highest passer rating in a single game in a rookie playoff debut by a qb after 2000

Since 2001, C.J. Stroud has the highest passer rating by a rookie quarterback in a playoff game, with a 157.2 rating in the 2023 AFC Wild Card game against the Browns on January 13, 2024.

NAME RTG DATE ROUND TM OPP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG TD INT TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
157.2
1/13/2024
AFC Wild Card
HOU HOU
vs
CLE CLE
16
21
76.2
274
13.0
3
0
14.3
0.0
0
0
2 Mark Sanchez
M. Sanchez
139.4
1/9/2010
AFC Wild Card
NYJ NYJ
@
CIN CIN
12
15
80.0
182
12.1
1
0
6.7
0.0
0
0
3 Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
131.5
1/14/2023
NFC Wild Card
SF SF
vs
SEA SEA
18
30
60.0
332
11.1
3
0
10.0
0.0
1
8
4 Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
122.9
1/18/2025
NFC Divisional
WAS WAS
@
DET DET
22
31
71.0
299
9.6
2
0
6.5
0.0
0
0
5 Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
110.2
1/12/2025
NFC Wild Card
WAS WAS
@
TB TB
24
35
68.6
268
7.7
2
0
5.7
0.0
1
0
6 Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
109.1
1/13/2013
NFC Divisional
SEA SEA
@
ATL ATL
24
36
66.7
385
10.7
2
1
5.6
2.8
2
17
7 Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
103.2
1/15/2017
NFC Divisional
DAL DAL
vs
GB GB
24
38
63.2
302
7.9
3
1
7.9
2.6
2
11
8 T.J. Yates
T.J. Yates
97.7
1/7/2012
AFC Wild Card
HOU HOU
vs
CIN CIN
11
20
55.0
159
8.0
1
0
5.0
0.0
2
7
9 Bo Nix
B. Nix
93.8
1/12/2025
AFC Wild Card
DEN DEN
@
BUF BUF
13
22
59.1
144
6.5
1
0
4.5
0.0
2
14
10 Mark Sanchez
M. Sanchez
93.3
1/24/2010
AFC Championship
NYJ NYJ
@
IND IND
17
30
56.7
257
8.6
2
1
6.7
3.3
0
0
11 Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
92.9
1/6/2013
NFC Wild Card
SEA SEA
@
WAS WAS
15
26
57.7
187
7.2
1
0
3.8
0.0
5
31
12 Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
90.6
1/29/2023
NFC Championship
SF SF
@
PHI PHI
4
4
100.0
23
5.8
0
0
0.0
0.0
1
0
13 Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
89.4
1/10/2009
AFC Divisional
BAL BAL
@
TEN TEN
11
22
50.0
161
7.3
1
0
4.5
0.0
0
0
14 Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
87.4
1/22/2023
NFC Divisional
SF SF
vs
DAL DAL
19
29
65.5
214
7.4
0
0
0.0
0.0
2
15
15 Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
78.8
1/6/2019
AFC Wild Card
BAL BAL
vs
LAC LAC
14
29
48.3
194
6.7
2
1
6.9
3.4
7
55
16 Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
78.1
1/23/2005
AFC Championship
PIT PIT
vs
NE NE
14
24
58.3
226
9.4
2
3
8.3
12.5
1
1
17 Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
77.5
1/6/2013
NFC Wild Card
WAS WAS
vs
SEA SEA
10
19
52.6
84
4.4
2
1
10.5
5.3
2
16
18 Mac Jones
M. Jones
75.8
1/15/2022
AFC Wild Card
NE NE
@
BUF BUF
24
38
63.2
232
6.1
2
2
5.3
5.3
3
16
19 Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
72.8
1/26/2025
NFC Championship
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
29
48
60.4
255
5.3
1
1
2.1
2.1
3
27
20 Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
72.8
1/3/2009
NFC Wild Card
ATL ATL
@
ARI ARI
26
40
65.0
199
5.0
2
2
5.0
5.0
3
9
21 C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
72.2
1/20/2024
AFC Divisional
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
19
33
57.6
175
5.3
0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
22 AJ McCarron
AJ McCarron
68.3
1/9/2016
AFC Wild Card
CIN CIN
vs
PIT PIT
23
41
56.1
212
5.2
1
1
2.4
2.4
3
24
23 John Wolford
J. Wolford
63.9
1/9/2021
NFC Wild Card
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
3
6
50.0
29
4.8
0
0
0.0
0.0
1
0
24 Mark Sanchez
M. Sanchez
60.1
1/17/2010
AFC Divisional
NYJ NYJ
@
SD SD
12
23
52.2
100
4.3
1
1
4.3
4.3
1
7
25 Andrew Luck
A. Luck
59.8
1/6/2013
AFC Wild Card
IND IND
@
BAL BAL
28
54
51.9
288
5.3
0
1
0.0
1.9
3
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More Texans Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

21.9

19th

OPP PPG

21.9

14th

RUSH YDS/G

112.3

15th

PASS YDS/G

232.5

15th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
Jaguars Jaguars
4
13
0
.235
Titans Titans
3
14
0
.176
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/7
HOU HOU
@
LAR LAR
4:25 PM
Mon
9/15
TB TB
@
HOU HOU
7:00 PM
Sun
9/21
HOU HOU
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Last Game
KC Chiefs

1 - 0 - 0

23

Final

14

HOU Texans

1 - 1 - 0

Sat 18 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