most passing yards in a game by a first game rookie

C.J. Stroud threw for 470 yards in his rookie season against the Buccaneers on November 5, 2023.

NAMEYDSDATETMOPPCMPATTPCTAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
470
11/5/2023
HOU HOU
vs
TB TB
30
42
71.4
11.2
5
0
147.8
11.9
0.0
3
27
2Marc Bulger
M. Bulger
453
11/10/2002
STL STL
vs
SD SD
36
48
75.0
9.4
4
0
131.7
8.3
0.0
0
0
3Aaron Brooks
A. Brooks
441
12/3/2000
NO NO
vs
DEN DEN
30
48
62.5
9.2
2
2
89.0
4.2
4.2
3
16
4Jeff Garcia
J. Garcia
437
12/5/1999
SF SF
@
CIN CIN
33
49
67.3
8.9
3
1
107.3
6.1
2.0
0
0
5Kellen Moore
K. Moore
435
1/3/2016
DAL DAL
vs
WAS WAS
33
48
68.8
9.1
3
2
100.6
6.3
4.2
4
23
6Andrew Luck
A. Luck
433
11/4/2012
IND IND
vs
MIA MIA
30
48
62.5
9.0
2
0
105.6
4.2
0.0
1
14
7Cam Newton
C. Newton
432
9/18/2011
CAR CAR
vs
GB GB
28
46
60.9
9.4
1
3
72.0
2.2
6.5
4
28
8Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
431
9/30/2012
MIA MIA
@
ARI ARI
26
41
63.4
10.5
1
2
86.5
2.4
4.9
4
37
9Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
422
11/22/2009
DET DET
vs
CLE CLE
26
43
60.5
9.8
5
2
112.7
11.6
4.7
2
6
10Cam Newton
C. Newton
422
9/11/2011
CAR CAR
@
ARI ARI
24
37
64.9
11.4
2
1
110.4
5.4
2.7
4
19
11Nick Mullens
N. Mullens
414
12/2/2018
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
30
48
62.5
8.6
2
1
95.3
4.2
2.1
3
28
12Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
406
10/25/2020
CIN CIN
vs
CLE CLE
35
47
74.5
8.6
3
1
112.5
6.4
2.1
4
35
13Matt Leinart
M. Leinart
405
11/26/2006
ARI ARI
@
MIN MIN
31
51
60.8
7.9
1
2
76.0
2.0
3.9
1
10
14Mike White
M. White
405
10/31/2021
NYJ NYJ
vs
CIN CIN
37
45
82.2
9.0
3
2
107.9
6.7
4.4
2
8
15Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
402
10/29/2017
HOU HOU
@
SEA SEA
19
30
63.3
13.4
4
3
106.9
13.3
10.0
5
35
16Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
397
12/2/2018
CLE CLE
@
HOU HOU
29
43
67.4
9.2
1
3
75.4
2.3
7.0
0
0
17Andrew Luck
A. Luck
391
12/2/2012
IND IND
@
DET DET
24
54
44.4
7.2
4
3
70.8
7.4
5.6
2
19
18Jake Plummer
J. Plummer
388
11/16/1997
ARI ARI
@
NYG NYG
22
33
66.7
11.8
1
2
91.5
3.0
6.1
8
38
19Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
385
1/13/2013
SEA SEA
@
ATL ATL
24
36
66.7
10.7
2
1
109.1
5.6
2.8
2
17
20C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
384
9/17/2023
HOU HOU
vs
IND IND
30
47
63.8
8.2
2
0
103.5
4.3
0.0
6
47
21Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
382
12/5/2004
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
29
36
80.6
10.6
3
1
127.1
8.3
2.8
3
27
22Christian Ponder
C. Ponder
381
12/4/2011
MIN MIN
vs
DEN DEN
29
47
61.7
8.1
3
2
90.8
6.4
4.3
3
29
23Nick Foles
N. Foles
381
12/9/2012
PHI PHI
@
TB TB
32
51
62.7
7.5
2
0
98.6
3.9
0.0
6
43
24Troy Aikman
T. Aikman
379
11/12/1989
DAL DAL
@
PHX PHX
21
40
52.5
9.5
2
2
81.1
5.0
5.0
1
12
25Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
376
12/30/2018
CLE CLE
@
BAL BAL
23
42
54.8
9.0
3
3
79.1
7.1
7.1
0
0
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