youngest qb to start a week 1 game since 1979

Since 1979, Michael Vick is the youngest quarterback in a Week-1 game. He was 21 years and 75 days old against the 49ers on September 9, 2001.

NAMEAgeDATETMOPPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Michael Vick
M. Vick
21-075
9/9/2001
@
0
4
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
0
0
2Sam Darnold
S. Darnold
21-097
9/10/2018
@
16
21
76.2
198
9.4
2
1
116.8
9.5
4.8
2
18
3Anthony Richardson Sr.
A. Richardson Sr.
21-111
9/10/2023
vs
24
37
64.9
223
6.0
1
1
79.0
2.7
2.7
4
8
4Trey Lance
T. Lance
21-126
9/12/2021
@
1
1
100.0
5
5.0
1
0
127.1
100.0
0.0
0
0
5Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
21-203
9/5/1993
@
14
30
46.7
148
4.9
2
1
69.9
6.7
3.3
3
13
6Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
21-218
9/13/2009
@
16
37
43.2
205
5.5
0
3
27.4
0.0
8.1
1
7
7Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
21-245
9/9/2018
vs
1
4
25.0
24
6.0
0
0
52.1
0.0
0.0
1
8
8DeShone Kizer
D. Kizer
21-250
9/10/2017
vs
20
30
66.7
222
7.4
1
1
85.7
3.3
3.3
7
42
9Jameis Winston
J. Winston
21-250
9/13/2015
vs
16
33
48.5
210
6.4
2
2
64.0
6.1
6.1
4
29
10Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
21-318
9/13/2015
@
13
15
86.7
209
13.9
4
0
158.3
26.7
0.0
2
24
11Trevor Lawrence
T. Lawrence
21-341
9/12/2021
@
28
51
54.9
332
6.5
3
3
70.1
5.9
5.9
1
13
12C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
21-342
9/10/2023
@
28
44
63.6
242
5.5
0
0
78.0
0.0
0.0
5
46
13Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
21-361
9/10/2017
vs
12
23
52.2
102
4.4
1
1
60.4
4.3
4.3
4
21
14Mike Pagel
M. Pagel
21-364
9/12/1982
vs
7
15
46.7
71
4.7
0
1
32.9
0.0
6.7
1
8
15Dan Manucci
D. Manucci
21-364
9/2/1979
vs
0
0
0
0
0
16Tommy Maddox
T. Maddox
22-003
9/5/1993
@
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17Kyler Murray
K. Murray
22-032
9/8/2019
vs
29
54
53.7
308
5.7
2
1
75.2
3.7
1.9
5
33
18Zach Wilson
Z. Wilson
22-040
9/12/2021
@
20
37
54.1
258
7.0
2
1
82.9
5.4
2.7
6
51
19Tim Couch
T. Couch
22-043
9/12/1999
vs
0
3
0.0
0
0.0
0
1
0.0
0.0
33.3
1
7
20Bryce Young
B. Young
22-047
9/10/2023
@
20
38
52.6
146
3.8
1
2
48.8
2.6
5.3
2
19
21Michael Vick
M. Vick
22-074
9/8/2002
@
15
23
65.2
209
9.1
1
0
108.8
4.3
0.0
4
15
22Kyle Boller
K. Boller
22-082
9/7/2003
@
22
43
51.2
152
3.5
1
1
57.5
2.3
2.3
2
9
23Sam Darnold
S. Darnold
22-095
9/8/2019
vs
28
41
68.3
175
4.3
1
0
84.9
2.4
0.0
4
20
24Daniel Jones
D. Jones
22-104
9/8/2019
@
3
4
75.0
17
4.3
0
0
82.3
0.0
0.0
0
0
25Anthony Richardson Sr.
A. Richardson Sr.
22-109
9/8/2024
vs
9
19
47.4
212
11.2
2
1
101.2
10.5
5.3
2
13

More Falcons Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,982

Penix

Michael Penix Jr.

RUSH

1,478

Robinson

Bijan Robinson

REC

928

Pitts

Kyle Pitts Sr.
Team Rankings

PPG

20.8

24th

OPP PPG

23.6

19th

RUSH YDS/G

125.8

8th

PASS YDS/G

217.8

20th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
Last Game
NO Saints

6 - 11

17

Final

19

ATL Falcons

8 - 9

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176