most playoff touchdowns by a rookie qb in their first game

Aaron Brooks had the most passing touchdowns by a rookie quarterback in his first game, with 4 touchdowns in the 2000 NFC Wild Card game against the St. Louis Rams on December 30, 2000.

Interpreted as:
most playoff passing touchdowns by a rookie qb in their first game
NAMETDDATEROUNDTMOPPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Aaron Brooks
A. Brooks
4
12/30/2000
NFC Wild Card
vs
16
29
55.2
266
9.2
1
111.5
13.8
3.4
2
15
2C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
3
1/13/2024
AFC Wild Card
vs
16
21
76.2
274
13.0
0
157.2
14.3
0.0
0
0
3Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
3
1/14/2023
NFC Wild Card
vs
18
30
60.0
332
11.1
0
131.5
10.0
0.0
1
8
4Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
3
1/15/2017
NFC Divisional
vs
24
38
63.2
302
7.9
1
103.2
7.9
2.6
2
11
5Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
2
1/12/2025
NFC Wild Card
@
24
35
68.6
268
7.7
0
110.2
5.7
0.0
1
0
6Mac Jones
M. Jones
2
1/15/2022
AFC Wild Card
@
24
38
63.2
232
6.1
2
75.8
5.3
5.3
3
16
7Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
2
1/6/2019
AFC Wild Card
vs
14
29
48.3
194
6.7
1
78.8
6.9
3.4
7
55
8Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
2
1/6/2013
NFC Wild Card
vs
10
19
52.6
84
4.4
1
77.5
10.5
5.3
2
16
9Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
2
1/3/2009
NFC Wild Card
@
26
40
65.0
199
5.0
2
72.8
5.0
5.0
3
9
10Dan Marino
D. Marino
2
12/31/1983
AFC Divisional
vs
15
25
60.0
193
7.7
2
77.6
8.0
8.0
0
0
11Bob Waterfield
B. Waterfield
2
12/16/1945
NFL Championship
vs
14
27
51.9
192
7.1
2
68.8
7.4
7.4
12Bo Nix
B. Nix
1
1/12/2025
AFC Wild Card
@
13
22
59.1
144
6.5
0
93.8
4.5
0.0
2
14
13Skylar Thompson
S. Thompson
1
1/15/2023
AFC Wild Card
@
18
45
40.0
220
4.9
2
44.7
2.2
4.4
4
31
14Connor Cook
C. Cook
1
1/7/2017
AFC Wild Card
@
18
45
40.0
161
3.6
3
30.0
2.2
6.7
3
22
15AJ McCarron
AJ McCarron
1
1/9/2016
AFC Wild Card
vs
23
41
56.1
212
5.2
1
68.3
2.4
2.4
3
24
16Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
1
1/6/2013
NFC Wild Card
@
15
26
57.7
187
7.2
0
92.9
3.8
0.0
5
31
17T.J. Yates
T.J. Yates
1
1/7/2012
AFC Wild Card
vs
11
20
55.0
159
8.0
0
97.7
5.0
0.0
2
7
18Mark Sanchez
M. Sanchez
1
1/9/2010
AFC Wild Card
@
12
15
80.0
182
12.1
0
139.4
6.7
0.0
0
0
19Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
1
1/15/2005
AFC Divisional
vs
17
30
56.7
181
6.0
2
57.8
3.3
6.7
1
10
20Shaun King
S. King
1
1/15/2000
NFC Divisional
vs
15
32
46.9
157
4.9
1
59.0
3.1
3.1
2
10
21Alex Van Pelt
A. Van Pelt
1
1/6/1996
AFC Divisional
@
4
10
40.0
27
2.7
0
81.3
10.0
0.0
0
0
22Doug Flutie
D. Flutie
1
1/3/1987
NFC Divisional
vs
11
31
35.5
134
4.3
2
33.5
3.2
6.5
1
7
23Jim Everett
J. Everett
1
12/28/1986
NFC Wild Card
@
9
18
50.0
136
7.6
2
54.2
5.6
11.1
1
10
24Bernie Kosar
B. Kosar
1
1/4/1986
AFC Divisional
@
10
19
52.6
66
3.5
1
56.0
5.3
5.3
1
4
25Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
1
12/28/1969
NFL Divisional
vs
4
5
80.0
44
8.8
0
142.9
20.0
0.0
0
0

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PASS

2,125

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RUSH

471

Kamara

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REC

1,163

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18.1

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OPP PPG

22.8

16th

RUSH YDS/G

93.4

30th

PASS YDS/G

235.5

15th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
8
8
0
.500
7
9
0
.438
7
9
0
.438
Saints Saints
6
10
0
.375
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
NO Saints

6 - 10

34

Final

26

TEN Titans

3 - 13

Sun 28 Dec 2025

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NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
Bills Bills - w
11
5
0
.688
7
9
0
.438
Jets Jets - e
3
13
0
.188
AFC NorthWLTPCT
9
7
0
.563
8
8
0
.500
6
10
0
.375
4
12
0
.250
AFC SouthWLTPCT
12
4
0
.750
11
5
0
.688
Colts Colts - e
8
8
0
.500
3
13
0
.188
AFC WestWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
11
5
0
.688
6
10
0
.375
2
14
0
.125
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
5
0
.688
7
8
1
.469
4
12
0
.250
3
13
0
.188
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
5
0
.688
9
6
1
.594
8
8
0
.500
Lions Lions - e
8
8
0
.500
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
8
0
.500
7
9
0
.438
7
9
0
.438
6
10
0
.375
NFC WestWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
49ers 49ers - x
12
4
0
.750
Rams Rams - w
11
5
0
.688
3
13
0
.188

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/27
@
18-21
Sat
9/27
@
26-21
Sat
9/27
@
20-27
Sat
9/27
@
25-24
Sat
9/27
@
20-37

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/3
@
4:30 PM
Sat
1/3
@
8:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM