nfl player highest passing rating with a minimum 20 passing attempts in a game by rookie

Bo Nix has the highest passer rating by a rookie in a game with 20+ passing attempts, with a 152.4 rating against the Chiefs on January 5, 2025.

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NFL player highest passing rating with a minimum 20 passing attempts in a regular-season game by rookie
NAMERTGATTDATETMOPPCMPPCTYDSAVGTDINTTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Bo Nix
B. Nix
152.4
29
1/5/2025
vs
26
89.7
321
11.1
4
0
13.8
0.0
0
0
2Nick Mullens
N. Mullens
151.9
22
11/1/2018
vs
16
72.7
262
11.9
3
0
13.6
0.0
0
0
3Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
151.3
20
11/11/2018
vs
17
85.0
216
10.8
3
0
15.0
0.0
0
0
4Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
148.6
23
9/17/1961
vs
17
73.9
250
10.9
4
0
17.4
0.0
5Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
148.3
20
12/26/2016
vs
15
75.0
212
10.6
3
0
15.0
0.0
1
11
6C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
147.8
42
11/5/2023
vs
30
71.4
470
11.2
5
0
11.9
0.0
3
27
7Geno Smith
G. Smith
147.7
20
10/7/2013
@
16
80.0
199
10.0
3
0
15.0
0.0
4
29
8Bo Nix
B. Nix
145.0
33
11/17/2024
vs
28
84.8
307
9.3
4
0
12.1
0.0
1
12
9Dieter Brock
D. Brock
144.8
20
9/29/1985
vs
16
80.0
215
10.8
2
0
10.0
0.0
4
38
10Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
143.9
26
11/25/2018
@
19
73.1
258
9.9
4
0
15.4
0.0
0
0
11Tyler Shough
T. Shough
142.7
27
12/28/2025
@
22
81.5
333
12.3
2
0
7.4
0.0
2
13
12Mac Jones
M. Jones
142.1
23
11/14/2021
vs
19
82.6
198
8.6
3
0
13.0
0.0
2
15
13Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
141.8
27
11/6/2016
@
21
77.8
247
9.1
3
0
11.1
0.0
0
0
14Davis Mills
D. Mills
141.7
29
10/10/2021
vs
21
72.4
312
10.8
3
0
10.3
0.0
3
19
15Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
141.7
23
9/23/2024
@
21
91.3
254
11.0
2
0
8.7
0.0
2
6
16Greg Cook
G. Cook
141.3
25
11/9/1969
@
15
60.0
298
11.9
4
0
16.0
0.0
17Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
141.3
20
1/8/2023
vs
15
75.0
178
8.9
3
0
15.0
0.0
4
36
18Dieter Brock
D. Brock
140.8
20
12/15/1985
vs
13
65.0
216
10.8
4
0
20.0
0.0
1
1
19Derek Carr
D. Carr
140.2
28
12/7/2014
vs
22
78.6
254
9.1
3
0
10.7
0.0
1
9
20Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
139.9
26
9/9/2012
@
19
73.1
320
12.3
2
0
7.7
0.0
2
14
21Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
138.4
22
11/2/2008
@
17
77.3
220
10.0
2
0
9.1
0.0
3
19
22Mike Glennon
M. Glennon
138.4
21
11/24/2013
@
14
66.7
247
11.8
2
0
9.5
0.0
4
40
23Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
137.9
25
10/4/2020
@
20
80.0
290
11.6
3
1
12.0
4.0
2
12
24Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
137.7
24
11/25/1956
vs
18
75.0
293
12.2
3
1
12.5
4.2
25Tommy DeVito
T. DeVito
137.7
26
11/19/2023
@
18
69.2
246
9.5
3
0
11.5
0.0
9
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Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for passer rating and passing attempts going back to the 1950 season.

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10
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AFC NorthWLTPCT
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11
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14
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.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
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9
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.441
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12
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13
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NFC NorthWLTPCT
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11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
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8
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
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12
5
0
.706
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5
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1/11
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