highest passer rating in a single game in a rookie playoff debut by a qb

C.J. Stroud has the best passer rating by a rookie quarterback 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
6Charlie 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
7Aaron 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
8Jayden 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
9Russell 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
10Dak 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
11Young Bussey
Y. Bussey
100.0
12/21/1941
NFL Championship
vs
1
1
100.0
8
8.0
0
0
0.0
0.0
12T.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
13Mike 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
14Bo 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
15Bob 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
16Mark 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
17Russell 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
18Elvis 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
19Brock 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
20Joe 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
21Brock 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
22Alex Van Pelt
A. Van Pelt
81.3
1/6/1996
AFC Divisional
@
4
10
40.0
27
2.7
1
0
10.0
0.0
0
0
23Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
78.8
1/6/2019
AFC Wild Card
vs
14
29
48.3
194
6.7
2
1
6.9
3.4
7
55
24Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
78.1
1/23/2005
AFC Championship
vs
14
24
58.3
226
9.4
2
3
8.3
12.5
1
1
25Dan Marino
D. Marino
77.6
12/31/1983
AFC Divisional
vs
15
25
60.0
193
7.7
2
2
8.0
8.0
0
0

More Texans Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,441

Stroud

C.J. Stroud

RUSH

584

Marks

Woody Marks

REC

1,001

Collins

Nico Collins
Team Rankings

PPG

23.1

18th

OPP PPG

16.3

1st

RUSH YDS/G

108.4

23rd

PASS YDS/G

237.1

12th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
10
4
0
.714
Texans Texans
9
5
0
.643
8
6
0
.571
2
12
0
.143
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/21
@
4:25 PM
Sat
12/27
@
4:30 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
ARI Cardinals

3 - 11

20

Final

40

HOU Texans

9 - 5

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
11
3
0
.786
10
4
0
.714
6
8
0
.429
Jets Jets - e
3
11
0
.214
AFC NorthWLTPCT
8
6
0
.571
7
7
0
.500
4
10
0
.286
3
11
0
.214
AFC SouthWLTPCT
10
4
0
.714
9
5
0
.643
8
6
0
.571
2
12
0
.143
AFC WestWLTPCT
12
2
0
.857
10
4
0
.714
6
8
0
.429
2
12
0
.143
NFC EastWLTPCT
10
5
0
.667
6
7
1
.464
4
11
0
.267
2
12
0
.143
NFC NorthWLTPCT
11
4
0
.733
9
5
1
.633
8
6
0
.571
6
8
0
.429
NFC SouthWLTPCT
7
7
0
.500
7
7
0
.500
5
9
0
.357
4
10
0
.286
NFC WestWLTPCT
12
3
0
.800
Rams Rams - x
11
4
0
.733
10
4
0
.714
3
11
0
.214

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/13
@
28-29
Sat
9/13
@
20-17
Sat
9/13
@
22-6
Sun
9/14
@
20-19
Sun
9/14
@
20-9

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/21
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
1:00 PM