Tracking the Rookie Quarterbacks: Week 11
Below is our week 11 evaluation of all the rookie quarterbacks starting in the NFL this season. Below that is how we have evaluated all the rookie quarterbacks over the course of the 2012 season.
Week 11
| PLAYER |
COMP % |
YARDS |
TD/ INT |
AVG PER PASS |
RUSH YARDS |
TD |
PASS RTG |
W/L |
| Robert Griffin | 93.3 | 200 | 4/0 | 13.3 | 84 | 0 | 158.3 | W, 31-6 |
| Andrew Luck | 54.0 | 334 | 2/3 | 6.7 | 4 | 0 | 63.2 | L, 24-59 |
| Ryan Tannehill | 50.0 | 141 | 1/2 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 | 46.9 | L, 14-19 |
| Brandon Weeden | 57.1 | 210 | 2/0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 93.8 | L, 20-23 |
| Russell Wilson | -- | -- | - | - | -- | - | -- | BYE WEEK |
Not a close competition this week, as Robert Griffin III had a perfect passer rating, completing over 93 percent of his passes, throwing four TD passes, rushing for 84 yards and never turning the ball over. Essentially, he was Washington's offense in their 31-6 blowout of division rival Philadelphia. No other rookie QB playing this past week came close to that performance, arguably the best of RG3's young career.
Andrew Luck did some good things against the Patriots, but he also helped the competition with four turnovers, including three interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns. In other words, he threw as many TD passes to the Patriots as he did to the Colts. And that's how you give up 59 points. After a couple of weeks where it looked like he might take over this competition, Luck took a step back on Sunday.
Ryan Tannehill struggled against a truly awful Buffalo Bills defense. [The Eagles and Patriots don't play great defense either, but the Bills are absolutely horrid at everything to do with stopping NFL offenses. Probably wouldn't be good at stopping college or high school offenses either.] Tannehill was having a very good October, but the wheels have come off the last two weeks, as he's thrown 1 TD and 5 picks in that time.
Brandon Weeden played pretty well in Little D against the Cowboys, throwing two TD passes and turning the ball over only once, on a fumble. The Browns blew a 13-point halftime lead to lose in overtime, but at least Weeden showed some progress. After not throwing a TD pass in three straight games and looking quite horrible during that time, the 29-year-old rookie showed he hasn't hit the rookie wall yet.
Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks enjoyed a bye week.
Weekly Winner: Robert Griffin III [Redskins]
2012 Season To Date
| PLAYER |
COMP % |
YARDS |
TD/ INT |
AVG PER PASS |
RUSH YARDS |
TD |
PASS RATING |
W/L |
| Robert Griffin | 67.1 | 2193 | 12/3 | 7.9 | 613 | 6 | 101.0 | 4-6 |
| Andrew Luck | 57.0 | 2965 | 12/12 | 7.2 | 163 | 5 | 77.2 | 6-4 |
| Ryan Tannehill | 58.1 | 2120 | 6/11 | 6.9 | 30 | 1 | 70.8 | 4-6 |
| Brandon Weeden | 55.3 | 2298 | 11/12 | 6.2 | 64 | 0 | 70.3 | 1-9 |
| Russell Wilson | 62.1 | 1827 | 15/8 | 7.2 | 189 | 0 | 90.5 | 6-4 |
SEASON WINNER TO DATE: Robert Griffin III, Washington Redskins
2. Russell Wilson [Seahawks]
3. Andrew Luck [Colts]
4. Brandon Weeden [Browns]
5 Ryan Tannehill [Dolphins]
