Robert Griffin III had the most rushing yards by a quarterback in his rookie season in 2012, with 815 yards.
| NAME | RUSH YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Griffin III | 815 | 2012 | 15 | 120 | 6.8 | 54.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | C. Newton | 741 | 2012 | 16 | 127 | 5.8 | 46.3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | R. Wilson | 489 | 2012 | 16 | 94 | 5.2 | 30.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 4 |  | C. Kaepernick | 415 | 2012 | 13 | 63 | 6.6 | 31.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 5 |  | M. Vick | 332 | 2012 | 10 | 62 | 5.4 | 33.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | J. Locker | 291 | 2012 | 11 | 41 | 7.1 | 26.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 7 |  | A. Rodgers | 259 | 2012 | 16 | 54 | 4.8 | 16.2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0 | |
| 8 |  | A. Luck | 255 | 2012 | 16 | 62 | 4.1 | 15.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | C. Ponder | 253 | 2012 | 16 | 60 | 4.2 | 15.8 | 2 | -15 | 1 | 1 | -15.0 | -0.9 | 0 | |
| 10 |  | J. Cutler | 233 | 2012 | 15 | 41 | 5.7 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 11 |  | R. Tannehill | 211 | 2012 | 16 | 49 | 4.3 | 13.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 12 |  | R. Fitzpatrick | 197 | 2012 | 16 | 48 | 4.1 | 12.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | M. Cassel | 145 | 2012 | 9 | 27 | 5.4 | 16.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 14 |  | M. Ryan | 141 | 2012 | 16 | 34 | 4.1 | 8.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | J. Freeman | 139 | 2012 | 16 | 39 | 3.6 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 16 |  | A. Smith | 132 | 2012 | 10 | 31 | 4.3 | 13.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 17 |  | M. Stafford | 126 | 2012 | 16 | 35 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| 18 |  | S. Bradford | 124 | 2012 | 16 | 36 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 19 |  | A. Dalton | 120 | 2012 | 16 | 47 | 2.6 | 7.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | B. Weeden | 111 | 2012 | 15 | 27 | 4.1 | 7.4 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | T. Tebow | 102 | 2012 | 12 | 32 | 3.2 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | K. Kolb | 100 | 2012 | 6 | 16 | 6.3 | 16.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 23 |  | B. Roethlisberger | 92 | 2012 | 13 | 26 | 3.5 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 24 |  | T. Taylor | 73 | 2012 | 7 | 14 | 5.2 | 10.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | B. Quinn | 66 | 2012 | 10 | 19 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
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30.5
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157.0
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185.5
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
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Saints
Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
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