What is the longest sack in NFL history?

It also served as the defining play of Bob Lilly's Pro Football Hall of Fame career: Lilly's 29-yard takedown of Miami quarterback Bob Griese, the longest sack in not only Super Bowl history, but believed to be the longest in any NFL game.
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What is the longest sack in football history?

The 30-yard Mahomes sack tied the record for longest ever sack in the history of the NFL (without a fumble being involved). In 1997, Scott Galyon of the New York Giants sacked Stoney Case of the Arizona Cardinals for a loss of 30 yards.
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Has a QB ever recorded a sack?

Tom Brady has been sacked the most career by a quarterback, with 565 sacks.
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Can a sack be for 0 yards?

In the National Football League (NFL), it is possible to record a sack for zero yards. The NFL subtract yards lost due to sacks from teams' passing totals (though the quarterback's individual passing total stats remain unchanged), while the NCAA subtracts sack yardage from individual rushing totals.
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Who threw the most yards in one game?

The NFL record for most passing yards in a single game belongs to Norm Van Brocklin. The Rams quarterback threw for 554 yards against the New York Yanks on September 28, 1951.
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Which QB has been sacked the most in a season?

During his 2002 season with the Houston Texans, Carr was sacked 76 times, officially achieving the all-time record for the quarterback who was sacked the most in a single season. When Cunningham served as the quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, he was sacked 72 times in the 1986 season.
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Which QB has lost to every team?

Drew Brees was 0-4 in his career against the Ravens coming into Sunday's game but has now beaten all 32 franchises. He joined Peyton Manning and Brett Favre as the only players to defeat all 32 NFL teams.
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Who is the least sacked QB of all time?

25 quarterbacks are tied for getting sacked the fewest career by a quarterback, with 0 sacks. The first three are Kyle Trask, Matt Corral and Davis Cheek.
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Has any QB thrown for 600 yards in game?

No quarterback has thrown for 600 yards in a league game during regulation, but Tom Brady was the first player to total 600 or more yards passing over four consecutive quarters.
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What QB has 500 passing yards in a game?

Who has the record for most 500-yard passing games in NFL history? If you were thinking about Tom Brady, you were wrong because the player with the most 500-yard passing games in NFL history is none other than 'Big' Ben Roethlisberger.
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Has a quarterback thrown 1000 yards in a game?

Only Tom Brady, Kurt Warner, Joe Montana and John Elway have accomplished the feat.
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What is the farthest a QB has thrown?

Longest NFL pass

Randall Cunningham is another contender, with the quarterback rumored to have hurled the ball 76 yards during the 1993 NFL Quarterback Challenge.
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What is the farthest a QB has ever thrown?

Longest throw in NFL history? Randall Cunningham during competition (76 yards) There are reports that Cunningham threw the ball an absurd 76 yards during the 1993 NFL Quarterback Challenge.
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Has any QB thrown for 6000?

The first quarterback to hit the 6,000 yard mark was Dan Marino, who did it in 1984. In one of the greatest seasons in NFL history, the second-year QB led the Dolphins to the Super Bowl in a year where he threw for 6,085 yards and 56 touchdowns.
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What is the most TDs thrown in a game?

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A total of eight players have thrown for a record seven touchdowns in one game, with Hall of Famer Sid Luckman being the first to achieve the feat.
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Who has the most touchdowns in one game?

1. 55 Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos (2013)
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Has a QB ever had a perfect game?

The New England Patriots beat the New York Jets 55-21 in 1978 when Steve Grogan threw his "perfect" game. Grogan completed 15 of his 19 passes for 281 yards and four touchdowns.
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Can a QB throw 100 yards?

Absolutely not. No one has ever thrown a foorball 100 yards and no one ever will. The farthest any human being can throw a football is 80 yards.
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What WR has the most yards in a game?

WR Flipper Anderson set the NFL record when he gained 336 receiving yards and scored a touchdown in the Los Angeles Rams' overtime win over the Saints on Nov. 26, 1989.
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Who has the most sacks in a single game?

This day in NFL history on November 11, 1990, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Derrick Thomas sets NFL record with 7 sacks on Seattle Seahawks quarterback Dave Kreig.
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Who has the most unofficial sacks in NFL history?

NFL sacks have been counted since 1960, but they have only been officially recorded since 1982. That has led to two different records, an unofficial and an official record. The official record stands at 22.5 sacks by Michael Strahan in 2001, while Al Baker leads the unofficial record at 23.0 in 1978.
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