Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck (12) throws against the Miami Dolphins during the first half of an NFL football game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. Luck threw for 433 yards and two touchdown passes, breaking Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton's single-game passing record (422 yards) for a rookie as he led the Colts to a 23-20 win. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck (12) throws against the Miami Dolphins during the first half of an NFL football game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. Luck threw for 433 yards and two touchdown passes, breaking Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton's single-game passing record (422 yards) for a rookie as he led the Colts to a 23-20 win. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Doug Martin (22) runs for a 67-yard touchdown against the Oakland Raiders during the third quarter of an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
New England Patriots defensive end Chandler Jones, left, and New England Patriots linebacker Jermaine Cunningham, right, celebrate after sacking St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford, during the second half of a NFL football game at Wembley Stadium, London, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Green Bay Packers' Casey Hayward attempts to break up a pass intended for Arizona Cardinals's Andre Roberts (12) during their NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in Green Bay, Wis. Green Bay won 31-17. (AP Photo/The Daily News, John Ehlke)
Cleveland Browns running back Trent Richardson, right, tries to escape the grasp of Baltimore Ravens linebacker Jameel McClain (53) in the third quarter of an NFL football game on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Good as Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III are, look beyond the first-year quarterbacks making a strong first impression and check out other NFL rookies delivering dynamic performances.
The 503 games started by first-year players is the highest total through Week 9 since at least 1991, according to STATS LLC.
And those rookies are producing like never before: STATS says the 10,089 yards passing by first-year players so far leads the way for any year since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. This class' 5,716 yards rushing is the most through Week 9 since the merger except for the strike year of 1987, when replacement players inflated the statistics.
AFC and NFC offensive player of the week honors both went to rookies this week: Luck and Tampa Bay running back Doug Martin.
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