most passing yards by a rookie quarterback in nfl history single game

Andrew Luck has the most passing yards in his rookie season by a quarterback, with 4,374 yards in 2012.

Regular season

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Andrew Luck A. Luck	4,374	2012	IND	16	339	627	54.1	7.0	273.4	23	18	76.5	3.7	2.9	41	246
2	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	4,336	2020	LAC	15	396	595	66.6	7.3	289.1	31	10	98.3	5.2	1.7	32	218
3	C.J. Stroud	4,108	2023	HOU	15	319	499	63.9	8.2	273.9	23	5	100.8	4.6	1.0	38	331
4	Cam Newton C. Newton	4,051	2011	CAR	16	310	517	60.0	7.8	253.2	21	17	84.5	4.1	3.3	35	260
5	Jameis Winston J. Winston	4,042	2015	TB	16	312	535	58.3	7.6	252.6	22	15	84.2	4.1	2.8	27	190
6	Mac Jones M. Jones	3,801	2021	NE	17	352	521	67.6	7.3	223.6	22	13	92.5	4.2	2.5	28	241
7	Carson Wentz C. Wentz	3,782	2016	PHI	16	379	607	62.4	6.2	236.4	16	14	79.3	2.6	2.3	33	213
8	Bo Nix B. Nix	3,775	2024	DEN	17	376	567	66.3	6.7	222.1	29	12	93.3	5.1	2.1	24	198
9	Peyton Manning P. Manning	3,739	1998	IND	16	326	575	56.7	6.5	233.7	26	28	71.2	4.5	4.9	22	109
10	Baker Mayfield B. Mayfield	3,725	2018	CLE	14	310	486	63.8	7.7	266.1	27	14	93.7	5.6	2.9	25	173
11	Kyler Murray K. Murray	3,722	2019	ARI	16	349	542	64.4	6.9	232.6	20	12	87.4	3.7	2.2	48	309
12	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	3,667	2016	DAL	16	311	459	67.8	8.0	229.2	23	4	104.9	5.0	0.9	25	143
13	Trevor Lawrence T. Lawrence	3,641	2021	JAX	17	359	602	59.6	6.0	214.2	12	17	71.9	2.0	2.8	32	238
14	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	3,593	1986	BUF	16	285	480	59.4	7.5	224.6	22	17	83.3	4.6	3.5	43	330
15	Jayden Daniels J. Daniels	3,568	2024	WAS	17	331	480	69.0	7.4	209.9	25	9	100.1	5.2	1.9	47	238
16	Caleb Williams C. Williams	3,541	2024	CHI	17	351	562	62.5	6.3	208.3	20	6	87.8	3.6	1.1	68	466
17	Sam Bradford S. Bradford	3,512	2010	STL	16	354	590	60.0	6.0	219.5	18	15	76.5	3.1	2.5	34	244
18	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	3,440	2008	ATL	16	265	434	61.1	7.9	215.0	16	11	87.7	3.7	2.5	17	104
19	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	3,398	2011	CIN	16	300	516	58.1	6.6	212.4	20	13	80.4	3.9	2.5	24	160
20	Brandon Weeden B. Weeden	3,385	2012	CLE	15	297	517	57.4	6.5	225.7	14	17	72.6	2.7	3.3	28	186
21	Warren Moon W. Moon	3,338	1984	HOU	16	259	450	57.6	7.4	208.6	12	14	76.9	2.7	3.1	47	371
22	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	3,294	2012	MIA	16	282	484	58.3	6.8	205.9	12	13	76.1	2.5	2.7	35	234
23	Gardner Minshew II G. Minshew II	3,271	2019	JAX	14	285	470	60.6	7.0	233.6	21	6	91.2	4.5	1.3	33	184
24	Derek Carr D. Carr	3,270	2014	OAK	16	348	599	58.1	5.5	204.4	21	12	76.6	3.5	2.0	24	149
25	Robert Griffin III R. Griffin III	3,200	2012	WAS	15	258	393	65.6	8.1	213.3	20	5	102.4	5.1	1.3	30	217

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RUSH YDS/G

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PASS YDS/G

166.0

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	1.000
Colts	0	1	.000
Titans	0	1	.000
Texans	0	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	IND	@	KC	8:20 PM
Sun 9/27	HOU	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM

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Shough

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Love

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Young

Rush Yards Leaders

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Walker

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Gibbs

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Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

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Olave

150

Flowers

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Watson

Pass TD Leaders

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Shough

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Dart

Rush TD Leaders

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Henry

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Rec TD Leaders

2

Jeanty

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Watson

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QB Rating Leaders

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Lawrence

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Dart

130.5

Allen

Sack Leaders

2.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

2.0

Paye

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

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41.0

39.0

37.0

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Opp PPG Rankings

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Total Yards Rankings

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506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

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Sack Leaders

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Henry

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Swift

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Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

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Watson

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	0	0	1.000
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Bills	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000

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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

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	DET	@	BUF	8:15 PM
Sun 9/20	PHI	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
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