fewest pass attempts in a game with exactly 40 completions

Justin Herbert has the fewest passing attempts in a game with exactly 40 completions, with 47 attempts versus the Vikings on September 24, 2023.

Interpreted as:
fewest pass attempts by a player in a regular-season game with exactly 40 completions
NAMEATTCMPDATETMOPPPCTYDSAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
47
40
9/24/2023
@
85.1
405
8.6
3
0
123.8
6.4
0.0
1
9
2Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
49
40
10/26/2014
vs
81.6
522
10.7
6
0
150.6
12.2
0.0
0
0
3Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
52
40
12/24/2022
@
76.9
375
7.2
3
2
99.4
5.8
3.8
2
6
4Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
55
40
9/23/2018
vs
72.7
296
5.4
1
1
83.6
1.8
1.8
4
18
5Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
55
40
12/20/2015
vs
72.7
380
6.9
3
2
94.5
5.5
3.6
3
26
6Brad Johnson
B. Johnson
56
40
11/18/2001
vs
71.4
399
7.1
0
2
76.4
0.0
3.6
2
9
7Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
56
40
12/20/1982
@
71.4
416
7.4
2
1
97.0
3.6
1.8
3
19
8Peyton Manning
P. Manning
57
40
9/12/2010
@
70.2
433
7.6
3
0
109.8
5.3
0.0
2
14
9Kurt Warner
K. Warner
57
40
9/28/2008
@
70.2
472
8.3
2
3
84.8
3.5
5.3
5
46
10Derek Carr
D. Carr
59
40
10/30/2016
@
67.8
513
8.7
4
0
117.4
6.8
0.0
2
15
11Billy Volek
B. Volek
60
40
12/19/2004
@
66.7
492
8.2
4
1
107.1
6.7
1.7
3
26
12Colt McCoy
C. McCoy
61
40
10/2/2011
vs
65.6
350
5.7
1
1
79.3
1.6
1.6
3
11
13Andrew Luck
A. Luck
62
40
9/30/2018
vs
64.5
464
7.5
4
0
108.5
6.5
0.0
4
27
14Marc Bulger
M. Bulger
62
40
10/2/2005
@
64.5
442
7.1
2
3
76.1
3.2
4.8
1
8
15Phil Simms
P. Simms
62
40
10/13/1985
@
64.5
513
8.3
1
2
82.3
1.6
3.2
7
70
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for completions and passing attempts going back to the 1950 season.

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TEAMWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
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0 - 1

3

Final

16

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1 - 0

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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176