NFL Net Yards per Pass Attempt Single Game Leaders
All-Time Net Yards per Pass Attempt 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 |
NY/A |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Len Dawson+ | 18.53 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos, September 7, 1963 |
2 | Johnny Unitas+ | 18.50 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. Atlanta Falcons, November 12, 1967 |
3 | James Harris | 18.40 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers, October 20, 1974 |
4 | Earl Morrall | 17.94 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 17, 1965 |
5 | John Hadl | 17.83 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Denver Broncos, October 20, 1968 |
6 | Craig Morton | 17.37 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Houston Oilers, December 20, 1970 |
7 | Joe Namath+ | 16.90 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts, September 24, 1972 |
8 | Jim Hart | 16.86 | STL | St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Jets, November 23, 1975 |
9 | Len Dawson+ | 16.40 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Miami Dolphins, November 13, 1966 |
10 | Lynn Dickey | 16.19 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, October 2, 1983 |
11 | Tony Banks | 16.17 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Atlanta Falcons, December 15, 1996 |
12 | Chris Chandler | 16.00 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers, September 23, 2001 |
| Craig Morton | 16.00 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, October 22, 1967 |
14 | Jim McMahon | 15.73 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings, September 19, 1985 |
15 | Jay Schroeder | 15.60 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Minnesota Vikings, December 22, 1990 |
16 | Jim Kelly+ | 15.40 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots, September 27, 1992 |
17 | Steve Young+ | 15.39 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Detroit Lions, December 19, 1993 |
18 | Lamar Jackson | 15.38 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Miami Dolphins, September 8, 2019 |
19 | Johnny Unitas+ | 15.33 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. Chicago Bears, September 27, 1964 |
20 | Drew Brees | 15.29 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. New England Patriots, November 30, 2009 |
21 | Steve Grogan | 15.25 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. New York Jets, September 9, 1979 |
22 | Jeff Garcia | 15.19 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New Orleans Saints, September 16, 2007 |
23 | Bob Griese+ | 15.16 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Chicago Bears, November 2, 1975 |
24 | Charley Johnson | 15.05 | STL | St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cleveland Browns, September 26, 1965 |
25 | Steve McNair | 15.04 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Houston Texans, October 12, 2003 |
26 | Philip Rivers | 15.00 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Denver Broncos, October 7, 2007 |
| Bob Griese+ | 15.00 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills, December 17, 1977 |
28 | Bart Starr+ | 14.93 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Atlanta Falcons, October 23, 1966 |
29 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 14.89 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New Orleans Saints, September 9, 2018 |
30 | Jon Kitna | 14.86 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants, November 14, 2010 |
31 | Steve Grogan | 14.79 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. New York Jets, October 29, 1978 |
32 | Joe Gilliam | 14.73 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns, October 5, 1975 |
33 | Matt Schaub | 14.69 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, November 13, 2011 |
34 | Roger Staubach+ | 14.67 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants, December 12, 1971 |
35 | Peyton Manning+ | 14.65 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Baltimore Ravens, December 9, 2007 |
36 | Doug Flutie | 14.64 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Seattle Seahawks, December 23, 2000 |
| Dan Pastorini | 14.64 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Oakland Raiders, November 11, 1979 |
38 | Kurt Warner+ | 14.59 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Atlanta Falcons, September 24, 2000 |
| Steve DeBerg | 14.59 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. New England Patriots, December 2, 1990 |
| Dan Fouts+ | 14.59 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Cleveland Browns, November 3, 1974 |
41 | Craig Morton | 14.55 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. San Diego Chargers, September 27, 1981 |
42 | Jack Kemp | 14.54 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Houston Oilers, October 11, 1964 |
43 | Jim Kelly+ | 14.52 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Cincinnati Bengals, October 21, 1991 |
44 | Jeff George | 14.50 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions, October 17, 1999 |
45 | Ryan Tannehill | 14.48 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Oakland Raiders, December 8, 2019 |
46 | Steve McNair | 14.35 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Cleveland Browns, December 2, 2001 |
47 | Don Meredith | 14.33 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 9, 1966 |
48 | Mark Rypien | 14.26 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Atlanta Falcons, November 10, 1991 |
49 | Steve Young+ | 14.25 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Atlanta Falcons, October 18, 1992 |
| Joe Namath+ | 14.25 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts, October 22, 1972 |
51 | Matt Robinson | 14.21 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts, October 15, 1978 |
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