What is the most passing yards by a QB in a game?

Former Los Angeles Rams great and Hall of Famer Norm Van Brocklin's 554 yards in the 1951 season opener remains the most passing yards ever in a NFL game.
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What is the QB record for most passing 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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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?

Tom Brady joined the 500-yard club more than a decade ago while still with the New England Patriots. He recorded 517 passing yards in a game against the Miami Dolphins during Week 1 of the 2011 NFL season.
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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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NFL All-Time Career Passing Yards Leaders (1932-2020)



Has there ever been a 99 yard touchdown?

Longest Passing Touchdown (99 Yards)

There have been 13 99-yard passing touchdowns in NFL history, the most recent of which were Eli Manning to Victor Cruz and Tom Brady to Wes Welker during the 2011 season. But only one instantly resulted in a victory.
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Has there ever been a 300-yard receiving game?

Only six players in the 99-year history of the National Football League have amassed 300 or more receiving yards in a game. The record holder, Willie “Flipper” Anderson, had the help of an overtime period to reach his 336-yard total in leading the Los Angeles Rams to a victory over the New Orleans Saints in 1989.
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Who has the most 300-yard passing games in a row?

Consecutive games with 300 yards passing: 9 (2011-12; 2012-13). Brees is tied with himself for this record. Only Eli Manning enters this season with a streak of two consecutive 300-yard games. Last year, Andrew Luck had a string of eight consecutive 300-yard passing games.
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Has any quarterback 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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Has a QB ran for 200 yards?

Lamar Jackson becomes first player to run for 200 yards and throw 150 yards in same game. Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson completes 9-yard pass to tight end Nick Boyle.
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What is the farthest QB throw?

The record for longest NFL pass is currently owned by Baker Mayfield, who an astounding 70.5 yard hail mary against the Baltimore Ravens in 2020.
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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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Who has the most 300 yard games in the NFL?

Dan Marino, with 37 300-yard games from 1983 to 1989, has owned the record since the 1980s.
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Who has the most 500 yard passing games in NFL history?

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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How many QBS have thrown for 400 yards in a game?

In the National Football League, 115 quarterbacks have passed for at least 400 yards in a single game ("400-yard game") 225 times in the regular season and 15 more in the postseason. Dan Marino has recorded the most 400-yard games, with 15, including two postseason games.
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What is a perfect QB rating?

In the National Football League (NFL), the highest official passer rating that a quarterback can achieve is 158.3, which is called a "perfect passer rating".
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Can NFL QBS throw 70 yards?

A key skill for an American football quarterback is to throw the ball both accurately and for distance. Many throws during a game are over a short distance, but some players have been known to throw up to 70 yards (64 meters) when needed.
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Has any QB throw a perfect game?

Steve Grogan in 1978: Passer Score of 174.45

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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Who is the fastest quarterback to 400 touchdowns?

Earlier this month, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers became the fastest quarterback in NFL history to throw for at least 400 touchdown passes. Rodgers completed the feat in just 193 career games, 12 games more rapid than the next man on the list.
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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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Who has the most 100 yard games in NFL history?

Jerry Rice holds the all-time NFL record with an incredible 76 100-yard receiving games, per Pro-Football-Reference.com's play index.
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Who has the most 400 yard passing games in the NFL?

Drew Brees had the most games with 400+ passing yards, with 16 games.
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What is the most WR 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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Has any WR had 2000 receiving yards?

No player has ever finished with over 2,000 receiving yards in a season; the current record is 1,964 yards, set by Calvin Johnson during the 2012 season. Wes Chandler, who led the league with 1,032 yards in the strike-shortened 1982 season, averaged 129 yards receiving per game, an NFL record.
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Has a running back ever had 1000 receiving yards?

Christian McCaffrey joined Roger Craig and Marshall Faulk as the only players in NFL history with at least 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in the same season.
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