C.J. Stroud has the best passer rating by a rookie quarterback in a game with 36+ passing attempts, with a 147.8 rating versus the Buccaneers on November 5, 2023.
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highest passer rating with 36 or more passes in a regular-season game by a rookie qb| NAME | RTG | ATT | DATE | TM | OPP | CMP | PCT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C.J. Stroud | 147.8 | 42 | 11/5/2023 |  HOU | vs |  TB | 30 | 71.4 | 470 | 11.2 | 5 | 0 | 11.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 27 |
| 2 |  | M. Mariota | 135.7 | 39 | 11/8/2015 |  TEN | @ |  NO | 28 | 71.8 | 371 | 9.5 | 4 | 0 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 |  | D. Jones | 132.1 | 42 | 12/22/2019 |  NYG | @ |  WAS | 28 | 66.7 | 352 | 8.4 | 5 | 0 | 11.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  | M. Bulger | 131.7 | 48 | 11/10/2002 |  STL | vs |  SD | 36 | 75.0 | 453 | 9.4 | 4 | 0 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 |  | K. Murray | 128.2 | 37 | 10/13/2019 |  ARI | vs |  ATL | 27 | 73.0 | 340 | 9.2 | 3 | 0 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 |  | D. Prescott | 127.2 | 36 | 11/20/2016 |  DAL | vs |  BAL | 27 | 75.0 | 301 | 8.4 | 3 | 0 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  | C. Palmer | 127.1 | 36 | 12/5/2004 |  CIN | @ | BAL | 29 | 80.6 | 382 | 10.6 | 3 | 1 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 3 | 27 |
| 8 |  | J. Kelly | 126.2 | 39 | 11/2/1986 |  BUF | @ | TB | 29 | 74.4 | 342 | 8.8 | 3 | 0 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 18 |
| 9 | | D. Jones | 124.2 | 41 | 10/27/2019 | NYG | @ |  DET | 28 | 68.3 | 322 | 7.9 | 4 | 0 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 32 |
| 10 |  | B. Nix | 124.2 | 37 | 10/27/2024 |  DEN | vs |  CAR | 28 | 75.7 | 284 | 7.7 | 3 | 0 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 17 |
| 11 |  | B. Mayfield | 121.9 | 37 | 12/23/2018 |  CLE | vs | CIN | 27 | 73.0 | 284 | 7.7 | 3 | 0 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | | D. Jones | 121.7 | 40 | 11/10/2019 | NYG | @ |  NYJ | 26 | 65.0 | 308 | 7.7 | 4 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 50 |
| 13 |  | J. Herbert | 116.5 | 49 | 11/22/2020 | LAC | vs | NYJ | 37 | 75.5 | 366 | 7.5 | 3 | 0 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 19 |
| 14 | | C.J. Stroud | 116.0 | 36 | 11/26/2023 | HOU | vs |  JAX | 26 | 72.2 | 304 | 8.4 | 2 | 0 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 4 | 43 |
| 15 |  | J. Browning | 115.5 | 37 | 12/4/2023 | CIN | @ | JAX | 32 | 86.5 | 354 | 9.6 | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 |
| 16 | | B. Weeden | 114.9 | 37 | 9/16/2012 | CLE | @ | CIN | 26 | 70.3 | 322 | 8.7 | 2 | 0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 13 |
| 17 |  | S. Bradford | 113.3 | 37 | 11/28/2010 | STL | @ | DEN | 22 | 59.5 | 308 | 8.3 | 3 | 0 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | | C. McNown | 113.3 | 36 | 12/19/1999 |  CHI | vs | DET | 27 | 75.0 | 301 | 8.4 | 4 | 2 | 11.1 | 5.6 | 2 | 9 |
| 19 |  | M. Stafford | 112.7 | 43 | 11/22/2009 | DET | vs | CLE | 26 | 60.5 | 422 | 9.8 | 5 | 2 | 11.6 | 4.7 | 2 | 6 |
| 20 | | D. Jones | 112.7 | 36 | 9/22/2019 | NYG | @ | TB | 23 | 63.9 | 336 | 9.3 | 2 | 0 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 5 | 24 |
| 21 |  | J. Burrow | 112.5 | 47 | 10/25/2020 | CIN | vs | CLE | 35 | 74.5 | 406 | 8.6 | 3 | 1 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 4 | 35 |
| 22 | | N. O'Donnell | 112.0 | 39 | 11/10/1991 |  PIT | @ | CIN | 24 | 61.5 | 309 | 7.9 | 3 | 0 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 15 |
| 23 |  | M. Jones | 111.7 | 36 | 10/24/2021 |  NE | vs | NYJ | 24 | 66.7 | 307 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 |
| 24 | | J. Herbert | 111.3 | 43 | 10/25/2020 | LAC | vs | JAX | 27 | 62.8 | 347 | 8.1 | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 |  | C. Newton | 110.4 | 37 | 9/11/2011 | CAR | @ | ARI | 24 | 64.9 | 422 | 11.4 | 2 | 1 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 4 | 19 |
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| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
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