NFL Yards per Pass Attempt Single Game Leaders

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Leaders Table
Rank Player Y/A Tm Boxscore
1Milt Plum22.0CLECleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, October 2, 1960
2Craig Morton20.5DALDallas Cowboys vs. Houston Oilers, December 20, 1970
3Earl Morrall19.7NYGNew York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 17, 1965
4Tony Banks19.0STLSt. Louis Rams vs. Atlanta Falcons, December 15, 1996
5Sammy Baugh+18.6WASWashington Redskins vs. Boston Yanks, October 31, 1948
6Johnny Unitas+18.5BALBaltimore Colts vs. Atlanta Falcons, November 12, 1967
Len Dawson+18.5KANKansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos, September 7, 1963
8James Harris18.4RAMLos Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers, October 20, 1974
9Len Dawson+18.3KANKansas City Chiefs vs. Miami Dolphins, November 13, 1966
10Charlie Conerly18.2NYGNew York Giants vs. Chicago Bears, October 23, 1949
11Lynn Dickey17.8GNBGreen Bay Packers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, October 2, 1983
John Hadl17.8SDGSan Diego Chargers vs. Denver Broncos, October 20, 1968
13Kurt Warner+17.7STLSt. Louis Rams vs. Atlanta Falcons, September 24, 2000
Joe Namath+17.7NYJNew York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts, September 24, 1972
15Steve Grogan17.5NWENew England Patriots vs. New York Jets, September 9, 1979
16Chris Chandler17.4ATLAtlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers, September 23, 2001
17Norm Van Brocklin+17.2RAMLos Angeles Rams vs. Detroit Lions, October 29, 1950
18Craig Morton17.1DENDenver Broncos vs. San Diego Chargers, September 27, 1981
19John Brodie16.9SFOSan Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Bears, November 19, 1961
Johnny Unitas+16.9BALBaltimore Colts vs. Dallas Cowboys, October 30, 1960
21Ken Anderson16.8CINCincinnati Bengals vs. Houston Oilers, October 29, 1978
22Roger Staubach+16.6DALDallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants, December 12, 1971
Bob Griese+16.6MIAMiami Dolphins vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, November 14, 1971
24Charley Johnson16.5DENDenver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs, September 21, 1975
Fran Tarkenton+16.5NYGNew York Giants vs. Washington Redskins, September 29, 1968
Bob Chappuis16.5BDABrooklyn Dodgers vs. San Francisco 49ers, November 21, 1948
Y.A. Tittle+16.5BCLBaltimore Colts vs. New York Yankees, September 5, 1948
28Jim Kelly+16.4BUFBuffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots, October 1, 1989
Warren Rabb16.4BUFBuffalo Bills vs. Denver Broncos, October 28, 1962
30Marc Wilson16.3RAILos Angeles Raiders vs. Seattle Seahawks, October 7, 1984
Charley Johnson16.3STLSt. Louis Cardinals vs. Cleveland Browns, September 26, 1965
Sonny Jurgensen+16.3PHIPhiladelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys, November 25, 1962
33Lamar Jackson16.2BALBaltimore Ravens vs. Miami Dolphins, September 8, 2019
Len Dawson+16.2DTXDallas Texans vs. Denver Broncos, November 18, 1962
35Matt Schaub16.1HOUHouston Texans vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, November 13, 2011
Drew Brees16.1NORNew Orleans Saints vs. New England Patriots, November 30, 2009
Billy Joe Tolliver16.1NORNew Orleans Saints vs. San Francisco 49ers, November 14, 1999
Norm Van Brocklin+16.1RAMLos Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers, November 7, 1954
39Craig Morton16.0DALDallas Cowboys vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, October 22, 1967
Bart Starr+16.0GNBGreen Bay Packers vs. Cleveland Browns, October 15, 1961
Otto Graham+16.0CLECleveland Browns vs. Buffalo Bills, November 2, 1947
42Warren Moon+15.9HOUHouston Oilers vs. Miami Dolphins, September 8, 1985
Dan Fouts+15.9SDGSan Diego Chargers vs. Cleveland Browns, November 3, 1974
Ed Brown15.9CHIChicago Bears vs. Los Angeles Rams, October 9, 1960
Jim Finks+15.9PITPittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns, October 17, 1954
Cecil Isbell15.9GNBGreen Bay Packers vs. Chicago Cardinals, November 1, 1942
47Steve DeBerg15.8KANKansas City Chiefs vs. New England Patriots, December 2, 1990
Craig Morton15.8DALDallas Cowboys vs. Buffalo Bills, September 19, 1971
Y.A. Tittle+15.8SFOSan Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Colts, December 2, 1956
50Jim McMahon15.7CHIChicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings, September 19, 1985
Craig Morton15.7DENDenver Broncos vs. Detroit Lions, October 11, 1981
Johnny Unitas+15.7BALBaltimore Colts vs. Detroit Lions, November 10, 1963
Norm Van Brocklin+15.7RAMLos Angeles Rams vs. Green Bay Packers, October 17, 1954
Y.A. Tittle+15.7SFOSan Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Colts, November 29, 1953
Bob Waterfield+15.7RAMCleveland Rams vs. Detroit Lions, November 22, 1945