most tds thrown by a rookie in a game

7 players are tied for the most passing touchdowns by a rookie in a game, with 5 touchdowns. The first three are Jayden Daniels on December 22, C.J. Stroud on November 5, 2023 and Daniel Jones on December 22, 2019.

Interpreted as:
most tds thrown by a rookie in a regular-season game
NAME TD DATE TM OPP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
5
12/22/2024
WAS WAS
vs
PHI PHI
24
39
61.5
258
6.6
2
99.1
12.8
5.1
1
3
2 C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
5
11/5/2023
HOU HOU
vs
TB TB
30
42
71.4
470
11.2
0
147.8
11.9
0.0
3
27
3 Daniel Jones
D. Jones
5
12/22/2019
NYG NYG
@
WAS WAS
28
42
66.7
352
8.4
0
132.1
11.9
0.0
1
6
4 Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
5
10/8/2017
HOU HOU
vs
KC KC
16
31
51.6
261
8.4
0
119.8
16.1
0.0
3
13
5 Jameis Winston
J. Winston
5
11/22/2015
TB TB
@
PHI PHI
19
29
65.5
246
8.5
0
131.6
17.2
0.0
1
8
6 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
5
11/22/2009
DET DET
vs
CLE CLE
26
43
60.5
422
9.8
2
112.7
11.6
4.7
2
6
7 Ray Buivid
R. Buivid
5
12/5/1937
CHB CHB
@
CHC CHC
12
23
52.2
164
7.1
1
96.7
21.7
4.3
8 Bo Nix
B. Nix
4
1/5/2025
DEN DEN
vs
KC KC
26
29
89.7
321
11.1
0
152.4
13.8
0.0
0
0
9 Bo Nix
B. Nix
4
11/17/2024
DEN DEN
vs
ATL ATL
28
33
84.8
307
9.3
0
145.0
12.1
0.0
1
12
10 Caleb Williams
C. Williams
4
10/13/2024
CHI CHI
vs
JAX JAX
23
29
79.3
226
7.8
1
124.4
13.8
3.4
3
5
11 Aidan O'Connell
A. O'Connell
4
12/14/2023
LV LV
vs
LAC LAC
20
34
58.8
248
7.3
0
120.7
11.8
0.0
1
6
12 Will Levis
W. Levis
4
10/29/2023
TEN TEN
vs
ATL ATL
19
29
65.5
238
8.2
0
130.5
13.8
0.0
2
12
13 Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
4
10/12/2020
LAC LAC
@
NO NO
20
34
58.8
264
7.8
0
122.7
11.8
0.0
3
25
14 Daniel Jones
D. Jones
4
11/10/2019
NYG NYG
@
NYJ NYJ
26
40
65.0
308
7.7
0
121.7
10.0
0.0
6
50
15 Daniel Jones
D. Jones
4
10/27/2019
NYG NYG
@
DET DET
28
41
68.3
322
7.9
0
124.2
9.8
0.0
3
32
16 Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
4
11/25/2018
CLE CLE
@
CIN CIN
19
26
73.1
258
9.9
0
143.9
15.4
0.0
0
0
17 Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
4
10/29/2017
HOU HOU
@
SEA SEA
19
30
63.3
402
13.4
3
106.9
13.3
10.0
5
35
18 Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
4
10/1/2017
HOU HOU
vs
TEN TEN
25
34
73.5
283
8.3
1
125.0
11.8
2.9
1
3
19 Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
4
11/8/2015
TEN TEN
@
NO NO
28
39
71.8
371
9.5
0
135.7
10.3
0.0
0
0
20 Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
4
9/13/2015
TEN TEN
@
TB TB
13
15
86.7
209
13.9
0
158.3
26.7
0.0
2
24
21 Derek Carr
D. Carr
4
10/12/2014
OAK OAK
vs
SD SD
18
34
52.9
282
8.3
1
107.7
11.8
2.9
0
0
22 Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
4
12/23/2012
SEA SEA
vs
SF SF
15
21
71.4
171
8.1
1
115.3
19.0
4.8
1
1
23 Andrew Luck
A. Luck
4
12/2/2012
IND IND
@
DET DET
24
54
44.4
391
7.2
3
70.8
7.4
5.6
2
19
24 Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
4
11/22/2012
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
19
27
70.4
304
11.3
1
131.8
14.8
3.7
3
16
25 Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
4
11/18/2012
WAS WAS
vs
PHI PHI
14
15
93.3
200
13.3
0
158.3
26.7
0.0
2
8
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1950 season.

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PPG

26.3

7th

OPP PPG

21.0

13th

RUSH YDS/G

151.0

2nd

PASS YDS/G

206.3

27th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
3
0
.500
Cowboys Cowboys
2
3
1
.417
Giants Giants
2
4
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Mon
10/27
WAS WAS
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
SEA SEA
@
WAS WAS
8:20 PM
Sun
11/9
DET DET
@
WAS WAS
4:25 PM
Sun
11/16
WAS WAS
@
MIA MIA
9:30 AM
Last Game
WAS Commanders

3 - 3 - 0

24

Final

25

CHI Bears

3 - 2 - 0

Mon 13 Oct 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
2
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
3
4
0
.429
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
3
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Falcons Falcons
3
2
0
.600
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
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

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
CAR CAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM