most rushing tds by a rookie running in a season opener

12 players are tied for the most rushing touchdowns by a rookie in a game, with 4 touchdowns. The first three are Jonas Gray on November 16, 2014, Doug Martin on November 4, 2012 and Joseph Addai on November 26, 2006.

NAMERUSH TDRUSH YDSDATETMOPPATTYPCREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Jonas Gray
J. Gray
4
201
11/16/2014
NE NE
@
IND IND
37
5.4
0
0
0
0
2Doug Martin
D. Martin
4
251
11/4/2012
TB TB
@
OAK OAK
25
10.0
21
4
5
5.3
0
3Joseph Addai
J. Addai
4
171
11/26/2006
IND IND
vs
PHI PHI
24
7.1
37
2
3
18.5
0
4Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
4
116
11/28/2004
BUF BUF
@
SEA SEA
28
4.1
26
2
4
13.0
0
5Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
4
251
12/3/2000
DEN DEN
@
NO NO
37
6.8
5
1
1
5.0
0
6Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
4
246
12/4/1997
CIN CIN
vs
TEN TEN
39
6.3
30
2
15.0
0
7Ronald Moore
R. Moore
4
126
12/5/1993
PHX PHX
vs
RAM RAM
29
4.3
0
0
0
8Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
4
103
12/16/1990
DAL DAL
vs
PHX PHX
24
4.3
12
1
12.0
0
9Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
4
199
11/20/1978
HOU HOU
vs
MIA MIA
28
7.1
0
0
0
10Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
4
113
12/12/1965
CHI CHI
vs
SF SF
9
12.6
89
2
44.5
1
11Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
4
115
10/15/1961
SF SF
@
MIN MIN
20
5.8
0
0
0
12Jim Brown
J. Brown
4
237
11/24/1957
CLE CLE
vs
LA LA
31
7.6
21
3
7.0
0
13Quinshon Judkins
Q. Judkins
3
84
10/19/2025
CLE CLE
vs
MIA MIA
25
3.4
0
0
0
0
14Cam Skattebo
C. Skattebo
3
98
10/9/2025
NYG NYG
vs
PHI PHI
19
5.2
12
2
2
6.0
0
15Antonio Gibson
A. Gibson
3
115
11/26/2020
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
20
5.8
21
5
7
4.2
0
16Jordan Howard
J. Howard
3
117
12/4/2016
CHI CHI
vs
SF SF
32
3.7
0
0
1
0
17Rob Kelley
R. Kelley
3
137
11/20/2016
WAS WAS
vs
GB GB
24
5.7
0
0
2
0
18David Johnson
D. Johnson
3
187
12/20/2015
ARI ARI
@
PHI PHI
29
6.4
42
4
4
10.5
0
19Alfred Morris
A. Morris
3
200
12/30/2012
WAS WAS
vs
DAL DAL
33
6.1
12
2
2
6.0
0
20Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
3
92
12/16/2012
SEA SEA
@
BUF BUF
9
10.2
0
0
0
0
21Mikel Leshoure
M. Leshoure
3
70
11/4/2012
DET DET
@
JAX JAX
16
4.4
0
0
2
0
22Cam Newton
C. Newton
3
54
12/4/2011
CAR CAR
@
TB TB
14
3.9
27
1
1
27.0
0
23Ryan Mathews
R. Mathews
3
120
1/2/2011
SD SD
@
DEN DEN
26
4.6
19
3
3
6.3
0
24Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
3
296
11/4/2007
MIN MIN
vs
SD SD
30
9.9
19
1
2
19.0
0
25Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
3
224
10/14/2007
MIN MIN
@
CHI CHI
20
11.2
9
1
2
9.0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rushing touchdowns and rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

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PPG

27.0

7th

OPP PPG

18.5

5th

RUSH YDS/G

112.9

21st

PASS YDS/G

263.4

2nd

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
0
.462
Jets Jets
3
10
0
.231
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
BUF BUF
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
NE NE
@
BAL BAL
8:20 PM
Sun
12/28
NE NE
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
MIA MIA
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Last Game
NYG Giants

2 - 11

15

Final

33

NE Patriots

11 - 2

Mon 1 Dec 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
8-33
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13
Sat
9/6
HOU HOU
@
LAR LAR
9-14

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/11
ATL ATL
@
TB TB
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM