NFL Yards per Pass Completion Single Game 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 Y/C Tm Boxscore
1Parker Hall46.0RAMCleveland Rams vs. Chicago Cardinals, October 20, 1940
2Joe Namath+45.6NYJNew York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts, October 22, 1972
3Jim Kelly+44.0BUFBuffalo Bills vs. Carolina Panthers, September 10, 1995
Don Gault44.0CLECleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, October 3, 1970
5Sam Vacanti41.5CHRChicago Rockets vs. Los Angeles Dons, December 7, 1947
6Adrian Burk40.0BCLBaltimore Colts vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 15, 1950
7Warren Moon+38.6HOUHouston Oilers vs. Cleveland Browns, November 22, 1987
8Jack Kemp36.8SDGSan Diego Chargers vs. New York Titans, September 16, 1962
9Terry Bradshaw+36.7PITPittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers, December 6, 1970
10Tom Tupa36.3PHOPhoenix Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Eagles, September 8, 1991
11Joe Geri36.0PITPittsburgh Steelers vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 22, 1950
12John Hadl35.7SDGSan Diego Chargers vs. Denver Broncos, October 20, 1968
13Adrian Burk35.4BCLBaltimore Colts vs. Los Angeles Rams, October 22, 1950
14Johnny Gildea35.0PITPittsburgh Pirates vs. New York Giants, December 8, 1935
15Bob Hoernschemeyer34.8CHHChicago Hornets vs. San Francisco 49ers, September 30, 1949
16Lamar McHan34.6CRDChicago Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 23, 1955
17Charlie Conerly34.1NYGNew York Giants vs. Chicago Bears, October 23, 1949
18George Herring34.0DENDenver Broncos vs. Buffalo Bills, November 19, 1961
Adrian Burk34.0PHIPhiladelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins, October 28, 1951
20Johnny Unitas+33.8BALBaltimore Colts vs. Dallas Cowboys, October 30, 1960
21Tony Banks33.5BALBaltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, December 12, 1999
22Cecil Isbell33.3GNBGreen Bay Packers vs. Chicago Cardinals, November 1, 1942
23Joe Namath+33.1NYJNew York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts, September 24, 1972
Fran Tarkenton+33.1NYGNew York Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals, September 17, 1967
25John Elway+33.0DENDenver Broncos vs. Cleveland Browns, October 1, 1989
Babe Parilli33.0GNBGreen Bay Packers vs. Washington Redskins, October 19, 1958
27Tom Yewcic32.5BOSBoston Patriots vs. New York Titans, November 30, 1962
28Bob Avellini32.0CHIChicago Bears vs. Denver Broncos, December 12, 1976
Charlie Conerly32.0NYGNew York Giants vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, October 24, 1948
Roy Zimmerman32.0PHIPhi/Pit Eagles/Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers, December 5, 1943
31Billy Kilmer31.7WASWashington Redskins vs. New York Jets, November 5, 1972
Bill Nelsen31.7PITPittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns, November 28, 1965
33Terry Hanratty31.5PITPittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns, November 17, 1974
Y.A. Tittle+31.5BCLBaltimore Colts vs. New York Yankees, September 5, 1948
35Roger Staubach+31.4DALDallas Cowboys vs. St. Louis Cardinals, September 21, 1969
36Vince Evans31.0CHIChicago Bears vs. Dallas Cowboys, September 16, 1979
Tom Flores+31.0OAKOakland Raiders vs. Houston Oilers, September 7, 1963
38Milt Plum30.8CLECleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, October 2, 1960
39Jack Concannon30.5CHIChicago Bears vs. St. Louis Cardinals, November 19, 1967
40John Hadl30.4SDGSan Diego Chargers vs. Boston Patriots, November 10, 1968
41Roman Gabriel30.1RAMLos Angeles Rams vs. Detroit Lions, November 3, 1968
42Greg Landry30.0DETDetroit Lions vs. Denver Broncos, November 7, 1971
43Norm Van Brocklin+29.8RAMLos Angeles Rams vs. Green Bay Packers, October 17, 1954
44Earl Morrall29.6NYGNew York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 17, 1965
45Jim McMahon29.5CHIChicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings, September 19, 1985
Johnny Clement29.5PITPittsburgh Steelers vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 19, 1947
47Ed Brown29.4PITPittsburgh Steelers vs. St. Louis Cardinals, October 13, 1963
Cotton Davidson29.4DTXDallas Texans vs. Oakland Raiders, November 26, 1961
49Fran Tarkenton+29.3NYGNew York Giants vs. Washington Redskins, September 29, 1968
John Brodie29.3SFOSan Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Bears, November 19, 1961
Charlie Conerly29.3NYGNew York Giants vs. Chicago Cardinals, November 24, 1957