highest passer rating by a rookie qb in a debut game

25 quarterbacks are tied for the best passer rating by a rookie quarterback in a game, with a 158.3 rating. The first three are Marcus Mariota on September 13, 2015, Kirk Cousins on December 9, 2012 and Robert Griffin III on November 18, 2012.

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highest passer rating by a rookie qb in a debut regular-season game
NAMERTGDATETMOPPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGTDINTTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
158.3
9/13/2015
TEN TEN
@
TB TB
13
15
86.7
209
13.9
4
0
26.7
0.0
2
24
2Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
158.3
12/9/2012
WAS WAS
vs
BAL BAL
2
2
100.0
26
13.0
1
0
50.0
0.0
0
0
3Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
158.3
11/18/2012
WAS WAS
vs
PHI PHI
14
15
93.3
200
13.3
4
0
26.7
0.0
2
8
4Henry Burris
H. Burris
158.3
12/1/2002
CHI CHI
@
GB GB
1
1
100.0
45
45.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
5Michael Bishop
M. Bishop
158.3
10/8/2000
NE NE
vs
IND IND
1
1
100.0
44
44.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
6Kerwin Bell
K. Bell
158.3
12/5/1996
IND IND
vs
PHI PHI
5
5
100.0
75
15.0
1
0
20.0
0.0
0
0
7Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
158.3
12/26/1993
NE NE
vs
IND IND
9
11
81.8
143
13.0
2
0
18.2
0.0
0
0
8T.J. Rubley
T.J. Rubley
158.3
11/21/1993
RAM RAM
vs
WAS WAS
5
6
83.3
112
18.7
1
0
16.7
0.0
1
8
9Erik Wilhelm
E. Wilhelm
158.3
10/29/1989
CIN CIN
vs
TB TB
5
6
83.3
98
16.3
1
0
16.7
0.0
0
0
10Mark Stevens
M. Stevens
158.3
10/5/1987
SF SF
@
NYG NYG
2
2
100.0
52
26.0
1
0
50.0
0.0
0
0
11Chuck Long
C. Long
158.3
11/23/1986
DET DET
@
TB TB
1
1
100.0
34
34.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
12Steve DeBerg
S. DeBerg
158.3
12/17/1978
SF SF
@
DET DET
3
3
100.0
97
32.3
1
0
33.3
0.0
13Guy Benjamin
G. Benjamin
158.3
9/3/1978
MIA MIA
@
NYJ NYJ
5
6
83.3
79
13.2
1
0
16.7
0.0
14Parnell Dickinson
P. Dickinson
158.3
10/24/1976
TB TB
vs
MIA MIA
4
4
100.0
51
12.8
1
0
25.0
0.0
15Pat Haden
P. Haden
158.3
9/12/1976
LA LA
@
ATL ATL
1
1
100.0
47
47.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
16Steve Bartkowski
S. Bartkowski
158.3
10/26/1975
ATL ATL
vs
CIN CIN
1
1
100.0
17
17.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
17Joe Theismann
J. Theismann
158.3
12/15/1974
WAS WAS
vs
CHI CHI
6
7
85.7
123
17.6
1
0
14.3
0.0
18Jim Ward
J. Ward
158.3
11/19/1967
BAL BAL
vs
DET DET
1
1
100.0
21
21.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
19Kay Stephenson
K. Stephenson
158.3
11/12/1967
SD SD
vs
MIA MIA
1
1
100.0
13
13.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
20George Wilson
G. Wilson
158.3
10/23/1966
MIA MIA
@
HOU HOU
4
4
100.0
88
22.0
1
0
25.0
0.0
21Gary Wood
G. Wood
158.3
10/25/1964
NYG NYG
@
CLE CLE
3
3
100.0
44
14.7
1
0
33.3
0.0
22Ron Miller
R. Miller
158.3
10/7/1962
LA LA
@
WAS WAS
4
5
80.0
84
16.8
1
0
20.0
0.0
23John Hadl
J. Hadl
158.3
9/7/1962
SD SD
@
DEN DEN
1
1
100.0
15
15.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
24Nick Papac
N. Papac
158.3
12/3/1961
OAK OAK
vs
BUF BUF
1
1
100.0
15
15.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
25Bob Waters
B. Waters
158.3
11/27/1960
SF SF
@
BAL BAL
2
2
100.0
61
30.5
1
0
50.0
0.0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for passer rating going back to the 1950 season.

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3
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10/26
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Sun
11/2
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TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
HOU HOU
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
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@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
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11/30
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TEN TEN
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AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
5
2
0
.714
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
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Steelers Steelers
4
2
0
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4
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.429
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1
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Jaguars Jaguars
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3
0
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2
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Chargers Chargers
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3
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Eagles Eagles
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3
1
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1
1
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5
2
0
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2
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3
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2
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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
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Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
10/26
NYJ NYJ
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
BUF BUF
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
SF SF
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
NYG NYG
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
CLE CLE
@
NE NE
1:00 PM