NFL Adjusted Yards per Pass Attempt Single Game Playoffs Leaders
All-Time Adjusted 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 |
AY/A |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Daryle Lamonica | 20.65 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Houston Oilers, December 21, 1969 |
2 | Dave Krieg | 20.00 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos, December 24, 1983 |
3 | Don Meredith | 19.38 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Cleveland Browns, December 24, 1967 |
4 | Tobin Rote | 18.95 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Cleveland Browns, December 29, 1957 |
5 | Jeff Hostetler | 18.63 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Denver Broncos, January 9, 1994 |
6 | Peyton Manning+ | 18.35 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos, January 4, 2004 |
7 | Terry Bradshaw+ | 18.00 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Colts, December 19, 1976 |
8 | Tim Tebow | 16.95 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 8, 2012 |
9 | Steve Fuller | 16.73 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Washington Redskins, December 30, 1984 |
10 | Jim Plunkett | 16.72 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. San Diego Chargers, January 11, 1981 |
11 | Josh Allen | 16.32 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots, January 15, 2022 |
12 | C.J. Stroud | 15.90 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Cleveland Browns, January 13, 2024 |
13 | Jordan Love | 15.81 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 14, 2024 |
14 | Mark Rypien | 15.76 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Detroit Lions, January 12, 1992 |
15 | Jim Plunkett | 15.29 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Philadelphia Eagles, January 25, 1981 |
16 | David Woodley | 15.05 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots, January 8, 1983 |
17 | Peyton Manning+ | 14.94 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos, January 9, 2005 |
18 | Russell Wilson | 14.91 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Carolina Panthers, January 10, 2015 |
19 | Joe Theismann | 14.87 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Los Angeles Rams, January 1, 1984 |
20 | Sid Luckman+ | 14.85 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Washington Redskins, December 26, 1943 |
21 | Charlie Conerly | 14.79 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Baltimore Colts, December 28, 1958 |
22 | Lynn Dickey | 14.78 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. St. Louis Cardinals, January 8, 1983 |
23 | Philip Rivers | 14.68 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 13, 2008 |
24 | Joe Kapp | 14.54 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Cleveland Browns, January 4, 1970 |
25 | Kurt Warner+ | 14.52 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers, January 10, 2010 |
26 | Dan Pastorini | 14.33 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. New England Patriots, December 31, 1978 |
27 | Dan Marino+ | 14.25 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 6, 1985 |
28 | Matthew Stafford | 14.24 | LAR | Los Angeles Rams vs. Arizona Cardinals, January 17, 2022 |
29 | Joe Theismann | 14.21 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Detroit Lions, January 8, 1983 |
30 | Tobin Rote | 14.20 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Boston Patriots, January 5, 1964 |
31 | Daryle Lamonica | 14.19 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Miami Dolphins, December 27, 1970 |
32 | Ben Roethlisberger | 14.11 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals, January 8, 2006 |
33 | Matt Ryan | 14.09 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. New England Patriots, February 5, 2017 |
34 | Bob Waterfield+ | 14.05 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Chicago Bears, December 17, 1950 |
35 | Joe Flacco | 14.00 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 6, 2013 |
36 | Bart Starr+ | 13.71 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 1, 1967 |
37 | Joe Montana+ | 13.69 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Denver Broncos, January 28, 1990 |
38 | Kurt Warner+ | 13.52 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 16, 2000 |
39 | Mark Sanchez | 13.47 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Cincinnati Bengals, January 9, 2010 |
40 | Joe Montana+ | 13.38 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 6, 1990 |
41 | Rodney Peete | 13.20 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Detroit Lions, December 30, 1995 |
42 | Bart Starr+ | 13.18 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants, December 31, 1961 |
43 | Phil Simms | 13.12 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Denver Broncos, January 25, 1987 |
44 | Terry Bradshaw+ | 13.11 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 18, 1976 |
45 | Brett Favre+ | 13.08 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 17, 2010 |
46 | Brock Purdy | 13.07 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks, January 14, 2023 |
47 | Billy Kilmer | 13.00 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Dallas Cowboys, December 31, 1972 |
48 | Doug Williams | 12.93 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Denver Broncos, January 31, 1988 |
49 | Joe Montana+ | 12.89 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Bears, January 8, 1989 |
50 | Tom Brady | 12.88 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Denver Broncos, January 14, 2012 |
51 | Jim Kelly+ | 12.83 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Los Angeles Raiders, January 20, 1991 |
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