Kirk Cousins had the most passing yards per passing attempt by a rookie quarterback in 2012, with 9.71.
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most passing yards per passing attempt rookie qb 2012| NAME | YDS/ATT | YDS | ATT | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | PCT | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | K. Cousins | 9.71 | 466 | 48 | 2012 | 3 | 33 | 68.8 | 9.7 | 155.3 | 4 | 3 | 101.6 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 3 | 27 | |
| 2 |  | R. Griffin III | 8.14 | 3,200 | 393 | 2012 | 15 | 258 | 65.6 | 8.1 | 213.3 | 20 | 5 | 102.4 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 30 | 217 | |
| 3 |  | R. Wilson | 7.93 | 3,118 | 393 | 2012 | 16 | 252 | 64.1 | 7.9 | 194.9 | 26 | 10 | 100.0 | 6.6 | 2.5 | 33 | 203 | |
| 4 |  | A. Luck | 6.98 | 4,374 | 627 | 2012 | 16 | 339 | 54.1 | 7.0 | 273.4 | 23 | 18 | 76.5 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 41 | 246 | |
| 5 | | G. McElroy | 6.9 | 214 | 31 | 2012 | 2 | 19 | 61.3 | 6.9 | 107.0 | 1 | 1 | 79.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 11 | 71 | |
| 6 |  | R. Tannehill | 6.81 | 3,294 | 484 | 2012 | 16 | 282 | 58.3 | 6.8 | 205.9 | 12 | 13 | 76.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 35 | 234 | |
| 7 | | B. Weeden | 6.55 | 3,385 | 517 | 2012 | 15 | 297 | 57.4 | 6.5 | 225.7 | 14 | 17 | 72.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 28 | 186 | |
| 8 |  | N. Foles | 6.41 | 1,699 | 265 | 2012 | 7 | 161 | 60.8 | 6.4 | 242.7 | 6 | 5 | 79.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 20 | 131 | |
| 9 | | T. Lewis | 6.38 | 204 | 32 | 2012 | 1 | 22 | 68.8 | 6.4 | 204.0 | 1 | 1 | 83.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3 | 14 | |
| 10 | | G. Harrell | 5 | 20 | 4 | 2012 | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 64.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | | R. Lindley | 4.4 | 752 | 171 | 2012 | 6 | 89 | 52.0 | 4.4 | 125.3 | 0 | 7 | 46.7 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 12 | 91 | |
| 12 | | R. Mallett | 4.25 | 17 | 4 | 2012 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 |  | B. Osweiler | 3 | 12 | 4 | 2012 | 5 | 2 | 50.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |