most passing yards per game by a rookie quarterback in a single season

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

NAME YDS/G SEASON TM GP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Justin 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
2 Nick 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
3 Patrick 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
4 C.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
5 Andrew 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
6 Joe 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
7 Baker 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
8 Marc 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
9 Jake 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
10 Kellen 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
11 Cam 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
12 Jameis 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
13 Todd 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
14 Deshaun 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
15 Nick 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
16 Scott 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
17 Mike 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
18 Carson 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
19 Marcus 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
20 Peyton 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
21 Gardner Minshew II
G. Minshew II
233.6
2019
JAX JAX
14
285
470
60.6
3,271
7.0
21
6
91.2
4.5
1.3
33
184
22 Daniel 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
23 Kyler 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
24 John 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
25 Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
229.2
2016
DAL DAL
16
311
459
67.8
3,667
8.0
23
4
104.9
5.0
0.9
25
143
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards per game going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

21.3

20th

OPP PPG

15.9

1st

RUSH YDS/G

111.5

19th

PASS YDS/G

214.7

24th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
0
.923
Broncos Broncos
8
5
0
.615
Chargers Chargers
8
5
0
.615
Raiders Raiders
2
11
0
.154
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
LAC LAC
@
LV LV
1:00 PM
Sun
12/29
LAC LAC
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Thu
12/19
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Sun
12/15
TB TB
@
LAC LAC
4:25 PM
Last Game
KC Chiefs

12 - 1 - 0

19

Final

17

LAC Chargers

8 - 5 - 0

Sun 8 Dec 2024

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NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Falcons Falcons
6
7
0
.462
NFC West W L T PCT
Seahawks Seahawks
8
5
0
.615
Rams Rams
8
6
0
.571
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
10
3
0
.769
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
0
.462
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
3
0
.769
Ravens Ravens
8
5
0
.615
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Colts Colts
6
7
0
.462
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
0
.923
Chargers Chargers
8
5
0
.615

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
12/11
LAR LAR
@
SF SF
12-6
Sun
12/8
CIN CIN
@
DAL DAL
27-20
Sat
12/7
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
17-19
Sat
12/7
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
13-38
Sat
12/7
BUF BUF
@
LAR LAR
42-44

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
12/22
TB TB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
12/22
SF SF
@
MIA MIA
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
JAX JAX
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
MIN MIN
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
12/22
LAR LAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM