Dan Marino had a passer rating of 96.0 with 2,210 yards, 20 touchdowns and 6 interceptions in 11 games in his rookie season in 1983. He was selected to play in his first Pro Bowl.
(Oh, and by the way, he was a rookie that year.) Second, another Hall of Famer, the Vikes’ Hugh McElhenny, opened the scoring with an 81-yard punt return for a touchdown. Hurryin’ Hugh was just two weeks shy of his 33rd birthday. How many players that old have had a punt ...