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.

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	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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186

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PPG

24.0

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OPP PPG

30.3

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RUSH YDS/G

103.3

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PASS YDS/G

203.7

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	.667
Colts	1	2	.333
Titans	0	3	.000
Texans	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

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Cousins

8

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Rush TD Leaders

6

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6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

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St. Brown

4

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QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

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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

9.0

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

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Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

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McPherson

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McLaughlin

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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
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
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

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
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80.3

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