NFL Yards per Pass Attempt Single Game Playoffs Leaders
All-Time 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).
+ Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
Y/A |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Daryle Lamonica | 16.2 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Houston Oilers, December 21, 1969 |
2 | Jeff Hostetler | 15.5 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Denver Broncos, January 9, 1994 |
3 | Tim Tebow | 15.0 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 8, 2012 |
4 | Terry Bradshaw+ | 14.7 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Los Angeles Rams, January 20, 1980 |
| Terry Bradshaw+ | 14.7 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Colts, December 19, 1976 |
| Tobin Rote | 14.7 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Cleveland Browns, December 29, 1957 |
7 | Peyton Manning+ | 14.5 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos, January 4, 2004 |
| Jim Plunkett | 14.5 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. San Diego Chargers, January 11, 1981 |
9 | Steve Fuller | 14.1 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Washington Redskins, December 30, 1984 |
10 | Philip Rivers | 13.9 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 13, 2008 |
| Peyton Manning+ | 13.9 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos, January 9, 2005 |
12 | Mark Rypien | 13.4 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Detroit Lions, January 12, 1992 |
| Charlie Conerly | 13.4 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Baltimore Colts, December 28, 1958 |
14 | Dan Pastorini | 13.3 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. New England Patriots, December 31, 1978 |
| Bob Waterfield+ | 13.3 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Chicago Bears, December 17, 1950 |
16 | Dan Marino+ | 13.2 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 6, 1985 |
17 | Joe Theismann | 13.1 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Los Angeles Rams, January 1, 1984 |
18 | Jordan Love | 13.0 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 14, 2024 |
| C.J. Stroud | 13.0 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Cleveland Browns, January 13, 2024 |
| Jim Kelly+ | 13.0 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Los Angeles Raiders, January 20, 1991 |
21 | David Woodley | 12.9 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots, January 8, 1983 |
22 | Jim McMahon | 12.8 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. New England Patriots, January 26, 1986 |
23 | Earl Morrall | 12.7 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. Minnesota Vikings, December 22, 1968 |
24 | Jim Plunkett | 12.4 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Philadelphia Eagles, January 25, 1981 |
25 | Josh Allen | 12.3 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots, January 15, 2022 |
| Matt Ryan | 12.3 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. New England Patriots, February 5, 2017 |
| Joe Flacco | 12.3 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 6, 2013 |
| Frank Filchock | 12.3 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Cleveland Rams, December 16, 1945 |
29 | Russell Wilson | 12.2 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Carolina Panthers, January 10, 2015 |
30 | Mark Sanchez | 12.1 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Cincinnati Bengals, January 9, 2010 |
31 | Cam Newton | 12.0 | CAR | Carolina Panthers vs. Arizona Cardinals, January 24, 2016 |
| John Elway+ | 12.0 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 7, 1990 |
33 | Matthew Stafford | 11.9 | LAR | Los Angeles Rams vs. Arizona Cardinals, January 17, 2022 |
34 | Russell Wilson | 11.8 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots, February 1, 2015 |
| Kurt Warner+ | 11.8 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 16, 2000 |
36 | Jim Kelly+ | 11.7 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins, January 12, 1991 |
| Doug Williams | 11.7 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Denver Broncos, January 31, 1988 |
| Daryle Lamonica | 11.7 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Miami Dolphins, December 27, 1970 |
39 | John Elway+ | 11.6 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Atlanta Falcons, January 31, 1999 |
40 | Kurt Warner+ | 11.5 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers, January 10, 2010 |
| Jeff Hostetler | 11.5 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Buffalo Bills, January 15, 1994 |
| Richard Todd | 11.5 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Los Angeles Raiders, January 15, 1983 |
| Tobin Rote | 11.5 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Boston Patriots, January 5, 1964 |
44 | Drew Brees | 11.4 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Carolina Panthers, January 7, 2018 |
| Frank Ryan | 11.4 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Colts, December 27, 1964 |
46 | Lynn Dickey | 11.3 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. St. Louis Cardinals, January 8, 1983 |
| Roger Staubach+ | 11.3 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Los Angeles Rams, December 23, 1973 |
48 | Jake Delhomme | 11.2 | CAR | Carolina Panthers vs. St. Louis Rams, January 10, 2004 |
| Troy Aikman+ | 11.2 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers, January 8, 1995 |
| Tony Eason | 11.2 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. New York Jets, December 28, 1985 |
| Craig Morton | 11.2 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Oakland Raiders, January 1, 1978 |
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