NFL Pass Attempts Single Game Leaders
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Leaders
- + indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses
Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
Att |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Drew Bledsoe | 70 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Minnesota Vikings, November 13, 1994 |
2 | Vinny Testaverde | 69 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Baltimore Ravens, December 24, 2000 |
3 | Jared Goff | 68 | LAR | Los Angeles Rams vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, September 29, 2019 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 68 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns, January 10, 2021 |
| Jon Kitna | 68 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, December 30, 2001 |
| George Blanda+ | 68 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Buffalo Bills, November 1, 1964 |
7 | Brian Griese | 67 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Chicago Bears, September 21, 2008 |
8 | Ben Roethlisberger | 66 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Ravens, December 10, 2017 |
| Chris Miller | 66 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Detroit Lions, December 24, 1989 |
10 | Tom Brady | 65 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. San Francisco 49ers, December 16, 2012 |
| Steve Young+ | 65 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers, January 6, 1996 |
| Philip Rivers | 65 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Green Bay Packers, October 18, 2015 |
13 | Dan Marino+ | 64 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills, December 30, 1995 |
| Bernie Kosar | 64 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. New York Jets, January 3, 1987 |
| Rich Gannon | 64 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, September 15, 2002 |
16 | Eli Manning | 63 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles, December 22, 2016 |
| Elvis Grbac | 63 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals, September 23, 2001 |
| Chris Weinke | 63 | CAR | Carolina Panthers vs. Arizona Cardinals, December 30, 2001 |
| Rich Gannon | 63 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. New England Patriots, October 20, 1991 |
| Drew Brees | 63 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 14, 2012 |
| Matthew Stafford | 63 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears, November 13, 2011 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 63 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Seattle Seahawks, December 6, 1998 |
23 | Andrew Luck | 62 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans, September 30, 2018 |
| Tom Brady | 62 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons, February 5, 2017 |
| Matt Schaub | 62 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Baltimore Ravens, December 13, 2010 |
| Phil Simms | 62 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Cincinnati Bengals, October 13, 1985 |
| Joe Flacco | 62 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Denver Broncos, September 5, 2013 |
| Steve Dils | 62 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, September 5, 1981 |
| Randall Cunningham | 62 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Chicago Bears, October 2, 1989 |
| Marc Bulger | 62 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. New York Giants, October 2, 2005 |
| Charlie Batch | 62 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Arizona Cardinals, November 18, 2001 |
| Joe Flacco | 62 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals, September 7, 2014 |
| Tony Romo | 62 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins, November 22, 2012 |
| Joey Harrington | 62 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Green Bay Packers, October 22, 2006 |
| Nick Foles | 62 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Arizona Cardinals, October 26, 2014 |
| Joe Namath+ | 62 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts, October 18, 1970 |
| Tony Romo | 62 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants, October 28, 2012 |
38 | Joe Burrow | 61 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Cleveland Browns, September 17, 2020 |
| Matthew Stafford | 61 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Houston Texans, November 22, 2012 |
| Chris Weinke | 61 | CAR | Carolina Panthers vs. New York Giants, December 10, 2006 |
| Jared Goff | 61 | LAR | Los Angeles Rams vs. Miami Dolphins, November 1, 2020 |
| Blake Bortles | 61 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Kansas City Chiefs, October 7, 2018 |
| Carson Palmer | 61 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, November 4, 2012 |
| Tommy Kramer | 61 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. New England Patriots, December 16, 1979 |
| Neil Lomax | 61 | STL | St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Chargers, September 20, 1987 |
| Brett Favre + | 61 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. San Francisco 49ers, October 14, 1996 |
| Matt Ryan | 61 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Arizona Cardinals, October 27, 2013 |
| Aaron Rodgers | 61 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions, November 15, 2015 |
| Brad Johnson | 61 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Carolina Panthers, September 14, 2003 |
| Colt McCoy | 61 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Tennessee Titans, October 2, 2011 |
51 | Carson Wentz | 60 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Cincinnati Bengals, December 4, 2016 |
| Drew Brees | 60 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Chicago Bears, December 30, 2007 |
| Joe Montana+ | 60 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Washington Redskins, November 17, 1986 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 60 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, December 16, 1995 |
| Drew Brees | 60 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Seattle Seahawks, January 8, 2011 |
| Dan Marino+ | 60 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots, November 23, 1997 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 60 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Kansas City Chiefs, September 16, 2018 |
| Richard Todd | 60 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. San Francisco 49ers, September 21, 1980 |
| George Blanda+ | 60 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Oakland Raiders, November 7, 1965 |
| Joe Namath+ | 60 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Denver Broncos, December 3, 1967 |
| Davey O'Brien | 60 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins, December 1, 1940 |
| Aaron Brooks | 60 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Denver Broncos, November 21, 2004 |
| Billy Volek | 60 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Oakland Raiders, December 19, 2004 |
| Erik Kramer | 60 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. New York Jets, November 16, 1997 |
| Dan Marino+ | 60 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets, October 23, 1988 |
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