NFL Passing Yards Single Game Leaders
All-Time Passing Yards Leaders
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
Yds |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Norm Van Brocklin+ | 554 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. New York Yanks, September 28, 1951 |
2 | Matt Schaub | 527 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, November 18, 2012 |
| Warren Moon+ | 527 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Kansas City Chiefs, December 16, 1990 |
4 | Joe Burrow | 525 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Baltimore Ravens, December 26, 2021 |
5 | Ben Roethlisberger | 522 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Indianapolis Colts, October 26, 2014 |
| Boomer Esiason | 522 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. Washington Redskins, November 10, 1996 |
7 | Dan Marino+ | 521 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets, October 23, 1988 |
8 | Matthew Stafford | 520 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers, January 1, 2012 |
9 | Jared Goff | 517 | LAR | Los Angeles Rams vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, September 29, 2019 |
| Tom Brady | 517 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins, September 12, 2011 |
11 | Derek Carr | 513 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, October 30, 2016 |
| Phil Simms | 513 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Cincinnati Bengals, October 13, 1985 |
13 | Eli Manning | 510 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, September 16, 2012 |
| Drew Brees | 510 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Cincinnati Bengals, November 19, 2006 |
15 | Kirk Cousins | 509 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, October 3, 2024 |
| Vince Ferragamo | 509 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Chicago Bears, December 26, 1982 |
17 | Ben Roethlisberger | 506 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Ravens, December 10, 2017 |
| Tony Romo | 506 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Denver Broncos, October 6, 2013 |
19 | Drew Brees | 505 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. New York Giants, November 1, 2015 |
| Y.A. Tittle+ | 505 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Washington Redskins, October 28, 1962 |
21 | Elvis Grbac | 504 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Oakland Raiders, November 5, 2000 |
22 | Matt Ryan | 503 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers, October 2, 2016 |
| Philip Rivers | 503 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Green Bay Packers, October 18, 2015 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 503 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers, December 20, 2009 |
25 | Dak Prescott | 502 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Cleveland Browns, October 4, 2020 |
26 | Jake Plummer | 499 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Atlanta Falcons, October 31, 2004 |
27 | Matt Schaub | 497 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Washington Redskins, September 19, 2010 |
28 | Joe Namath+ | 496 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts, September 24, 1972 |
29 | Billy Volek | 492 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Oakland Raiders, December 19, 2004 |
30 | Boomer Esiason | 490 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Los Angeles Rams, October 7, 1990 |
| Tommy Kramer | 490 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Washington Redskins, November 2, 1986 |
32 | Matthew Stafford | 488 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Dallas Cowboys, October 27, 2013 |
33 | Doug Williams | 486 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Minnesota Vikings, November 16, 1980 |
34 | Kurt Warner+ | 484 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. San Francisco 49ers, November 25, 2007 |
35 | Joe Burrow | 481 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Atlanta Falcons, October 23, 2022 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 481 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Baltimore Ravens, December 24, 2000 |
37 | Aaron Rodgers | 480 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Washington Redskins, September 15, 2013 |
| Matt Flynn | 480 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions, January 1, 2012 |
39 | Peyton Manning+ | 479 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Arizona Cardinals, October 5, 2014 |
| Ken O'Brien | 479 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Miami Dolphins, September 21, 1986 |
41 | Patrick Mahomes | 478 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Los Angeles Rams, November 19, 2018 |
42 | Kyle Orton | 476 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Indianapolis Colts, September 26, 2010 |
| Joe Montana+ | 476 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Atlanta Falcons, October 14, 1990 |
44 | Tommy Maddox | 473 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Atlanta Falcons, November 10, 2002 |
| Dan Marino+ | 473 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots, September 4, 1994 |
46 | Dak Prescott | 472 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Seattle Seahawks, September 27, 2020 |
| Kurt Warner+ | 472 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. New York Jets, September 28, 2008 |
| Peyton Manning+ | 472 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Kansas City Chiefs, October 31, 2004 |
49 | Nick Foles | 471 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Houston Texans, December 23, 2018 |
| Brad Johnson | 471 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. San Francisco 49ers, December 26, 1999 |
51 | C.J. Stroud | 470 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, November 5, 2023 |
| Dan Marino+ | 470 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Los Angeles Raiders, December 2, 1984 |
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