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).
+ Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
Y/C |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Parker Hall | 46.0 | RAM | Cleveland Rams vs. Chicago Cardinals, October 20, 1940 |
2 | Joe Namath+ | 45.6 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts, October 22, 1972 |
3 | Jim Kelly+ | 44.0 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Carolina Panthers, September 10, 1995 |
| Don Gault | 44.0 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, October 3, 1970 |
5 | Sam Vacanti | 41.5 | CHR | Chicago Rockets vs. Los Angeles Dons, December 7, 1947 |
6 | Adrian Burk | 40.0 | BCL | Baltimore Colts vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 15, 1950 |
7 | Warren Moon+ | 38.6 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Cleveland Browns, November 22, 1987 |
8 | Jack Kemp | 36.8 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. New York Titans, September 16, 1962 |
9 | Terry Bradshaw+ | 36.7 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers, December 6, 1970 |
10 | Tom Tupa | 36.3 | PHO | Phoenix Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Eagles, September 8, 1991 |
11 | Joe Geri | 36.0 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 22, 1950 |
12 | John Hadl | 35.7 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Denver Broncos, October 20, 1968 |
13 | Adrian Burk | 35.4 | BCL | Baltimore Colts vs. Los Angeles Rams, October 22, 1950 |
14 | Johnny Gildea | 35.0 | PIT | Pittsburgh Pirates vs. New York Giants, December 8, 1935 |
15 | Bob Hoernschemeyer | 34.8 | CHH | Chicago Hornets vs. San Francisco 49ers, September 30, 1949 |
16 | Lamar McHan | 34.6 | CRD | Chicago Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 23, 1955 |
17 | Charlie Conerly | 34.1 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Chicago Bears, October 23, 1949 |
18 | George Herring | 34.0 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Buffalo Bills, November 19, 1961 |
| Adrian Burk | 34.0 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins, October 28, 1951 |
20 | Johnny Unitas+ | 33.8 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. Dallas Cowboys, October 30, 1960 |
21 | Tony Banks | 33.5 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, December 12, 1999 |
22 | Cecil Isbell | 33.3 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Cardinals, November 1, 1942 |
23 | Joe Namath+ | 33.1 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts, September 24, 1972 |
| Fran Tarkenton+ | 33.1 | NYG | New York Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals, September 17, 1967 |
25 | John Elway+ | 33.0 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Cleveland Browns, October 1, 1989 |
| Babe Parilli | 33.0 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Washington Redskins, October 19, 1958 |
27 | Tom Yewcic | 32.5 | BOS | Boston Patriots vs. New York Titans, November 30, 1962 |
28 | Bob Avellini | 32.0 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Denver Broncos, December 12, 1976 |
| Charlie Conerly | 32.0 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, October 24, 1948 |
| Roy Zimmerman | 32.0 | PHI | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers, December 5, 1943 |
31 | Billy Kilmer | 31.7 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. New York Jets, November 5, 1972 |
| Bill Nelsen | 31.7 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns, November 28, 1965 |
33 | Terry Hanratty | 31.5 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns, November 17, 1974 |
| Y.A. Tittle+ | 31.5 | BCL | Baltimore Colts vs. New York Yankees, September 5, 1948 |
35 | Roger Staubach+ | 31.4 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. St. Louis Cardinals, September 21, 1969 |
36 | Vince Evans | 31.0 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Dallas Cowboys, September 16, 1979 |
| Tom Flores+ | 31.0 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Houston Oilers, September 7, 1963 |
38 | Milt Plum | 30.8 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, October 2, 1960 |
39 | Jack Concannon | 30.5 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. St. Louis Cardinals, November 19, 1967 |
40 | John Hadl | 30.4 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Boston Patriots, November 10, 1968 |
41 | Roman Gabriel | 30.1 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Detroit Lions, November 3, 1968 |
42 | Greg Landry | 30.0 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Denver Broncos, November 7, 1971 |
43 | Norm Van Brocklin+ | 29.8 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Green Bay Packers, October 17, 1954 |
44 | Earl Morrall | 29.6 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 17, 1965 |
45 | Jim McMahon | 29.5 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings, September 19, 1985 |
| Johnny Clement | 29.5 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 19, 1947 |
47 | Ed Brown | 29.4 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. St. Louis Cardinals, October 13, 1963 |
| Cotton Davidson | 29.4 | DTX | Dallas Texans vs. Oakland Raiders, November 26, 1961 |
49 | Fran Tarkenton+ | 29.3 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Washington Redskins, September 29, 1968 |
| John Brodie | 29.3 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Bears, November 19, 1961 |
| Charlie Conerly | 29.3 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Chicago Cardinals, November 24, 1957 |
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