NFL Yards per Pass Attempt Single Game Leaders
All-Time Yards per Pass Attempt Leaders
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
Y/A |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Milt Plum | 22.0 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, October 2, 1960 |
2 | Craig Morton | 20.5 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Houston Oilers, December 20, 1970 |
3 | Earl Morrall | 19.7 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 17, 1965 |
4 | Tony Banks | 19.0 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Atlanta Falcons, December 15, 1996 |
5 | Sammy Baugh+ | 18.6 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Boston Yanks, October 31, 1948 |
6 | Johnny Unitas+ | 18.5 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. Atlanta Falcons, November 12, 1967 |
| Len Dawson+ | 18.5 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos, September 7, 1963 |
8 | James Harris | 18.4 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers, October 20, 1974 |
9 | Len Dawson+ | 18.3 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Miami Dolphins, November 13, 1966 |
10 | Charlie Conerly | 18.2 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Chicago Bears, October 23, 1949 |
11 | Lynn Dickey | 17.8 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, October 2, 1983 |
| John Hadl | 17.8 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Denver Broncos, October 20, 1968 |
13 | Kurt Warner+ | 17.7 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Atlanta Falcons, September 24, 2000 |
| Joe Namath+ | 17.7 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts, September 24, 1972 |
15 | Steve Grogan | 17.5 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. New York Jets, September 9, 1979 |
16 | Chris Chandler | 17.4 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers, September 23, 2001 |
17 | Norm Van Brocklin+ | 17.2 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Detroit Lions, October 29, 1950 |
18 | Craig Morton | 17.1 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. San Diego Chargers, September 27, 1981 |
19 | John Brodie | 16.9 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Bears, November 19, 1961 |
| Johnny Unitas+ | 16.9 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. Dallas Cowboys, October 30, 1960 |
21 | Ken Anderson | 16.8 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Houston Oilers, October 29, 1978 |
22 | Roger Staubach+ | 16.6 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants, December 12, 1971 |
| Bob Griese+ | 16.6 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, November 14, 1971 |
24 | Charley Johnson | 16.5 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs, September 21, 1975 |
| Fran Tarkenton+ | 16.5 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Washington Redskins, September 29, 1968 |
| Bob Chappuis | 16.5 | BDA | Brooklyn Dodgers vs. San Francisco 49ers, November 21, 1948 |
| Y.A. Tittle+ | 16.5 | BCL | Baltimore Colts vs. New York Yankees, September 5, 1948 |
28 | Jim Kelly+ | 16.4 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots, October 1, 1989 |
| Warren Rabb | 16.4 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Denver Broncos, October 28, 1962 |
30 | Marc Wilson | 16.3 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Seattle Seahawks, October 7, 1984 |
| Charley Johnson | 16.3 | STL | St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cleveland Browns, September 26, 1965 |
| Sonny Jurgensen+ | 16.3 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys, November 25, 1962 |
33 | Lamar Jackson | 16.2 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Miami Dolphins, September 8, 2019 |
| Len Dawson+ | 16.2 | DTX | Dallas Texans vs. Denver Broncos, November 18, 1962 |
35 | Matt Schaub | 16.1 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, November 13, 2011 |
| Drew Brees | 16.1 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. New England Patriots, November 30, 2009 |
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 16.1 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. San Francisco 49ers, November 14, 1999 |
| Norm Van Brocklin+ | 16.1 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers, November 7, 1954 |
39 | Craig Morton | 16.0 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, October 22, 1967 |
| Bart Starr+ | 16.0 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Cleveland Browns, October 15, 1961 |
| Otto Graham+ | 16.0 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Buffalo Bills, November 2, 1947 |
42 | Warren Moon+ | 15.9 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Miami Dolphins, September 8, 1985 |
| Dan Fouts+ | 15.9 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Cleveland Browns, November 3, 1974 |
| Ed Brown | 15.9 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Los Angeles Rams, October 9, 1960 |
| Jim Finks+ | 15.9 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns, October 17, 1954 |
| Cecil Isbell | 15.9 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Cardinals, November 1, 1942 |
47 | Steve DeBerg | 15.8 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. New England Patriots, December 2, 1990 |
| Craig Morton | 15.8 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Buffalo Bills, September 19, 1971 |
| Y.A. Tittle+ | 15.8 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Colts, December 2, 1956 |
50 | Jim McMahon | 15.7 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings, September 19, 1985 |
| Craig Morton | 15.7 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Detroit Lions, October 11, 1981 |
| Johnny Unitas+ | 15.7 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. Detroit Lions, November 10, 1963 |
| Norm Van Brocklin+ | 15.7 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Green Bay Packers, October 17, 1954 |
| Y.A. Tittle+ | 15.7 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Colts, November 29, 1953 |
| Bob Waterfield+ | 15.7 | RAM | Cleveland Rams vs. Detroit Lions, November 22, 1945 |
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