most passing yards per game by a rookie qb in a season

Justin Herbert has the most passing yards per game by a rookie quarterback, 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

23.5

16th

OPP PPG

21.6

12th

RUSH YDS/G

123.1

12th

PASS YDS/G

273.0

1st

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
6
2
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
5
3
0
.625
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
Raiders Raiders
2
5
0
.286
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
LAC LAC
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
PIT PIT
@
LAC LAC
8:20 PM
Sun
11/16
LAC LAC
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM
Sun
11/30
LV LV
@
LAC LAC
4:25 PM
Mon
12/8
PHI PHI
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Last Game
MIN Vikings

3 - 4 - 0

10

Final

37

LAC Chargers

5 - 3 - 0

Thu 23 Oct 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
6
2
0
.750
Bills Bills
5
2
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
3
0
.571
Bengals Bengals
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
1
0
.875
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
6
2
0
.750
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
4
1
.438
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
Rams Rams
5
2
0
.714

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
CAR CAR
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
SF SF
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM