NFL Adjusted Net Yards per Pass Attempt Single Game Leaders
All-Time Adjusted Net 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 |
ANY/A |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Len Dawson+ | 23.87 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos, September 7, 1963 |
2 | Earl Morrall | 22.94 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 17, 1965 |
3 | Johnny Unitas+ | 22.50 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. Atlanta Falcons, November 12, 1967 |
4 | James Harris | 22.40 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers, October 20, 1974 |
5 | Jay Schroeder | 20.93 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Minnesota Vikings, December 22, 1990 |
6 | Craig Morton | 20.26 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Houston Oilers, December 20, 1970 |
7 | Steve Grogan | 20.25 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. New York Jets, September 9, 1979 |
8 | Lamar Jackson | 20.14 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Miami Dolphins, September 8, 2019 |
9 | John Hadl | 19.78 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Denver Broncos, October 20, 1968 |
10 | Jim McMahon | 19.73 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings, September 19, 1985 |
11 | Jim Hart | 19.71 | STL | St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Jets, November 23, 1975 |
12 | Frank Ryan | 19.53 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. New York Giants, December 12, 1964 |
13 | Joe Namath+ | 19.48 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts, September 24, 1972 |
14 | Drew Brees | 19.46 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. New England Patriots, November 30, 2009 |
15 | Peyton Manning+ | 19.35 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Baltimore Ravens, December 9, 2007 |
16 | Steve Grogan | 19.00 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. New York Jets, October 29, 1978 |
17 | Steve Young+ | 18.87 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Detroit Lions, December 19, 1993 |
18 | Charley Johnson | 18.80 | STL | St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cleveland Browns, September 26, 1965 |
19 | Nick Foles | 18.79 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Oakland Raiders, November 3, 2013 |
20 | Lamar Jackson | 18.73 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Miami Dolphins, December 31, 2023 |
21 | Roger Staubach+ | 18.67 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants, December 12, 1971 |
22 | Craig Morton | 18.55 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. San Diego Chargers, September 27, 1981 |
23 | Jim Kelly+ | 18.40 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots, September 27, 1992 |
24 | Bob Griese+ | 18.32 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Chicago Bears, November 2, 1975 |
25 | Mark Rypien | 18.13 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Atlanta Falcons, November 10, 1991 |
26 | Don Meredith | 18.04 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 9, 1966 |
| Don Meredith | 18.04 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants, September 18, 1966 |
28 | Steve McNair | 17.88 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Cleveland Browns, December 2, 2001 |
| Dick Shiner | 17.88 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans Saints, September 16, 1973 |
30 | Tom Brady | 17.85 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins, October 21, 2007 |
31 | Jared Goff | 17.77 | LAR | Los Angeles Rams vs. New York Giants, November 5, 2017 |
32 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 17.75 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New Orleans Saints, September 9, 2018 |
33 | Jeff Garcia | 17.69 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New Orleans Saints, September 16, 2007 |
34 | Brian Sipe | 17.68 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Colts, November 19, 1978 |
35 | Dan Pastorini | 17.50 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Oakland Raiders, November 11, 1979 |
36 | Joe Gilliam | 17.40 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns, October 5, 1975 |
| Len Dawson+ | 17.40 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Miami Dolphins, November 13, 1966 |
38 | Fran Tarkenton+ | 17.24 | NYG | New York Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals, October 25, 1970 |
39 | Philip Rivers | 17.22 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Denver Broncos, October 7, 2007 |
40 | Tommy Kramer | 17.21 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. San Francisco 49ers, December 4, 1977 |
41 | Mitchell Trubisky | 17.19 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, September 30, 2018 |
| Matt Schaub | 17.19 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, November 13, 2011 |
43 | Steve McNair | 17.18 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Houston Texans, October 12, 2003 |
44 | Craig Morton | 17.15 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 19, 1969 |
45 | Lynn Dickey | 17.13 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, October 2, 1983 |
46 | Matt Robinson | 17.07 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts, October 15, 1978 |
47 | Alex Smith | 17.05 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Oakland Raiders, December 15, 2013 |
48 | Doug Flutie | 17.04 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Seattle Seahawks, December 23, 2000 |
49 | Tony Banks | 17.00 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Atlanta Falcons, December 15, 1996 |
| Earl Morrall | 17.00 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, October 31, 1971 |
51 | Deshaun Watson | 16.95 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Miami Dolphins, October 25, 2018 |
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