUSH

703

Marks

Woody Marks

REC

1,117

Collins

Nico Collins
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PPG

23.8

13th

OPP PPG

17.4

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

108.9

22nd

PASS YDS/G

232.7

14th

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Texans Texans
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5
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.706
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.471
3
14
0
.176
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28

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14
3
0
.824
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12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
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3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
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12
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14
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11
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14
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NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
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Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
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9
8
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8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
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14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
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