least passing yards by a rookie quarterback in nfl history

Merle Hapes has the fewest passing yards in his rookie season by a quarterback, with -12 yards in 1942.

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	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Merle Hapes M. Hapes	-12	1942	NYG	11	2	2	100.0	-6.0	-1.1	0	0	79.2	0.0	0.0
2	Tim Rattay T. Rattay	-4	2000	SF	1	1	1	100.0	-4.0	-4.0	0	0	79.2	0.0	0.0	0	0
3	Kedon Slovis K. Slovis	-2	2025	ARI	2	1	2	50.0	-1.0	-1.0	0	0	56.3	0.0	0.0	0	0
4	Todd Husak T. Husak	-2	2000	WAS	1	2	2	100.0	-1.0	-2.0	0	0	79.2	0.0	0.0	0	0
5	June Jones J. Jones	-1	1977	ATL	1	1	1	100.0	-1.0	-1.0	0	0	79.2	0.0	0.0	0	0
6	Kyle McCord K. McCord	0	2026	MIA	1	0	0			0.0	0	0				0	0
7	Fernando Mendoza F. Mendoza	0	2026	LV	1	0	0			0.0	0	0				0	0
8	Cade Klubnik C. Klubnik	0	2026	NYJ	1	0	0			0.0	0	0				0	0
9	Athan Kaliakmanis A. Kaliakmanis	0	2026	WAS	1	0	0			0.0	0	0				0	0
10	Jalon Daniels J. Daniels	0	2026	TB	1	0	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0.0	0.0	33.3	0	0
11	Jalen Milroe J. Milroe	0	2025	SEA	3	0	0			0.0	0	0				0	0
12	Will Howard W. Howard	0	2025	PIT	1	0	0			0.0	0	0				0	0
13	Graham Mertz G. Mertz	0	2025	HOU	1	0	0			0.0	0	0				0	0
14	Connor Bazelak C. Bazelak	0	2025	TB	1	0	0			0.0	0	0				0	0
15	DJ Uiagalelei	0	2025	LAC	1	0	0			0.0	0	0				0	0
16	Seth Henigan S. Henigan	0	2025	IND	1	0	0			0.0	0	0				0	0
17	Stetson Bennett IV S. Bennett IV	0	2024	LAR	1	0	0			0.0	0	0				0	0
18	Adrian Martinez A. Martinez	0	2024	NYJ	1	0	0			0.0	0	0				0	0
19	Carter Bradley C. Bradley	0	2024	LV	1	0	0			0.0	0	0				0	0
20	Jack Plummer J. Plummer	0	2024	CAR	1	0	0			0.0	0	0				0	0
21	Reid Sinnett R. Sinnett	0	2023	CIN	1	0	0			0.0	0	0				0	0
22	Chris Oladokun C. Oladokun	0	2023	KC	1	0	0			0.0	0	0				0	0
23	Nathan Rourke N. Rourke	0	2023	NE	1	0	0			0.0	0	0				0	0
24	Jake Haener J. Haener	0	2023	NO	1	0	0			0.0	0	0				0	0
25	Max Duggan M. Duggan	0	2023	LAC	1	0	0			0.0	0	0				0	0

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OPP PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

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PASS YDS/G

159.7

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	2	1	.667
Eagles	2	1	.667
Commanders	1	2	.333
Cowboys	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	NYG	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	NYG	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	NYG	@	PHI	1:00 PM

Last Game

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0 - 3

Final

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2 - 1

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Pass Yards Leaders

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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Sack Leaders

6.0

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4.0

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NFL 2026 Rankings

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Opp PPG Rankings

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Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

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401.7

399.3

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Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

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167.3

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Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

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Sack Leaders

14.0

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NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

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Gibbs

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Henry

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Fantasy WR Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM

Merle Hapes has the fewest passing yards in his rookie season by a quarterback, with -12 yards in 1942.

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