One of the biggest stories of this season — maybe the biggest story — is the rookie arms race between Atlanta’s Matt Ryan and Baltimore’s Joe Flacco. The two rookie quarterbacks have led their teams to a combined 18-10 record — each quarterback’s team is 9-5 — and have thrown for a combined 5,671 yards — Ryan for 3,146, Flacco for 2,526. Now, with at least one win in their four remaining combined starts, they would finish the season with the highest combined winning percentage by two rookie quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era. And, with a combined 247 yards passing over the season’s final two weeks, Flacco and Ryan also will have the most passing yards ever in a season by a rookie tandem.

The highest combined season winning percentage by two rookie quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era (minimum eight starts each):

The most combined passing yards by two rookie quarterbacks in a season (all-time):

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