NFL Passes Completed Single Game Leaders
All-Time Passes Completed Leaders
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Single game leaders only reflect years for which we have mostly complete boxscore data (1933 onward).
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
Cmp |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Jared Goff | 45 | LAR | Los Angeles Rams vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, September 29, 2019 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 45 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Minnesota Vikings, November 13, 1994 |
3 | Ben Roethlisberger | 44 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Ravens, December 10, 2017 |
4 | Patrick Mahomes | 43 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Tennessee Titans, November 6, 2022 |
| Philip Rivers | 43 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Green Bay Packers, October 18, 2015 |
| Matt Schaub | 43 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, November 18, 2012 |
| Rich Gannon | 43 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, September 15, 2002 |
8 | Matt Ryan | 42 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, October 16, 2022 |
| Josh Allen | 42 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins, September 25, 2022 |
| Dak Prescott | 42 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, September 9, 2021 |
| Dak Prescott | 42 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles, December 9, 2018 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 42 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Seattle Seahawks, December 6, 1998 |
| Richard Todd | 42 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. San Francisco 49ers, September 21, 1980 |
14 | Tom Brady | 41 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Los Angeles Rams, September 26, 2021 |
| Dak Prescott | 41 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Cleveland Browns, October 4, 2020 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 41 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Denver Broncos, November 25, 2018 |
| Kirk Cousins | 41 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Dallas Cowboys, November 24, 2016 |
| Eli Manning | 41 | NYG | New York Giants vs. San Francisco 49ers, October 11, 2015 |
| Tony Romo | 41 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants, December 6, 2009 |
| Warren Moon+ | 41 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Dallas Cowboys, November 10, 1991 |
21 | Justin Herbert | 40 | LAC | Los Angeles Chargers vs. Minnesota Vikings, September 24, 2023 |
| Joe Burrow | 40 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. New England Patriots, December 24, 2022 |
| Andrew Luck | 40 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans, September 30, 2018 |
| Kirk Cousins | 40 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Buffalo Bills, September 23, 2018 |
| Derek Carr | 40 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, October 30, 2016 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 40 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Denver Broncos, December 20, 2015 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 40 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Indianapolis Colts, October 26, 2014 |
| Colt McCoy | 40 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Tennessee Titans, October 2, 2011 |
| Peyton Manning+ | 40 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans, September 12, 2010 |
| Kurt Warner+ | 40 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. New York Jets, September 28, 2008 |
| Marc Bulger | 40 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. New York Giants, October 2, 2005 |
| Billy Volek | 40 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Oakland Raiders, December 19, 2004 |
| Brad Johnson | 40 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Chicago Bears, November 18, 2001 |
| Phil Simms | 40 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Cincinnati Bengals, October 13, 1985 |
| Ken Anderson | 40 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. San Diego Chargers, December 20, 1982 |
36 | Sam Howell | 39 | WAS | Washington Commanders vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 29, 2023 |
| Justin Herbert | 39 | LAC | Los Angeles Chargers vs. Miami Dolphins, December 11, 2022 |
| Tom Brady | 39 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Kansas City Chiefs, October 2, 2022 |
| Jared Goff | 39 | LAR | Los Angeles Rams vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, November 23, 2020 |
| Matt Schaub | 39 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Seattle Seahawks, October 27, 2019 |
| Drew Brees | 39 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons, September 23, 2018 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 39 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Kansas City Chiefs, September 16, 2018 |
| Andrew Luck | 39 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Cincinnati Bengals, September 9, 2018 |
| Aaron Rodgers | 39 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears, October 20, 2016 |
| Drew Brees | 39 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. New York Giants, November 1, 2015 |
| Drew Brees | 39 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. St. Louis Rams, December 15, 2013 |
| Peyton Manning+ | 39 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Tennessee Titans, December 8, 2013 |
| Carson Palmer | 39 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, November 4, 2012 |
| Matt Hasselbeck | 39 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions, November 8, 2009 |
| Tom Brady | 39 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills, September 14, 2009 |
| Drew Brees | 39 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Denver Broncos, September 21, 2008 |
| David Carr | 39 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. New York Jets, November 26, 2006 |
| Billy Volek | 39 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. San Diego Chargers, October 3, 2004 |
| Tom Brady | 39 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Kansas City Chiefs, September 22, 2002 |
| Elvis Grbac | 39 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Oakland Raiders, November 5, 2000 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 39 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, December 16, 1995 |
| Dan Marino+ | 39 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills, November 16, 1986 |
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