highest rookie quarterback rating in first start

Dak Prescott has the best passer rating by a rookie, with a 104.9 rating in 2016.

Interpreted as:
highest rookie quarterback rating with a minimum of 14 passing attempts per team game in first start
NAME RTG SEASON TM GP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG YDS/G TD INT TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
104.9
2016
DAL DAL
16
311
459
67.8
3,667
8.0
229.2
23
4
5.0
0.9
25
143
2 Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
102.4
2012
WAS WAS
15
258
393
65.6
3,200
8.1
213.3
20
5
5.1
1.3
30
217
3 C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
100.8
2023
HOU HOU
15
319
499
63.9
4,108
8.2
273.9
23
5
4.6
1.0
38
331
4 Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
100.0
2012
SEA SEA
16
252
393
64.1
3,118
7.9
194.9
26
10
6.6
2.5
33
203
5 Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
99.4
2024
WAS WAS
13
252
362
69.6
2,819
7.8
216.8
15
6
4.1
1.7
29
149
6 Jake Browning
J. Browning
98.4
2023
CIN CIN
9
171
243
70.4
1,936
8.0
215.1
12
7
4.9
2.9
24
169
7 Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
98.3
2020
LAC LAC
15
396
595
66.6
4,336
7.3
289.1
31
10
5.2
1.7
32
218
8 Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
98.1
2004
PIT PIT
14
196
295
66.4
2,621
8.9
187.2
17
11
5.8
3.7
30
213
9 Dan Marino
D. Marino
96.0
1983
MIA MIA
11
173
296
58.4
2,210
7.5
200.9
20
6
6.8
2.0
10
80
10 Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
93.7
2018
CLE CLE
14
310
486
63.8
3,725
7.7
266.1
27
14
5.6
2.9
25
173
11 Mac Jones
M. Jones
92.5
2021
NE NE
17
352
521
67.6
3,801
7.3
223.6
22
13
4.2
2.5
28
241
12 Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
91.5
2015
TEN TEN
12
230
370
62.2
2,818
7.6
234.8
19
10
5.1
2.7
38
258
13 Gardner Minshew II
G. Minshew II
91.2
2019
JAX JAX
14
285
470
60.6
3,271
7.0
233.6
21
6
4.5
1.3
33
184
14 Nick Mullens
N. Mullens
90.8
2018
SF SF
8
176
274
64.2
2,277
8.3
284.6
13
10
4.7
3.6
17
127
15 Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
89.8
2020
CIN CIN
10
264
404
65.3
2,688
6.7
268.8
13
5
3.2
1.2
32
231
16 Davis Mills
D. Mills
88.8
2021
HOU HOU
13
263
394
66.8
2,664
6.8
204.9
16
10
4.1
2.5
31
206
17 Greg Cook
G. Cook
88.3
1969
CIN CIN
11
106
197
53.8
1,854
9.4
168.5
15
11
7.6
5.6
29
195
18 Bo Nix
B. Nix
87.9
2024
DEN DEN
13
277
434
63.8
2,842
6.5
218.6
17
8
3.9
1.8
19
158
19 Caleb Williams
C. Williams
87.8
2024
CHI CHI
13
270
434
62.2
2,746
6.3
211.2
16
5
3.7
1.2
56
377
20 Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
87.7
2008
ATL ATL
16
265
434
61.1
3,440
7.9
215.0
16
11
3.7
2.5
17
104
21 Daniel Jones
D. Jones
87.7
2019
NYG NYG
13
284
459
61.9
3,027
6.6
232.8
24
12
5.2
2.6
38
295
22 Kyler Murray
K. Murray
87.4
2019
ARI ARI
16
349
542
64.4
3,722
6.9
232.6
20
12
3.7
2.2
48
309
23 Tua Tagovailoa
T. Tagovailoa
87.1
2020
MIA MIA
10
186
290
64.1
1,814
6.3
181.4
11
5
3.8
1.7
20
136
24 Drake Maye
D. Maye
87.0
2024
NE NE
9
172
256
67.2
1,696
6.6
188.4
11
8
4.3
3.1
25
175
25 Teddy Bridgewater
T. Bridgewater
85.2
2014
MIN MIN
13
259
402
64.4
2,919
7.3
224.5
14
12
3.5
3.0
39
249
StatMuse has season-level data for pass attempts per team game and passer rating going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

20.6

21st

OPP PPG

28.2

31st

RUSH YDS/G

91.2

28th

PASS YDS/G

245.7

12th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
5
8
0
.385
Giants Giants
2
11
0
.154
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/29
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
TB TB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
12/15
DAL DAL
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Last Game
DAL Cowboys

5 - 8 - 0

20

Final

27

CIN Bengals

5 - 8 - 0

Mon 9 Dec 2024

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Falcons Falcons
6
7
0
.462
NFC West W L T PCT
Seahawks Seahawks
8
5
0
.615
Rams Rams
7
6
0
.538
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
10
3
0
.769
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
0
.462
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
3
0
.769
Ravens Ravens
8
5
0
.615
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Colts Colts
6
7
0
.462
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
0
.923
Chargers Chargers
8
5
0
.615

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
12/8
CIN CIN
@
DAL DAL
27-20
Sat
12/7
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
17-19
Sat
12/7
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
13-38
Sat
12/7
BUF BUF
@
LAR LAR
42-44
Sat
12/7
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
30-18

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
12/22
SF SF
@
MIA MIA
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
JAX JAX
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
MIN MIN
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
12/22
LAR LAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
12/22
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
1:00 PM