NFL Passing Yards Single Game Playoffs Leaders
All-Time Passing Yards Leaders
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 |
Yds |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Tom Brady | 505 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles, February 4, 2018 |
2 | Ben Roethlisberger | 501 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns, January 10, 2021 |
3 | Bernie Kosar | 489 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. New York Jets, January 3, 1987 |
4 | Ben Roethlisberger | 469 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, January 14, 2018 |
5 | Tom Brady | 466 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons, February 5, 2017 |
| Drew Brees | 466 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions, January 7, 2012 |
7 | Drew Brees | 462 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 14, 2012 |
8 | Peyton Manning+ | 458 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos, January 9, 2005 |
9 | Andrew Luck | 443 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 4, 2014 |
10 | Dan Fouts+ | 433 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Miami Dolphins, January 2, 1982 |
11 | Kelly Holcomb | 429 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 5, 2003 |
12 | Aaron Rodgers | 423 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Arizona Cardinals, January 10, 2010 |
| Jeff George | 423 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. St. Louis Rams, January 16, 2000 |
14 | Dan Marino+ | 422 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills, December 30, 1995 |
15 | Dan Marino+ | 421 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 6, 1985 |
16 | Kurt Warner+ | 414 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Tennessee Titans, January 30, 2000 |
17 | Randall Cunningham | 407 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Chicago Bears, December 31, 1988 |
18 | Jim Kelly+ | 405 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Cleveland Browns, January 6, 1990 |
19 | Patrick Mahomes | 404 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 16, 2022 |
| Drew Brees | 404 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Seattle Seahawks, January 8, 2011 |
21 | Dak Prescott | 403 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers, January 14, 2024 |
| Don Strock | 403 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. San Diego Chargers, January 2, 1982 |
23 | Peyton Manning+ | 402 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. San Diego Chargers, January 13, 2008 |
24 | Daryle Lamonica | 401 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. New York Jets, December 29, 1968 |
25 | Peyton Manning+ | 400 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. New England Patriots, January 19, 2014 |
26 | Matt Ryan | 396 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 20, 2013 |
27 | Matt Ryan | 392 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Green Bay Packers, January 22, 2017 |
28 | Kurt Warner+ | 391 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 16, 2000 |
29 | Deshaun Watson | 388 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 12, 2020 |
30 | Jim Plunkett | 386 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Cleveland Browns, January 8, 1983 |
31 | Russell Wilson | 385 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons, January 13, 2013 |
| John Elway+ | 385 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Cleveland Browns, January 14, 1990 |
| Neil Lomax | 385 | STL | St. Louis Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers, January 8, 1983 |
34 | Tom Brady | 384 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 22, 2017 |
35 | Tom Brady | 381 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Washington Football Team, January 9, 2021 |
| Kerry Collins | 381 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 14, 2001 |
37 | Matthew Stafford | 380 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. New Orleans Saints, January 7, 2012 |
| Troy Aikman+ | 380 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 15, 1995 |
39 | Kurt Warner+ | 379 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers, January 10, 2010 |
40 | Patrick Mahomes | 378 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Buffalo Bills, January 23, 2022 |
| Alex Smith | 378 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 4, 2014 |
42 | Peyton Manning+ | 377 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. New York Jets, January 24, 2010 |
| Kurt Warner+ | 377 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, February 1, 2009 |
| Peyton Manning+ | 377 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos, January 4, 2004 |
| Richard Todd | 377 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills, December 27, 1981 |
46 | Drew Brees | 376 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Carolina Panthers, January 7, 2018 |
| Andrew Luck | 376 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Cincinnati Bengals, January 4, 2015 |
48 | Donovan McNabb | 375 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Arizona Cardinals, January 18, 2009 |
49 | Nick Foles | 373 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. New England Patriots, February 4, 2018 |
50 | Warren Moon+ | 371 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Buffalo Bills, January 3, 1993 |
51 | Matthew Stafford | 367 | LAR | Los Angeles Rams vs. Detroit Lions, January 14, 2024 |
| Tom Brady | 367 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 10, 2015 |
| Tommy Maddox | 367 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns, January 5, 2003 |
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