least passing yards by a qb in their first game

Chuck Ortmann had the fewest passing yards by a quarterback in his first game, with -7 yards against the 49ers on October 5, 1952.

NAMEYDSDATETMOPPCMPATTPCTAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Chuck Ortmann
C. Ortmann
-7
10/5/1952
vs
1
5
20.0
-1.4
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
2Tim Rattay
T. Rattay
-4
12/3/2000
@
1
1
100.0
-4.0
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
0
0
3Bryce Perkins
B. Perkins
-3
11/13/2022
vs
1
1
100.0
-3.0
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
0
0
4Todd Husak
T. Husak
-2
12/24/2000
vs
2
2
100.0
-1.0
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
0
0
5Tommy DeVito
T. DeVito
-1
10/29/2023
vs
2
7
28.6
-0.1
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
2
9
6June Jones
J. Jones
-1
12/18/1977
vs
1
1
100.0
-1.0
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
7Kedon Slovis
K. Slovis
0
11/9/2025
@
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
0
0
8Adrian Martinez
A. Martinez
0
11/2/2025
@
0
0
0
0
0
0
9Riley Leonard
R. Leonard
0
10/26/2025
vs
0
2
0.0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
0
0
10Tyler Shough
T. Shough
0
9/21/2025
@
0
2
0.0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
0
0
11Jaxson Dart
J. Dart
0
9/14/2025
@
0
0
0
0
0
0
12Jalen Milroe
J. Milroe
0
9/7/2025
vs
0
0
0
0
0
0
13Chris Oladokun
C. Oladokun
0
1/5/2025
@
0
0
0
0
1
5
14Jake Haener
J. Haener
0
9/8/2024
vs
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
0
0
15Malik Cunningham
M. Cunningham
0
10/15/2023
@
0
0
0
0
1
5
16Dorian Thompson-Robinson
D. Thompson-Robinson
0
9/24/2023
vs
0
0
0
0
0
0
17Jake Browning
J. Browning
0
9/10/2023
@
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
0
0
18Sean Clifford
S. Clifford
0
9/10/2023
@
0
0
0
0
0
0
19Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
0
10/9/2022
@
0
0
0
0
0
0
20Kurt Benkert
K. Benkert
0
12/12/2021
vs
0
0
0
0
0
0
21Davis Webb
D. Webb
0
11/14/2021
@
0
0
0
0
0
0
22Sam Ehlinger
S. Ehlinger
0
11/4/2021
vs
0
0
0
0
0
0
23Feleipe Franks
F. Franks
0
9/26/2021
@
0
0
0
0
0
0
24Tommy Stevens
T. Stevens
0
1/3/2021
vs
0
0
0
0
0
0
25Logan Woodside
L. Woodside
0
11/12/2020
vs
0
0
0
0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for passing yards going back to the 1950 season.

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