![]() Bradford went 32-for-55 for 253 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions. Sam Bradford, Rams, 2010: Another loss to Arizona, this one 17-13. Newton got them to the Arizona 6-yard line, and on a fourth-and-5 there, he threw a 4-yard pass with 1:19 left, a turnover on downs two yards from a tying touchdown. The Panthers gave up a 70-yard passing touchdown and an 89-yard punt-return touchdown in the fourth quarter. Luck finished 23-for-45 for 309 yards and one score against the three picks.Ĭam Newton, Panthers, 2011: It's hard to blame Newton for Carolina's 28-21 loss to Arizona, as he threw for 422 yards, going 24-for-37 with two touchdowns against one interception (with a rushing score as well). He finished 16-for-33 for 210 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.Īndrew Luck, Colts, 2012: Luck had a great rookie season, but his debut was a 41-21 loss to the Bears, with three interceptions and four turnovers - both would end up tying as career highs. 2 overall pick Marcus Mariota, Winston and the Bucs took a 42-14 loss in his debut, with Winston ominously throwing a pick-six on his first NFL pass attempt on the way to a 21-0 first-quarter deficit. Jameis Winston, Bucs, 2015: Going up against No. He finished 29-for-54 for 308 yards with the two touchdowns and an interception, but Arizona could only manage a field goal in the extra period. The Cardinals were down 17-3 at the half and 24-6 in the fourth quarter, but Murray threw for two touchdowns to force overtime. Kyler Murray, Cardinals, 2019: Arizona managed a 27-27 tie with the Lions, the best outcome of these eight quarterbacks. Incidentally, both Burrow and Lawrence lost their debuts to teams quarterbacked by Tyrod Taylor. Burrow had a rushing touchdown early but didn't pass for much - 23-for-36 for 193 yards with an interception, and 73 of those yards came on a final drive that ended with a 31-yard missed field goal. Joe Burrow, Bengals, 2020: Cincinnati lost 16-13 to the Chargers, getting outscored 10-0 in the fourth quarter. Lawrence finished 28-for-51 for 332 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions - 84 of those yards came on a final drive, down 20 points, with a score with nine seconds left. Trevor Lawrence, Jaguars, 2021: Jacksonville lost 37-21 to Houston, which would lose its next eight games and finish 4-13. The average game is 24-for-44 for 279 yards, and it's worth noting that Young had only six games out of 34 at Alabama with that many pass attempts, including all four of his losses as a college starter. None of them won his debut, and they combined for 11 touchdowns against 17 interceptions. To get a sense for what rookie quarterbacks have done in their Week 1 debuts, here are the last eight. 1 pick who started in Week 1 as a rookie and didn't throw an interception, you have to go clear back to 1990 and Jeff George, who lost that game and would follow up with four interceptions the next week. Since then, eight quarterbacks have started as rookies in season openers, and none has won, with half of them throwing three interceptions in their debuts. The winning quarterback was David Carr of the Houston Texans, who threw for two touchdowns and all of 145 yards in a 19-10 win over the Cowboys. The last time an NFL quarterback won under such circumstances, Young was 13 months old. 1 overall picks, as he was with the Carolina Panthers.Īs he prepares for Sunday's season opener and his NFL debut in Atlanta against the Falcons, Young will have a chance to end a nasty streak for quarterbacks selected with the top pick and starting as rookies in Week 1. For all the excitement surrounding Bryce Young, he is a rookie quarterback, and as such, he'll face a learning curve that has made for a difficult start for many other No. ![]()
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