worst passer rating in a rookie season with a minimum of 15 passing attempts per team game by a player in a season

Bud Schwenk has the lowest passer rating by a rookie when he has had 15 or more (ATT/TM GMS), with a 25.5 rating in 1942.

NAME RTG ATT TM GMS ATT/TM GMS SEASON TM GP CMP PCT YDS AVG YDS/G TD INT TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Bud Schwenk
B. Schwenk
25.5
295
11
26.82
1942
CHC CHC
11
126
42.7
1,360
4.6
123.6
6
27
2.0
9.2
2 Tobin Rote
T. Rote
26.7
224
12
18.67
1950
GB GB
12
83
37.1
1,231
5.5
102.6
7
24
3.1
10.7
3 Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
30.4
218
14
15.57
1970
PIT PIT
13
83
38.1
1,410
6.5
108.5
6
24
2.8
11.0
25
242
4 Lamar McHan
L. McHan
32.4
255
12
21.25
1954
CHC CHC
12
105
41.2
1,475
5.8
122.9
6
22
2.4
8.6
5 Dan Darragh
D. Darragh
33.0
215
14
15.36
1968
BUF BUF
11
92
42.8
917
4.3
83.4
3
14
1.4
6.5
6 Ryan Leaf
R. Leaf
39.0
245
16
15.31
1998
SD SD
10
111
45.3
1,289
5.3
128.9
2
15
0.8
6.1
22
140
7 Steve DeBerg
S. DeBerg
40.0
302
16
18.88
1978
SF SF
12
137
45.4
1,570
5.2
130.8
8
22
2.6
7.3
17
156
8 Joe Pisarcik
J. Pisarcik
42.3
241
14
17.21
1977
NYG NYG
13
103
42.7
1,346
5.6
103.5
4
14
1.7
5.8
32
262
9 Paul Christman
P. Christman
42.6
219
10
21.9
1945
CHC CHC
8
89
40.6
1,147
5.2
143.4
5
12
2.3
5.5
10 John Hadl
J. Hadl
43.3
260
14
18.57
1962
SD SD
14
107
41.2
1,632
6.3
116.6
15
24
5.8
9.2
11 Dan Pastorini
D. Pastorini
43.8
270
14
19.29
1971
HOU HOU
14
127
47.0
1,702
6.3
121.6
7
21
2.6
7.8
20
152
12 Davey O'Brien
D. O'Brien
45.3
201
11
18.27
1939
PHI PHI
11
99
49.3
1,324
6.6
120.4
6
17
3.0
8.5
13 Tom Sherman
T. Sherman
45.6
226
14
16.14
1968
BOS BOS
14
90
39.8
1,199
5.3
85.6
12
16
5.3
7.1
14 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
47.8
295
14
21.07
1966
ATL ATL
14
129
43.7
1,795
6.1
128.2
12
21
4.1
7.1
15 Joe Kapp
J. Kapp
48.2
214
14
15.29
1967
MIN MIN
13
102
47.7
1,386
6.5
106.6
8
17
3.7
7.9
16 Fred Enke
F. Enke
49.4
221
12
18.42
1948
DET DET
12
100
45.2
1,328
6.0
110.7
11
17
5.0
7.7
17 Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
49.5
439
14
31.36
1976
SEA SEA
14
208
47.4
2,571
5.9
183.6
12
27
2.7
6.2
25
196
18 Kent Nix
K. Nix
49.5
268
14
19.14
1967
PIT PIT
12
136
50.7
1,587
5.9
132.3
8
19
3.0
7.1
19 Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
50.5
171
11
15.55
1937
WAS WAS
11
81
47.4
1,127
6.6
102.5
8
14
4.7
8.2
20 Norm Snead
N. Snead
51.6
375
14
26.79
1961
WAS WAS
14
172
45.9
2,337
6.2
166.9
11
22
2.9
5.9
21 Jim Root
J. Root
51.8
192
12
16
1953
CHC CHC
11
80
41.7
1,149
6.0
104.5
8
11
4.2
5.7
22 George Shaw
G. Shaw
52.5
237
12
19.75
1955
BAL BAL
12
119
50.2
1,586
6.7
132.2
10
19
4.2
8.0
23 Jeff Komlo
J. Komlo
52.8
368
16
23
1979
DET DET
16
183
49.7
2,238
6.1
139.9
11
23
3.0
6.3
40
361
24 Jack Trudeau
J. Trudeau
53.5
417
16
26.06
1986
IND IND
12
204
48.9
2,225
5.3
185.4
8
18
1.9
4.3
29
213
25 Johnny Green
J. Green
54.1
228
14
16.29
1960
BUF BUF
10
89
39.0
1,267
5.6
126.7
10
10
4.4
4.4
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PPG

23.5

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22.3

15th

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TEAM W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
Cardinals Cardinals
8
9
0
.471
49ers 49ers
6
11
0
.353
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/7
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
9/14
CAR CAR
@
ARI ARI
4:05 PM
Sun
9/21
ARI ARI
@
SF SF
4:25 PM
Thu
9/25
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
8:15 PM
Sun
10/5
TEN TEN
@
ARI ARI
4:05 PM
Last Game
ARI Cardinals

8 - 9 - 0

47

Final

24

SF 49ers

6 - 11 - 0

Sun 5 Jan 2025

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM