What a debut by RGIII!

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I selected the elite and top rookie quarterbacks in the NFL with their Week 1 stats. Who do you think stands out? RGIII looks good, huh? You think he'll lead Washington to a Super Bowl title the way Joe Theismann (Super Bowl XVII), Doug Williams (Super Bowl XXII), and Mark Rypien (Super Bowl XXVI) did? He was cool, calm, and composed in his debut against a very good New Orleans team in their home field. And RGIII was just named Player of the Week! He's the very first rookie QB to win that award. Week Two should be very interesting.

Tony Romo (Dallas) 22-29, 307 yards, 3 TDs

Eli Manning (New York Giants) 21-32, 213 yards, 1 TD

Andrew Luck (Indianapolis) 23-45, 309 yards, 1 TD

Michael Vick (Philadelphia) 29-56, 317 yards, 2 TDs

Tom Brady (New England) 23-31, 236 yards, 2 TDs

Robert Griffin III (Washington) 19-26, 320 yards, 2 TDs

Drew Brees (New Orleans) 24-52, 339 yards, 3 TDs

Mark Sanchez (New York Jets) 19-27, 266 yards, 3 TDs

Alex Smith (San Francisco) 20-26, 211 yards, 2 TDs

Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay) 30-44, 303 yards, 2 TDs

Ben Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh) 22-40, 245 yards, 2 TDs

Peyton Manning (Denver) 19-26, 253 yards, 2 TDs

Joe Flacco (Baltimore) 21-29, 299 yards, 2 TDs