most passing yards by a rookie quarterback in nfl history chiefs

Steve Fuller has the most passing yards for the Chiefs in his rookie season by a quarterback, with 1,484 yards in 1979.

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	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Steve Fuller S. Fuller	1,484	1979	KC	16	146	270	54.1	5.5	92.8	6	14	55.8	2.2	5.2	37	244
2	Bill Kenney B. Kenney	542	1980	KC	3	37	69	53.6	7.9	180.7	5	2	91.6	7.2	2.9	5	43
3	Tony Adams T. Adams	445	1975	KC	6	36	77	46.8	5.8	74.2	2	4	52.1	2.6	5.2	11	85
4	Randy Duncan R. Duncan	361	1961	DLT	14	25	67	37.3	5.4	25.8	1	3	41.9	1.5	4.5
5	Hunter Enis H. Enis	357	1960	DLT	14	30	54	55.6	6.6	25.5	1	2	66.7	1.9	3.7
6	Matt Stevens M. Stevens	315	1987	KC	3	32	57	56.1	5.5	105.0	1	1	70.4	1.8	1.8	6	53
7	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	284	2017	KC	1	22	35	62.9	8.1	284.0	0	1	76.4	0.0	2.9	2	15
8	Todd Blackledge T. Blackledge	259	1983	KC	4	20	34	58.8	7.6	64.8	3	0	112.3	8.8	0.0	4	50
9	Dean Carlson D. Carlson	116	1974	KC	1	7	15	46.7	7.7	116.0	0	1	45.4	0.0	6.7	2	13
10	Shane Buechele S. Buechele	88	2025	KC	1	7	14	50.0	6.3	88.0	0	0	69.9	0.0	0.0	5	22
11	Tom Clements T. Clements	77	1980	KC	1	7	12	58.3	6.4	77.0	0	0	77.4	0.0	0.0	3	30
12	Alex Espinoza A. Espinoza	69	1987	KC	1	9	14	64.3	4.9	69.0	0	2	36.6	0.0	14.3	2	17
13	Eddie Wilson E. Wilson	65	1962	DLT	14	6	11	54.5	5.9	4.6	0	0	72.2	0.0	0.0
14	Sandy Osiecki S. Osiecki	64	1984	KC	4	7	17	41.2	3.8	16.0	0	1	27.6	0.0	5.9	1	2
15	Pete Beathard P. Beathard	50	1964	KC	14	4	9	44.4	5.6	3.6	1	2	59.7	11.1	22.2
16	Mike Nott M. Nott	46	1976	KC	1	4	10	40.0	4.6	46.0	0	0	54.6	0.0	0.0	1	9
17	Tyler Thigpen T. Thigpen	41	2007	KC	1	2	6	33.3	6.8	41.0	0	1	18.8	0.0	16.7	1	9
18	Tyler Palko T. Palko	35	2010	KC	2	4	6	66.7	5.8	17.5	0	0	81.9	0.0	0.0	2	10
19	Brodie Croyle B. Croyle	23	2006	KC	2	3	7	42.9	3.3	11.5	0	2	11.9	0.0	28.6	1	10
20	Bob Gagliano B. Gagliano	7	1982	KC	1	1	1	100.0	7.0	7.0	0	0	95.8	0.0	0.0	0	0
21	Mike Elkins M. Elkins	5	1989	KC	1	1	2	50.0	2.5	5.0	0	1	16.7	0.0	50.0	0	0
22	Matt Blundin M. Blundin	2	1993	KC	1	1	3	33.3	0.7	2.0	0	0	42.4	0.0	0.0	0	0

StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Leaders

PASS

812

Mahomes

RUSH

360

Walker

REC

231

Kelce

Team Rankings

PPG

29.3

7th

OPP PPG

16.7

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

153.3

5th

PASS YDS/G

270.7

6th

2026 Division Standings

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	KC	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	KC	@	SEA	8:20 PM
Sun 11/1	KC	@	DEN	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	NYJ	@	KC	1:00 PM

Last Game

Chiefs

3 - 0

Final

Dolphins

0 - 3

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

999

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

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Watt

4.0

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

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

270.7

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

33.3

Fannin

Fantasy K Rankings

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McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

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NFL 2026 Betting

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3-0

2-0-1

3-1

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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
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