lowest rookie passer rating in a season after 1990

Since 1991, Ryan Leaf has the lowest passer rating by a rookie, with a 39.0 rating in 1998.

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	NAME	RTG	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Ryan Leaf R. Leaf	39.0	1998	SD	10	111	245	45.3	1,289	5.3	128.9	2	15	0.8	6.1	22	140
2	Andrew Walter A. Walter	55.8	2006	OAK	12	147	276	53.3	1,677	6.1	139.8	3	13	1.1	4.7	46	256
3	Craig Whelihan C. Whelihan	58.3	1997	SD	9	118	237	49.8	1,357	5.7	150.8	6	10	2.5	4.2	21	168
4	Jimmy Clausen J. Clausen	58.4	2010	CAR	13	157	299	52.5	1,558	5.2	119.8	3	9	1.0	3.0	33	223
5	Heath Shuler H. Shuler	59.6	1994	WAS	11	120	265	45.3	1,658	6.3	150.7	10	12	3.8	4.5	12	83
6	Kyle Orton K. Orton	59.7	2005	CHI	15	190	368	51.6	1,869	5.1	124.6	9	13	2.4	3.5	30	190
7	Josh Freeman J. Freeman	59.8	2009	TB	10	158	290	54.5	1,855	6.4	185.5	10	18	3.4	6.2	20	102
8	Joey Harrington J. Harrington	59.9	2002	DET	14	215	429	50.1	2,294	5.3	163.9	12	16	2.8	3.7	8	75
9	DeShone Kizer D. Kizer	60.5	2017	CLE	15	255	476	53.6	2,894	6.1	192.9	11	22	2.3	4.6	38	226
10	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	61.0	2009	DET	10	201	377	53.3	2,267	6.0	226.7	13	20	3.4	5.3	24	169
11	Kerry Collins K. Collins	61.9	1995	CAR	15	214	433	49.4	2,717	6.3	181.1	14	19	3.2	4.4	24	150
12	Chris Weinke C. Weinke	62.0	2001	CAR	15	293	540	54.3	2,931	5.4	195.4	11	19	2.0	3.5	26	177
13	Kyle Boller K. Boller	62.4	2003	BAL	11	116	224	51.8	1,260	5.6	114.5	7	9	3.1	4.0	17	92
14	Ken Dorsey K. Dorsey	62.4	2004	SF	8	123	226	54.4	1,231	5.4	153.9	6	9	2.7	4.0	13	94
15	David Carr D. Carr	62.8	2002	HOU	16	233	444	52.5	2,592	5.8	162.0	9	15	2.0	3.4	76	411
16	Mark Sanchez M. Sanchez	63.0	2009	NYJ	15	196	364	53.8	2,444	6.7	162.9	12	20	3.3	5.5	26	195
17	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	65.0	1993	NE	13	214	429	49.9	2,494	5.8	191.8	15	15	3.5	3.5	16	99
18	Blaine Gabbert B. Gabbert	65.4	2011	JAX	15	210	413	50.8	2,214	5.4	147.6	12	11	2.9	2.7	40	293
19	Bruce Gradkowski B. Gradkowski	65.9	2006	TB	13	177	328	54.0	1,661	5.1	127.8	9	9	2.7	2.7	25	146
20	Chad Hutchinson C. Hutchinson	66.3	2002	DAL	9	127	250	50.8	1,555	6.2	172.8	7	8	2.8	3.2	34	265
21	Geno Smith G. Smith	66.5	2013	NYJ	16	247	443	55.8	3,046	6.9	190.4	12	21	2.7	4.7	43	315
22	Cade McNown C. McNown	66.7	1999	CHI	15	127	235	54.0	1,465	6.2	97.7	8	10	3.4	4.3	18	94
23	Vince Young V. Young	66.7	2006	TEN	15	184	357	51.5	2,199	6.2	146.6	12	13	3.4	3.6	25	129
24	Josh Rosen J. Rosen	66.7	2018	ARI	14	217	393	55.2	2,278	5.8	162.7	11	14	2.8	3.6	45	320
25	Rick Mirer R. Mirer	67.0	1993	SEA	16	274	486	56.4	2,833	5.8	177.1	12	17	2.5	3.5	47	235

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	.667
Chargers	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	LAC	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Sun 10/11	DEN	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	HOU	@	LAC	4:05 PM

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3 - 0

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Pass Yards Leaders

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Rodgers

939

Young

917

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

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Purdy

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Cousins

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Shough

Rush TD Leaders

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Henry

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Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

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St. Brown

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QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

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Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Watt

4.0

Anderson

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PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

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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

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

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Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

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Fannin

Fantasy K Rankings

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McLaughlin

38

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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
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
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

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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)
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
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