most passing yards by a rookie quarterback with less than 40 passing attempts

Mike Kelley has the most passing yards by a rookie quarterback with fewer than 40 passing attempts, with 305 yards in 1987.

NAME YDS ATT SEASON TM GP CMP PCT AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Mike Kelley
M. Kelley
305
29
1987
SD SD
3
17
58.6
10.5
101.7
1
0
106.3
3.4
0.0
1
7
2 Chon Gallegos
C. Gallegos
298
35
1962
OAK OAK
6
18
51.4
8.5
49.7
2
3
63.8
5.7
8.6
3 Kevin Sweeney
K. Sweeney
291
28
1987
DAL DAL
3
14
50.0
10.4
97.0
4
1
111.8
14.3
3.6
3
15
4 Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
286
34
1961
SF SF
11
19
55.9
8.4
26.0
0
4
44.1
0.0
11.8
5 Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
284
35
2017
KC KC
1
22
62.9
8.1
284.0
0
1
76.4
0.0
2.9
2
15
6 Galen Hall
G. Hall
274
32
1962
WAS WAS
3
19
59.4
8.6
91.3
2
1
95.1
6.3
3.1
7 James Harris
J. Harris
270
36
1969
BUF BUF
4
15
41.7
7.5
67.5
1
1
65.7
2.8
2.8
9
70
8 Kyle Allen
K. Allen
266
31
2018
CAR CAR
2
20
64.5
8.6
133.0
2
0
113.1
6.5
0.0
0
0
9 Craig Penrose
C. Penrose
265
36
1976
DEN DEN
4
16
44.4
7.4
66.3
3
3
62.8
8.3
8.3
0
0
10 Todd Blackledge
T. Blackledge
259
34
1983
KC KC
4
20
58.8
7.6
64.8
3
0
112.3
8.8
0.0
4
50
11 David Humm
D. Humm
246
38
1975
OAK OAK
7
18
47.4
6.5
35.1
3
2
72.9
7.9
5.3
2
9
12 Joe Milton III
J. Milton III
241
29
2024
NE NE
1
22
75.9
8.3
241.0
1
0
111.4
3.4
0.0
0
0
13 Jamie Martin
J. Martin
241
34
1996
STL STL
6
23
67.6
7.1
40.2
3
2
92.9
8.8
5.9
4
34
14 Shawn Moore
S. Moore
232
34
1992
DEN DEN
3
17
50.0
6.8
77.3
0
3
35.4
0.0
8.8
6
50
15 John Wolford
J. Wolford
231
38
2020
LAR LAR
1
22
57.9
6.1
231.0
0
1
64.7
0.0
2.6
2
8
16 Scott Gudmundson
S. Gudmundson
226
38
1944
BOS
7
16
42.1
5.9
32.3
1
4
31.1
2.6
10.5
17 Drew Brees
D. Brees
221
27
2001
SD SD
1
15
55.6
8.2
221.0
1
0
94.8
3.7
0.0
2
12
18 Greg McElroy
G. McElroy
214
31
2012
NYJ NYJ
2
19
61.3
6.9
107.0
1
1
79.2
3.2
3.2
11
71
19 Danny White
D. White
213
20
1976
DAL DAL
14
13
65.0
10.7
15.2
2
2
94.4
10.0
10.0
1
15
20 Paul Justin
P. Justin
212
36
1995
IND IND
3
20
55.6
5.9
70.7
0
2
49.8
0.0
5.6
3
22
21 Mark Miller
M. Miller
212
39
1978
CLE CLE
8
13
33.3
5.4
26.5
1
4
21.5
2.6
10.3
5
47
22 Harry Theofiledes
H. Theofiledes
211
20
1968
WAS WAS
5
11
55.0
10.6
42.2
2
1
104.4
10.0
5.0
23 John Witkowski
J. Witkowski
210
34
1984
DET DET
3
13
38.2
6.2
70.0
0
0
59.7
0.0
0.0
11
74
24 Parnell Dickinson
P. Dickinson
210
39
1976
TB TB
8
15
38.5
5.4
26.3
1
5
25.5
2.6
12.8
14
124
25 Clint Longley
C. Longley
209
21
1974
DAL DAL
2
12
57.1
10.0
104.5
2
0
122.9
9.5
0.0
2
18
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23.6

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OPP PPG

17.7

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110.7

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PASS YDS/G

229.5

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2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647
Broncos Broncos
10
7
0
.588
Raiders Raiders
4
13
0
.235
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Mon
9/15
LAC LAC
@
LV LV
10:00 PM
Sun
9/21
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
4:05 PM
Sun
9/28
LAC LAC
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
WAS WAS
@
LAC LAC
4:25 PM
Last Game
HOU Texans

1 - 0 - 0

32

Final

12

LAC Chargers

0 - 1 - 0

Sat 11 Jan 2025

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM