highest single game qb rating in a game by a rookie

47 players are tied for the highest passer rating by a rookie in a game, with a 158.3 rating. The first three are Tarik Cohen on October 15, 2017, Marcus Mariota on September 13, 2015 and Ace Sanders on December 5, 2013.

Interpreted as:
highest single game qb rating in a regular-season game by a rookie
NAMERTGDATETMOPPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGTDINTTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tarik Cohen
T. Cohen
158.3
10/15/2017
@
1
1
100.0
21
21.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
2Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
158.3
9/13/2015
@
13
15
86.7
209
13.9
4
0
26.7
0.0
2
24
3Ace Sanders
A. Sanders
158.3
12/5/2013
vs
1
1
100.0
21
21.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
4Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
158.3
12/9/2012
vs
2
2
100.0
26
13.0
1
0
50.0
0.0
0
0
5Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
158.3
11/18/2012
vs
14
15
93.3
200
13.3
4
0
26.7
0.0
2
8
6Mohamed Sanu
M. Sanu
158.3
9/23/2012
@
1
1
100.0
73
73.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
7Henry Burris
H. Burris
158.3
12/1/2002
@
1
1
100.0
45
45.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
8Jabar Gaffney
J. Gaffney
158.3
10/20/2002
@
1
1
100.0
39
39.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
9Brian Westbrook
B. Westbrook
158.3
9/22/2002
vs
1
1
100.0
25
25.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
10Michael Bishop
M. Bishop
158.3
10/8/2000
vs
1
1
100.0
44
44.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
11Kerwin Bell
K. Bell
158.3
12/5/1996
vs
5
5
100.0
75
15.0
1
0
20.0
0.0
0
0
12Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
158.3
12/26/1993
vs
9
11
81.8
143
13.0
2
0
18.2
0.0
0
0
13T.J. Rubley
T.J. Rubley
158.3
11/21/1993
vs
5
6
83.3
112
18.7
1
0
16.7
0.0
1
8
14Arthur Marshall
A. Marshall
158.3
12/6/1992
vs
1
1
100.0
81
81.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
15Jon Vaughn
J. Vaughn
158.3
9/22/1991
vs
1
1
100.0
13
13.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
16Bobby Humphrey
B. Humphrey
158.3
12/16/1989
@
1
1
100.0
17
17.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
17Erik Wilhelm
E. Wilhelm
158.3
10/29/1989
vs
5
6
83.3
98
16.3
1
0
16.7
0.0
0
0
18Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
158.3
10/29/1989
vs
1
1
100.0
32
32.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
19Harry Sydney
H. Sydney
158.3
11/15/1987
vs
1
1
100.0
50
50.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
20Mark Stevens
M. Stevens
158.3
10/5/1987
@
2
2
100.0
52
26.0
1
0
50.0
0.0
0
0
21Chuck Long
C. Long
158.3
11/23/1986
@
1
1
100.0
34
34.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
22Keith Byars
K. Byars
158.3
9/28/1986
vs
1
1
100.0
55
55.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
23Dalton Hilliard
D. Hilliard
158.3
9/21/1986
@
1
1
100.0
29
29.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
24Herman Hunter
H. Hunter
158.3
11/17/1985
@
1
1
100.0
38
38.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
25Alfred Anderson
A. Anderson
158.3
9/9/1984
@
1
1
100.0
20
20.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
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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12
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8
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.471
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5
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