buffalo bills player most passing yard in a game by rookie

Dennis Shaw has the most passing yards by a Bills rookie in a game, with 348 yards versus the Dolphins on October 18, 1970.

Interpreted as:
buffalo bills player most passing yard in a regular-season game by rookie
NAMEYDSDATETMOPPCMPATTPCTAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dennis Shaw
D. Shaw
348
10/18/1970
BUF BUF
vs
MIA MIA
24
32
75.0
10.9
2
2
104.7
6.3
6.3
2Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
342
11/2/1986
BUF BUF
@
TB TB
29
39
74.4
8.8
3
0
126.2
7.7
0.0
1
18
3Johnny Green
J. Green
334
10/30/1960
BUF BUF
vs
HOU HOU
18
49
36.7
6.8
2
1
66.2
4.1
2.0
4Dennis Shaw
D. Shaw
317
10/4/1970
BUF BUF
vs
NYJ NYJ
12
21
57.1
15.1
2
2
93.9
9.5
9.5
5Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
315
12/7/1986
BUF BUF
vs
CLE CLE
20
39
51.3
8.1
2
0
95.6
5.1
0.0
2
7
6EJ Manuel
EJ Manuel
296
9/15/2013
BUF BUF
vs
CAR CAR
27
39
69.2
7.6
1
1
89.3
2.6
2.6
1
9
7Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
292
9/7/1986
BUF BUF
vs
NYJ NYJ
20
33
60.6
8.8
3
0
119.8
9.1
0.0
1
3
8Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
291
9/28/1986
BUF BUF
vs
KC KC
24
38
63.2
7.7
1
3
62.5
2.6
7.9
2
21
9Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
261
12/21/1986
BUF BUF
@
HOU HOU
24
39
61.5
6.7
1
1
79.1
2.6
2.6
6
43
10Trent Edwards
T. Edwards
257
12/2/2007
BUF BUF
@
WAS WAS
22
36
61.1
7.1
0
0
82.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
11Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
252
10/19/1986
BUF BUF
vs
IND IND
20
31
64.5
8.1
2
2
84.3
6.5
6.5
1
9
12Dennis Shaw
D. Shaw
252
12/13/1970
BUF BUF
vs
BAL BAL
23
43
53.5
5.9
1
2
59.4
2.3
4.7
13Dennis Shaw
D. Shaw
251
11/8/1970
BUF BUF
vs
CIN CIN
11
23
47.8
10.9
1
1
83.8
4.3
4.3
14Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
250
11/23/1986
BUF BUF
@
NE NE
22
32
68.8
7.8
1
2
76.3
3.1
6.3
6
58
15Josh Allen
J. Allen
245
9/16/2018
BUF BUF
vs
LAC LAC
18
33
54.5
7.4
1
2
63.3
3.0
6.1
5
36
16EJ Manuel
EJ Manuel
245
11/17/2013
BUF BUF
vs
NYJ NYJ
20
28
71.4
8.8
2
0
121.9
7.1
0.0
1
0
17EJ Manuel
EJ Manuel
243
9/22/2013
BUF BUF
@
NYJ NYJ
19
42
45.2
5.8
1
0
71.8
2.4
0.0
8
35
18Johnny Green
J. Green
243
10/23/1960
BUF BUF
vs
OAK OAK
14
32
43.8
7.6
4
2
83.7
12.5
6.3
19Trent Edwards
T. Edwards
234
9/30/2007
BUF BUF
vs
NYJ NYJ
22
28
78.6
8.4
1
1
98.5
3.6
3.6
2
16
20Josh Allen
J. Allen
231
12/2/2018
BUF BUF
@
MIA MIA
18
33
54.5
7.0
2
2
71.7
6.1
6.1
2
14
21Jeff Tuel
J. Tuel
229
11/3/2013
BUF BUF
vs
KC KC
18
39
46.2
5.9
1
2
52.2
2.6
5.1
0
0
22Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
228
9/14/1986
BUF BUF
@
CIN CIN
13
22
59.1
10.4
1
2
71.8
4.5
9.1
2
21
23Josh Allen
J. Allen
224
12/30/2018
BUF BUF
vs
MIA MIA
17
26
65.4
8.6
3
1
114.9
11.5
3.8
1
9
24Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
218
10/12/1986
BUF BUF
@
MIA MIA
20
28
71.4
7.8
1
2
76.2
3.6
7.1
2
21
25Josh Allen
J. Allen
217
12/23/2018
BUF BUF
@
NE NE
20
41
48.8
5.3
1
2
52.6
2.4
4.9
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for passing yards going back to the 1950 season.

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6
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7
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7
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Sat
9/13
BUF BUF
@
NYJ NYJ
30-10
Sat
9/13
SF SF
@
NO NO
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Sat
9/13
NE NE
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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MIA MIA
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SEA SEA
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