highest quarterback rating for a rookie qb in a playoff game

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.

	NAME	RTG	DATE	ROUND	TM		OPP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	C.J. Stroud	157.2	1/13/2024	AFC Wild Card	HOU	vs	CLE	16	21	76.2	274	13.0	3	0	14.3	0.0	0	0
2	Roger Staubach R. Staubach	142.9	12/28/1969	NFL Divisional	DAL	vs	CLE	4	5	80.0	44	8.8	1	0	20.0	0.0	0	0
3	Mark Sanchez M. Sanchez	139.4	1/9/2010	AFC Wild Card	NYJ	@	CIN	12	15	80.0	182	12.1	1	0	6.7	0.0	0	0
4	Brock Purdy B. Purdy	131.5	1/14/2023	NFC Wild Card	SF	vs	SEA	18	30	60.0	332	11.1	3	0	10.0	0.0	1	8
5	Jayden Daniels J. Daniels	122.9	1/18/2025	NFC Divisional	WAS	@	DET	22	31	71.0	299	9.6	2	0	6.5	0.0	0	0
6	Charlie O'Rourke C. O'Rourke	113.7	12/13/1942	NFL Championship	CHB	@	WAS	5	7	71.4	128	18.3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0
7	Aaron Brooks A. Brooks	111.5	12/30/2000	NFC Wild Card	NO	vs	STL	16	29	55.2	266	9.2	4	1	13.8	3.4	2	15
8	Jayden Daniels J. Daniels	110.2	1/12/2025	NFC Wild Card	WAS	@	TB	24	35	68.6	268	7.7	2	0	5.7	0.0	1	0
9	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	109.1	1/13/2013	NFC Divisional	SEA	@	ATL	24	36	66.7	385	10.7	2	1	5.6	2.8	2	17
10	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	103.2	1/15/2017	NFC Divisional	DAL	vs	GB	24	38	63.2	302	7.9	3	1	7.9	2.6	2	11
11	Young Bussey Y. Bussey	100.0	12/21/1941	NFL Championship	CHB	vs	NYG	1	1	100.0	8	8.0	0	0	0.0	0.0
12	T.J. Yates	97.7	1/7/2012	AFC Wild Card	HOU	vs	CIN	11	20	55.0	159	8.0	1	0	5.0	0.0	2	7
13	Mike Kruczek M. Kruczek	97.2	12/19/1976	AFC Divisional	PIT	@	BAL	5	6	83.3	44	7.3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0
14	Bo Nix B. Nix	93.8	1/12/2025	AFC Wild Card	DEN	@	BUF	13	22	59.1	144	6.5	1	0	4.5	0.0	2	14
15	Bob Holly B. Holly	93.8	1/1/1984	NFC Divisional	WAS	vs	RAM	2	2	100.0	13	6.5	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0
16	Mark Sanchez M. Sanchez	93.3	1/24/2010	AFC Championship	NYJ	@	IND	17	30	56.7	257	8.6	2	1	6.7	3.3	0	0
17	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	92.9	1/6/2013	NFC Wild Card	SEA	@	WAS	15	26	57.7	187	7.2	1	0	3.8	0.0	5	31
18	Elvis Grbac E. Grbac	92.7	1/7/1995	NFC Divisional	SF	vs	CHI	2	4	50.0	47	11.8	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0
19	Brock Purdy B. Purdy	90.6	1/29/2023	NFC Championship	SF	@	PHI	4	4	100.0	23	5.8	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	0
20	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	89.4	1/10/2009	AFC Divisional	BAL	@	TEN	11	22	50.0	161	7.3	1	0	4.5	0.0	0	0
21	Brock Purdy B. Purdy	87.4	1/22/2023	NFC Divisional	SF	vs	DAL	19	29	65.5	214	7.4	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	15
22	Alex Van Pelt A. Van Pelt	81.3	1/6/1996	AFC Divisional	BUF	@	PIT	4	10	40.0	27	2.7	1	0	10.0	0.0	0	0
23	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	78.8	1/6/2019	AFC Wild Card	BAL	vs	LAC	14	29	48.3	194	6.7	2	1	6.9	3.4	7	55
24	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	78.1	1/23/2005	AFC Championship	PIT	vs	NE	14	24	58.3	226	9.4	2	3	8.3	12.5	1	1
25	Dan Marino D. Marino	77.6	12/31/1983	AFC Divisional	MIA	vs	SEA	15	25	60.0	193	7.7	2	2	8.0	8.0	0	0

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Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
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Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
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Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
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Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
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Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
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Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
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Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176