RG3 Sets Records In NFL Season Opening Debut

After the Redskins 40-32 win over the New Orleans Saints, rookie quarterback Robert Griffin, III set a few historical records, in the NFL, and for the Redskins franchise.

Look at what the stats show. (Watch the video).

RG3...

• ... completed 19-of-26 passes for 320 yards and two touchdowns. He finished with a passer rating of 139.9.
•  ... became the first player in NFL history to compile 300-plus passing yards, two or more passing touchdowns and no interceptions in an NFL debut.
•  ...'s passer rating was the highest by a rookie with no professional football experience, besting Matt Ryan’s 138.4 passer rating at Oakland in Week 9 of the 2008 season (minimum 200 attempts). Only Dieter Brock, who played in the Canadian Football League prior to playing in the NFL, had single-game passer ratings higher than Griffin III’s, including a 144.8 passer rating vs. Atlanta in 1985 at 34 years of age.
•  ... was the first rookie to start at quarterback for the Redskins in Week 1 since Norm Snead started at San Francisco on Sept. 17, 1961. The only other rookie quarterback to start for Washington in Week 1 since 1950 was Jack Scarbath against the Chicago Cardinals on Sept. 27, 1953.
•  ... is now the youngest quarterback to start a game for the Redskins since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger (22-years, 210-days old). The previous youngest Redskins starting quarterback in that era was Heath Shuler, who started at 22-years, 275-days old vs. Dallas on Oct. 2, 1994.

Griffin joins Cam Newton (Carolina Panthers) as the only rookie quarterbacks to have such a professional rookie debut. (No.1 Draft pick, Andrew Luck, didn't fare as well, throwing three interceptions).

Watch the video.

Still with all the accolades that came with Game 1 of the regular season, it's only one game.

Coach Mike Shanahan sums it up beautifully.

“ Like I said to the team after the game, it’s one game. We played well. We beat a good football team in their backyard and you’ve got to feel good about yourself, enjoy it about 24 hours, and it’s one game. We’ve got 15 left. You’ve got to take it one game at a time. I think our football team is mature enough that it’s a nice win, but it’s one win. What you do over the course of the season dictates what type of team you are. You have got to feel good about what you did, but when they come back here on Wednesday, it’s over and we get started.”

The Redskins face the St. Louis Rams on Sun, 09/16 at 4:05 PM EDT.