NFL Passing Yards Single Game Leaders

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Single game leaders only reflect years for which we have mostly complete boxscore data (1933 onward).
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Leaders Table
Rank Player Yds Tm Boxscore
1Norm Van Brocklin+554RAMLos Angeles Rams vs. New York Yanks, September 28, 1951
2Matt Schaub527HOUHouston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, November 18, 2012
Warren Moon+527HOUHouston Oilers vs. Kansas City Chiefs, December 16, 1990
4Joe Burrow525CINCincinnati Bengals vs. Baltimore Ravens, December 26, 2021
5Ben Roethlisberger522PITPittsburgh Steelers vs. Indianapolis Colts, October 26, 2014
Boomer Esiason522ARIArizona Cardinals vs. Washington Redskins, November 10, 1996
7Dan Marino+521MIAMiami Dolphins vs. New York Jets, October 23, 1988
8Matthew Stafford520DETDetroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers, January 1, 2012
9Jared Goff517LARLos Angeles Rams vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, September 29, 2019
Tom Brady517NWENew England Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins, September 12, 2011
11Derek Carr513OAKOakland Raiders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, October 30, 2016
Phil Simms513NYGNew York Giants vs. Cincinnati Bengals, October 13, 1985
13Eli Manning510NYGNew York Giants vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, September 16, 2012
Drew Brees510NORNew Orleans Saints vs. Cincinnati Bengals, November 19, 2006
15Kirk Cousins509ATLAtlanta Falcons vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, October 3, 2024
Vince Ferragamo509RAMLos Angeles Rams vs. Chicago Bears, December 26, 1982
17Ben Roethlisberger506PITPittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Ravens, December 10, 2017
Tony Romo506DALDallas Cowboys vs. Denver Broncos, October 6, 2013
19Drew Brees505NORNew Orleans Saints vs. New York Giants, November 1, 2015
Y.A. Tittle+505NYGNew York Giants vs. Washington Redskins, October 28, 1962
21Elvis Grbac504KANKansas City Chiefs vs. Oakland Raiders, November 5, 2000
22Matt Ryan503ATLAtlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers, October 2, 2016
Philip Rivers503SDGSan Diego Chargers vs. Green Bay Packers, October 18, 2015
Ben Roethlisberger503PITPittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers, December 20, 2009
25Dak Prescott502DALDallas Cowboys vs. Cleveland Browns, October 4, 2020
26Jake Plummer499DENDenver Broncos vs. Atlanta Falcons, October 31, 2004
27Matt Schaub497HOUHouston Texans vs. Washington Redskins, September 19, 2010
28Joe Namath+496NYJNew York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts, September 24, 1972
29Billy Volek492TENTennessee Titans vs. Oakland Raiders, December 19, 2004
30Boomer Esiason490CINCincinnati Bengals vs. Los Angeles Rams, October 7, 1990
Tommy Kramer490MINMinnesota Vikings vs. Washington Redskins, November 2, 1986
32Matthew Stafford488DETDetroit Lions vs. Dallas Cowboys, October 27, 2013
33Doug Williams486TAMTampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Minnesota Vikings, November 16, 1980
34Kurt Warner+484ARIArizona Cardinals vs. San Francisco 49ers, November 25, 2007
35Joe Burrow481CINCincinnati Bengals vs. Atlanta Falcons, October 23, 2022
Vinny Testaverde481NYJNew York Jets vs. Baltimore Ravens, December 24, 2000
37Aaron Rodgers480GNBGreen Bay Packers vs. Washington Redskins, September 15, 2013
Matt Flynn480GNBGreen Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions, January 1, 2012
39Peyton Manning+479DENDenver Broncos vs. Arizona Cardinals, October 5, 2014
Ken O'Brien479NYJNew York Jets vs. Miami Dolphins, September 21, 1986
41Patrick Mahomes478KANKansas City Chiefs vs. Los Angeles Rams, November 19, 2018
42Kyle Orton476DENDenver Broncos vs. Indianapolis Colts, September 26, 2010
Joe Montana+476SFOSan Francisco 49ers vs. Atlanta Falcons, October 14, 1990
44Tommy Maddox473PITPittsburgh Steelers vs. Atlanta Falcons, November 10, 2002
Dan Marino+473MIAMiami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots, September 4, 1994
46Dak Prescott472DALDallas Cowboys vs. Seattle Seahawks, September 27, 2020
Kurt Warner+472ARIArizona Cardinals vs. New York Jets, September 28, 2008
Peyton Manning+472INDIndianapolis Colts vs. Kansas City Chiefs, October 31, 2004
49Nick Foles471PHIPhiladelphia Eagles vs. Houston Texans, December 23, 2018
Brad Johnson471WASWashington Redskins vs. San Francisco 49ers, December 26, 1999
51C.J. Stroud470HOUHouston Texans vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, November 5, 2023
Dan Marino+470MIAMiami Dolphins vs. Los Angeles Raiders, December 2, 1984