NFL Net Yards per Pass Attempt Single Game Playoffs Leaders
All-Time 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 |
NY/A |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Daryle Lamonica | 16.24 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Houston Oilers, December 21, 1969 |
2 | Tim Tebow | 15.05 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 8, 2012 |
3 | Don Meredith | 15.00 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Cleveland Browns, December 24, 1967 |
4 | Terry Bradshaw+ | 14.71 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Los Angeles Rams, January 20, 1980 |
5 | Peyton Manning+ | 14.50 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos, January 4, 2004 |
6 | Philip Rivers | 13.89 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 13, 2008 |
7 | Jeff Hostetler | 13.86 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Denver Broncos, January 9, 1994 |
8 | Terry Bradshaw+ | 13.53 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Colts, December 19, 1976 |
9 | Mark Rypien | 13.41 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Detroit Lions, January 12, 1992 |
10 | Peyton Manning+ | 13.35 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos, January 9, 2005 |
11 | Dan Marino+ | 13.16 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 6, 1985 |
12 | Joe Theismann | 13.13 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Los Angeles Rams, January 1, 1984 |
13 | C.J. Stroud | 13.05 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Cleveland Browns, January 13, 2024 |
14 | Jim Kelly+ | 13.04 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Los Angeles Raiders, January 20, 1991 |
15 | Jordan Love | 12.95 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 14, 2024 |
16 | Josh Allen | 12.32 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots, January 15, 2022 |
17 | Mark Sanchez | 12.13 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Cincinnati Bengals, January 9, 2010 |
18 | Jim McMahon | 12.05 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. New England Patriots, January 26, 1986 |
19 | Dave Krieg | 11.93 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos, December 24, 1983 |
20 | Jim Plunkett | 11.82 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Philadelphia Eagles, January 25, 1981 |
21 | Jim Kelly+ | 11.69 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins, January 12, 1991 |
| Daryle Lamonica | 11.69 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Miami Dolphins, December 27, 1970 |
23 | John Elway+ | 11.59 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Atlanta Falcons, January 31, 1999 |
24 | Joe Kapp | 11.50 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Cleveland Browns, January 4, 1970 |
25 | Lynn Dickey | 11.30 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. St. Louis Cardinals, January 8, 1983 |
26 | Joe Flacco | 11.21 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 6, 2013 |
27 | Cam Newton | 11.17 | CAR | Carolina Panthers vs. Arizona Cardinals, January 24, 2016 |
28 | David Woodley | 11.14 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots, January 8, 1983 |
29 | Kurt Warner+ | 11.03 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers, January 10, 2010 |
30 | Doug Williams | 11.00 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Denver Broncos, January 31, 1988 |
31 | Drew Brees | 10.85 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Carolina Panthers, January 7, 2018 |
32 | Matthew Stafford | 10.83 | LAR | Los Angeles Rams vs. Arizona Cardinals, January 17, 2022 |
33 | Billy Kilmer | 10.78 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Dallas Cowboys, December 31, 1972 |
34 | John Elway+ | 10.76 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 7, 1990 |
35 | Kurt Warner+ | 10.69 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 16, 2000 |
36 | Tom Brady | 10.68 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Denver Broncos, January 14, 2012 |
| Terry Bradshaw+ | 10.68 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Buffalo Bills, December 22, 1974 |
38 | Troy Aikman+ | 10.65 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers, January 8, 1995 |
39 | Terry Bradshaw+ | 10.53 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Houston Oilers, January 7, 1979 |
40 | Brock Purdy | 10.45 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks, January 14, 2023 |
41 | Frank Ryan | 10.37 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Colts, December 27, 1964 |
42 | Russell Wilson | 10.33 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Carolina Panthers, January 10, 2015 |
| Craig Morton | 10.33 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Oakland Raiders, January 1, 1978 |
44 | Matt Ryan | 10.32 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Green Bay Packers, January 22, 2017 |
45 | Jim McMahon | 10.29 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants, January 5, 1986 |
46 | Russell Wilson | 10.26 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Philadelphia Eagles, January 5, 2020 |
47 | Tom Brady | 10.20 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles, February 4, 2018 |
| Drew Brees | 10.20 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions, January 7, 2012 |
49 | John Elway+ | 10.19 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Cleveland Browns, January 14, 1990 |
50 | Nick Foles | 10.18 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 21, 2018 |
| Colin Kaepernick | 10.18 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Atlanta Falcons, January 20, 2013 |
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