most passing yards per game by a rookie in a season

Justin Herbert has gained the most passing yards per game by a rookie, with 289.1 per game in 2020.

NAMEYDS/GSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
289.1
2020
LAC LAC
15
396
595
66.6
4,336
7.3
31
10
98.3
5.2
1.7
32
218
2Nick Mullens
N. Mullens
284.6
2018
SF SF
8
176
274
64.2
2,277
8.3
13
10
90.8
4.7
3.6
17
127
3Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
284.0
2017
KC KC
1
22
35
62.9
284
8.1
0
1
76.4
0.0
2.9
2
15
4C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
273.9
2023
HOU HOU
15
319
499
63.9
4,108
8.2
23
5
100.8
4.6
1.0
38
331
5Andrew Luck
A. Luck
273.4
2012
IND IND
16
339
627
54.1
4,374
7.0
23
18
76.5
3.7
2.9
41
246
6Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
268.8
2020
CIN CIN
10
264
404
65.3
2,688
6.7
13
5
89.8
3.2
1.2
32
231
7Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
266.1
2018
CLE CLE
14
310
486
63.8
3,725
7.7
27
14
93.7
5.6
2.9
25
173
8Marc Bulger
M. Bulger
260.9
2002
STL STL
7
138
214
64.5
1,826
8.5
14
6
101.5
6.5
2.8
12
102
9Jake Delhomme
J. Delhomme
260.5
1999
NO NO
2
42
76
55.3
521
6.9
3
5
62.4
3.9
6.6
6
42
10Kellen Moore
K. Moore
259.7
2015
DAL DAL
3
61
104
58.7
779
7.5
4
6
71.0
3.8
5.8
5
23
11Cam Newton
C. Newton
253.2
2011
CAR CAR
16
310
517
60.0
4,051
7.8
21
17
84.5
4.1
3.3
35
260
12Jameis Winston
J. Winston
252.6
2015
TB TB
16
312
535
58.3
4,042
7.6
22
15
84.2
4.1
2.8
27
190
13Todd Marinovich
T. Marinovich
243.0
1991
RAI RAI
1
23
40
57.5
243
6.1
3
0
100.3
7.5
0.0
0
0
14Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
242.7
2017
HOU HOU
7
126
204
61.8
1,699
8.3
19
8
103.0
9.3
3.9
19
116
15Nick Foles
N. Foles
242.7
2012
PHI PHI
7
161
265
60.8
1,699
6.4
6
5
79.1
2.3
1.9
20
131
16Joe Milton III
J. Milton III
241.0
2024
NE NE
1
22
29
75.9
241
8.3
1
0
111.4
3.4
0.0
0
0
17Scott Tolzien
S. Tolzien
239.0
2013
GB GB
3
55
90
61.1
717
8.0
1
5
66.8
1.1
5.6
3
26
18Mike White
M. White
238.3
2021
NYJ NYJ
4
88
132
66.7
953
7.2
5
8
75.1
3.8
6.1
4
18
19Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
236.4
2016
PHI PHI
16
379
607
62.4
3,782
6.2
16
14
79.3
2.6
2.3
33
213
20Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
234.8
2015
TEN TEN
12
230
370
62.2
2,818
7.6
19
10
91.5
5.1
2.7
38
258
21Peyton Manning
P. Manning
233.7
1998
IND IND
16
326
575
56.7
3,739
6.5
26
28
71.2
4.5
4.9
22
109
22Gardner Minshew
G. Minshew
233.6
2019
JAX JAX
14
285
470
60.6
3,271
7.0
21
6
91.2
4.5
1.3
33
184
23Daniel Jones
D. Jones
232.8
2019
NYG NYG
13
284
459
61.9
3,027
6.6
24
12
87.7
5.2
2.6
38
295
24Kyler Murray
K. Murray
232.6
2019
ARI ARI
16
349
542
64.4
3,722
6.9
20
12
87.4
3.7
2.2
48
309
25John Wolford
J. Wolford
231.0
2020
LAR LAR
1
22
38
57.9
231
6.1
0
1
64.7
0.0
2.6
2
8
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PPG

22.5

19th

OPP PPG

20.3

9th

RUSH YDS/G

123.4

12th

PASS YDS/G

234.4

14th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
12
2
0
.857
Chargers Chargers
10
4
0
.714
Chiefs Chiefs
6
8
0
.429
Raiders Raiders
2
12
0
.143
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/21
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM
Sat
12/27
HOU HOU
@
LAC LAC
4:30 PM
Sun
1/4
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
1:00 PM
Last Game
LAC Chargers

10 - 4

16

Final

13

KC Chiefs

6 - 8

Sun 14 Dec 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
3
0
.786
Bills Bills
10
4
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
7
7
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
10
4
0
.714
Texans Texans
9
5
0
.643
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
12
2
0
.857
Chargers Chargers
10
4
0
.714
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
9
5
0
.643
Cowboys Cowboys
6
7
1
.464
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
10
4
0
.714
Packers Packers
9
4
1
.679
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
Panthers Panthers
7
7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
11
3
0
.786
Seahawks Seahawks
11
3
0
.786

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/13
BUF BUF
@
NYJ NYJ
30-10
Sat
9/13
SF SF
@
NO NO
26-21
Sat
9/13
NE NE
@
MIA MIA
33-27
Sat
9/13
CAR CAR
@
ARI ARI
22-27
Sat
9/13
DEN DEN
@
IND IND
28-29

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
MIA MIA
@
PIT PIT
8:15 PM
Thu
12/18
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
8:15 PM
Sat
12/20
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
5:00 PM
Sat
12/20
GB GB
@
CHI CHI
8:20 PM
Sun
12/21
BUF BUF
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM