most passing yards by a rookie in first playoff game

Sammy Baugh had the most passing yards by a rookie in his first game, with 335 yards in the 1937 NFL championship game versus the Bears on December 12, 1937.

NAMEYDSDATEROUNDTMOPPCMPATTPCTAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
335
12/12/1937
NFL Championship
@
18
33
54.5
10.2
3
1
107.5
9.1
3.0
1
26
2Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
332
1/14/2023
NFC Wild Card
vs
18
30
60.0
11.1
3
0
131.5
10.0
0.0
1
8
3Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
302
1/15/2017
NFC Divisional
vs
24
38
63.2
7.9
3
1
103.2
7.9
2.6
2
11
4Andrew Luck
A. Luck
288
1/6/2013
AFC Wild Card
@
28
54
51.9
5.3
0
1
59.8
0.0
1.9
3
21
5C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
274
1/13/2024
AFC Wild Card
vs
16
21
76.2
13.0
3
0
157.2
14.3
0.0
0
0
6Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
268
1/12/2025
NFC Wild Card
@
24
35
68.6
7.7
2
0
110.2
5.7
0.0
1
0
7Aaron Brooks
A. Brooks
266
12/30/2000
NFC Wild Card
vs
16
29
55.2
9.2
4
1
111.5
13.8
3.4
2
15
8Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
257
1/7/2012
AFC Wild Card
@
27
42
64.3
6.1
0
3
51.4
0.0
7.1
4
33
9Mac Jones
M. Jones
232
1/15/2022
AFC Wild Card
@
24
38
63.2
6.1
2
2
75.8
5.3
5.3
3
16
10Skylar Thompson
S. Thompson
220
1/15/2023
AFC Wild Card
@
18
45
40.0
4.9
1
2
44.7
2.2
4.4
4
31
11AJ McCarron
AJ McCarron
212
1/9/2016
AFC Wild Card
vs
23
41
56.1
5.2
1
1
68.3
2.4
2.4
3
24
12Harry Newman
H. Newman
209
12/17/1933
NFL Championship
@
13
19
68.4
11.0
2
1
118.1
10.5
5.3
13Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
199
1/3/2009
NFC Wild Card
@
26
40
65.0
5.0
2
2
72.8
5.0
5.0
3
9
14Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
194
1/6/2019
AFC Wild Card
vs
14
29
48.3
6.7
2
1
78.8
6.9
3.4
7
55
15Dan Marino
D. Marino
193
12/31/1983
AFC Divisional
vs
15
25
60.0
7.7
2
2
77.6
8.0
8.0
0
0
16Bob Waterfield
B. Waterfield
192
12/16/1945
NFL Championship
vs
14
27
51.9
7.1
2
2
68.8
7.4
7.4
17Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
187
1/6/2013
NFC Wild Card
@
15
26
57.7
7.2
1
0
92.9
3.8
0.0
5
31
18Mark Sanchez
M. Sanchez
182
1/9/2010
AFC Wild Card
@
12
15
80.0
12.1
1
0
139.4
6.7
0.0
0
0
19Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
181
1/15/2005
AFC Divisional
vs
17
30
56.7
6.0
1
2
57.8
3.3
6.7
1
10
20Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
168
12/28/1963
AFL Divisional
vs
9
24
37.5
7.0
1
3
36.8
4.2
12.5
1
9
21Connor Cook
C. Cook
161
1/7/2017
AFC Wild Card
@
18
45
40.0
3.6
1
3
30.0
2.2
6.7
3
22
22T.J. Yates
T.J. Yates
159
1/7/2012
AFC Wild Card
vs
11
20
55.0
8.0
1
0
97.7
5.0
0.0
2
7
23Shaun King
S. King
157
1/15/2000
NFC Divisional
vs
15
32
46.9
4.9
1
1
59.0
3.1
3.1
2
10
24Pat Haden
P. Haden
152
12/19/1976
NFC Divisional
@
10
21
47.6
7.2
0
3
32.3
0.0
14.3
3
22
25Bo Nix
B. Nix
144
1/12/2025
AFC Wild Card
@
13
22
59.1
6.5
1
0
93.8
4.5
0.0
2
14

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