most passing touchdowns in a game by a jets rookie quarterback in nfl history

Joe Namath has the most passing touchdowns by a rookie Jets quarterback in a game, with 4 touchdowns versus the Houston Oilers on November 21, 1965.

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most passing touchdowns in a regular-season game by a jets rookie quarterback in NFL history

	NAME	TD	DATE	TM		OPP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Joe Namath J. Namath	4	11/21/1965	NYJ	vs	HOU	17	26	65.4	221	8.5	1	115.5	15.4	3.8
2	Mike White M. White	3	10/31/2021	NYJ	vs	CIN	37	45	82.2	405	9.0	2	107.9	6.7	4.4	2	8
3	Sam Darnold S. Darnold	3	12/23/2018	NYJ	vs	GB	24	35	68.6	341	9.7	0	128.4	8.6	0.0	2	18
4	Sam Darnold S. Darnold	3	10/7/2018	NYJ	vs	DEN	10	22	45.5	198	9.0	1	98.1	13.6	4.5	1	9
5	Geno Smith G. Smith	3	10/7/2013	NYJ	@	ATL	16	20	80.0	199	10.0	0	147.7	15.0	0.0	4	29
6	Dick Jamieson D. Jamieson	3	10/23/1960	NYT	vs	HOU	11	16	68.8	245	15.3	0	151.0	18.8	0.0
7	Zach Wilson Z. Wilson	2	12/5/2021	NYJ	vs	PHI	23	38	60.5	226	5.9	1	83.9	5.3	2.6	2	15
8	Zach Wilson Z. Wilson	2	10/3/2021	NYJ	vs	TEN	21	34	61.8	297	8.7	1	97.3	5.9	2.9	1	8
9	Zach Wilson Z. Wilson	2	9/12/2021	NYJ	@	CAR	20	37	54.1	258	7.0	1	82.9	5.4	2.7	6	51
10	Sam Darnold S. Darnold	2	12/15/2018	NYJ	vs	HOU	24	38	63.2	253	6.7	0	100.0	5.3	0.0	3	25
11	Sam Darnold S. Darnold	2	10/14/2018	NYJ	vs	IND	24	30	80.0	280	9.3	1	113.9	6.7	3.3	2	13
12	Sam Darnold S. Darnold	2	9/10/2018	NYJ	@	DET	16	21	76.2	198	9.4	1	116.8	9.5	4.8	2	18
13	Geno Smith G. Smith	2	12/22/2013	NYJ	vs	CLE	20	36	55.6	214	5.9	0	91.7	5.6	0.0	0	0
14	Geno Smith G. Smith	2	9/22/2013	NYJ	vs	BUF	16	29	55.2	331	11.4	2	89.9	6.9	6.9	0	0
15	Mark Sanchez M. Sanchez	2	11/1/2009	NYJ	vs	MIA	20	35	57.1	265	7.6	0	100.3	5.7	0.0	2	14
16	Mark Sanchez M. Sanchez	2	9/27/2009	NYJ	vs	TEN	17	30	56.7	171	5.7	1	81.4	6.7	3.3	3	25
17	Ken O'Brien K. O'Brien	2	12/16/1984	NYJ	@	TB	19	34	55.9	201	5.9	2	68.4	5.9	5.9	6	40
18	Joe Namath J. Namath	2	12/19/1965	NYJ	vs	BUF	17	44	38.6	239	5.4	2	53.1	4.5	4.5
19	Joe Namath J. Namath	2	12/12/1965	NYJ	@	OAK	19	36	52.8	280	7.8	3	62.3	5.6	8.3
20	Joe Namath J. Namath	2	11/14/1965	NYJ	@	BOS	10	25	40.0	180	7.2	0	92.1	8.0	0.0
21	Joe Namath J. Namath	2	9/26/1965	NYJ	@	BUF	19	40	47.5	287	7.2	2	67.4	5.0	5.0
22	Dick Jamieson D. Jamieson	2	10/9/1960	NYT	@	HOU	14	30	46.7	186	6.2	2	61.3	6.7	6.7
23	Brady Cook B. Cook	1	12/14/2025	NYJ	@	JAX	22	33	66.7	176	5.3	3	52.1	3.0	9.1	3	22
24	Zach Wilson Z. Wilson	1	1/9/2022	NYJ	@	BUF	7	20	35.0	87	4.4	0	66.0	5.0	0.0	8	69
25	Zach Wilson Z. Wilson	1	1/2/2022	NYJ	vs	TB	19	33	57.6	234	7.1	0	89.7	3.0	0.0	1	10

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