highest passer rating rookie quarterback per game

25 quarterbacks are tied for the best passer rating by a rookie quarterback in a game with more than 0 games played, 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.

Interpreted as:
highest passer rating rookie quarterback per regular-season game
NAMERTGGPDATETMOPPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGTDINTTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
158.3
1
9/13/2015
@
13
15
86.7
209
13.9
4
0
26.7
0.0
2
24
2Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
158.3
1
12/9/2012
vs
2
2
100.0
26
13.0
1
0
50.0
0.0
0
0
3Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
158.3
1
11/18/2012
vs
14
15
93.3
200
13.3
4
0
26.7
0.0
2
8
4Henry Burris
H. Burris
158.3
1
12/1/2002
@
1
1
100.0
45
45.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
5Michael Bishop
M. Bishop
158.3
1
10/8/2000
vs
1
1
100.0
44
44.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
6Kerwin Bell
K. Bell
158.3
1
12/5/1996
vs
5
5
100.0
75
15.0
1
0
20.0
0.0
0
0
7Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
158.3
1
12/26/1993
vs
9
11
81.8
143
13.0
2
0
18.2
0.0
0
0
8T.J. Rubley
T.J. Rubley
158.3
1
11/21/1993
vs
5
6
83.3
112
18.7
1
0
16.7
0.0
1
8
9Erik Wilhelm
E. Wilhelm
158.3
1
10/29/1989
vs
5
6
83.3
98
16.3
1
0
16.7
0.0
0
0
10Mark Stevens
M. Stevens
158.3
1
10/5/1987
@
2
2
100.0
52
26.0
1
0
50.0
0.0
0
0
11Chuck Long
C. Long
158.3
1
11/23/1986
@
1
1
100.0
34
34.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
12Steve DeBerg
S. DeBerg
158.3
1
12/17/1978
@
3
3
100.0
97
32.3
1
0
33.3
0.0
13Guy Benjamin
G. Benjamin
158.3
1
9/3/1978
@
5
6
83.3
79
13.2
1
0
16.7
0.0
14Parnell Dickinson
P. Dickinson
158.3
1
10/24/1976
vs
4
4
100.0
51
12.8
1
0
25.0
0.0
15Pat Haden
P. Haden
158.3
1
9/12/1976
@
1
1
100.0
47
47.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
16Steve Bartkowski
S. Bartkowski
158.3
1
10/26/1975
vs
1
1
100.0
17
17.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
17Joe Theismann
J. Theismann
158.3
1
12/15/1974
vs
6
7
85.7
123
17.6
1
0
14.3
0.0
18Jim Ward
J. Ward
158.3
1
11/19/1967
vs
1
1
100.0
21
21.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
19Kay Stephenson
K. Stephenson
158.3
1
11/12/1967
vs
1
1
100.0
13
13.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
20George Wilson
G. Wilson
158.3
1
10/23/1966
@
4
4
100.0
88
22.0
1
0
25.0
0.0
21Gary Wood
G. Wood
158.3
1
10/25/1964
@
3
3
100.0
44
14.7
1
0
33.3
0.0
22Ron Miller
R. Miller
158.3
1
10/7/1962
@
4
5
80.0
84
16.8
1
0
20.0
0.0
23John Hadl
J. Hadl
158.3
1
9/7/1962
@
1
1
100.0
15
15.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
24Nick Papac
N. Papac
158.3
1
12/3/1961
vs
1
1
100.0
15
15.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
25Bob Waters
B. Waters
158.3
1
11/27/1960
@
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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8
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.471
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.471
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