most passing toucdowns by a rookie qb in a single game

C.J. Stroud has the most passing yards by a rookie quarterback in a game, with 470 yards against the Buccaneers on November 5, 2023.

Interpreted as:
most passing toucdowns by a rookie qb in a single regular-season game
NAMEYDSDATETMOPPCMPATTPCTAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
470
11/5/2023
vs
30
42
71.4
11.2
5
0
147.8
11.9
0.0
3
27
2Marc Bulger
M. Bulger
453
11/10/2002
vs
36
48
75.0
9.4
4
0
131.7
8.3
0.0
0
0
3Aaron Brooks
A. Brooks
441
12/3/2000
vs
30
48
62.5
9.2
2
2
89.0
4.2
4.2
3
16
4Jeff Garcia
J. Garcia
437
12/5/1999
@
33
49
67.3
8.9
3
1
107.3
6.1
2.0
0
0
5Kellen Moore
K. Moore
435
1/3/2016
vs
33
48
68.8
9.1
3
2
100.6
6.3
4.2
4
23
6Andrew Luck
A. Luck
433
11/4/2012
vs
30
48
62.5
9.0
2
0
105.6
4.2
0.0
1
14
7Cam Newton
C. Newton
432
9/18/2011
vs
28
46
60.9
9.4
1
3
72.0
2.2
6.5
4
28
8Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
431
9/30/2012
@
26
41
63.4
10.5
1
2
86.5
2.4
4.9
4
37
9Cam Newton
C. Newton
422
9/11/2011
@
24
37
64.9
11.4
2
1
110.4
5.4
2.7
4
19
10Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
422
11/22/2009
vs
26
43
60.5
9.8
5
2
112.7
11.6
4.7
2
6
11Nick Mullens
N. Mullens
414
12/2/2018
@
30
48
62.5
8.6
2
1
95.3
4.2
2.1
3
28
12Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
406
10/25/2020
vs
35
47
74.5
8.6
3
1
112.5
6.4
2.1
4
35
13Mike White
M. White
405
10/31/2021
vs
37
45
82.2
9.0
3
2
107.9
6.7
4.4
2
8
14Matt Leinart
M. Leinart
405
11/26/2006
@
31
51
60.8
7.9
1
2
76.0
2.0
3.9
1
10
15Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
402
10/29/2017
@
19
30
63.3
13.4
4
3
106.9
13.3
10.0
5
35
16Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
397
12/2/2018
@
29
43
67.4
9.2
1
3
75.4
2.3
7.0
0
0
17Andrew Luck
A. Luck
391
12/2/2012
@
24
54
44.4
7.2
4
3
70.8
7.4
5.6
2
19
18Jake Plummer
J. Plummer
388
11/16/1997
@
22
33
66.7
11.8
1
2
91.5
3.0
6.1
8
38
19C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
384
9/17/2023
vs
30
47
63.8
8.2
2
0
103.5
4.3
0.0
6
47
20Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
382
12/5/2004
@
29
36
80.6
10.6
3
1
127.1
8.3
2.8
3
27
21Nick Foles
N. Foles
381
12/9/2012
@
32
51
62.7
7.5
2
0
98.6
3.9
0.0
6
43
22Christian Ponder
C. Ponder
381
12/4/2011
vs
29
47
61.7
8.1
3
2
90.8
6.4
4.3
3
29
23Troy Aikman
T. Aikman
379
11/12/1989
@
21
40
52.5
9.5
2
2
81.1
5.0
5.0
1
12
24Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
376
12/30/2018
@
23
42
54.8
9.0
3
3
79.1
7.1
7.1
0
0
25Austin Davis
A. Davis
375
10/5/2014
@
29
49
59.2
7.7
3
0
103.7
6.1
0.0
4
34
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for passing yards going back to the 1950 season.

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2,628

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RUSH

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23.1

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OPP PPG

16.6

1st

RUSH YDS/G

106.7

23rd

PASS YDS/G

233.8

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2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
11
4
0
.733
Texans Texans
10
5
0
.667
8
7
0
.533
3
12
0
.200
Schedule
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Sat
12/27
@
4:30 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
LV Raiders

2 - 13

21

Final

23

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
12
3
0
.800
Bills Bills - x
11
4
0
.733
6
9
0
.400
Jets Jets - e
3
12
0
.200
AFC NorthWLTPCT
9
6
0
.600
7
8
0
.467
5
10
0
.333
3
12
0
.200
AFC SouthWLTPCT
11
4
0
.733
10
5
0
.667
8
7
0
.533
3
12
0
.200
AFC WestWLTPCT
12
3
0
.800
11
4
0
.733
6
9
0
.400
2
13
0
.133
NFC EastWLTPCT
10
5
0
.667
6
8
1
.433
4
11
0
.267
2
13
0
.133
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - x
11
4
0
.733
9
5
1
.633
8
7
0
.533
7
8
0
.467
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
7
0
.533
7
8
0
.467
6
9
0
.400
5
10
0
.333
NFC WestWLTPCT
12
3
0
.800
49ers 49ers - x
11
4
0
.733
Rams Rams - x
11
4
0
.733
3
12
0
.200

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/20
@
10-17
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9/20
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9/20
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9/20
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/25
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Thu
12/25
@
4:30 PM
Thu
12/25
@
8:15 PM
Sat
12/27
@
4:30 PM
Sat
12/27
@
8:00 PM