Milt Plum has the most passing yards per attempt in a game with 10+ passing attempts, with 22.0 yards versus the Steelers on October 2, 1960.
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highest average passing yards per attempt in a regular-season game passing by a player min 10 passing attempts| NAME | AVG | YDS | ATT | DATE | TM | OPP | CMP | PCT | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Plum | 22.0 | 308 | 14 | 10/2/1960 | vs | 10 | 71.4 | 1 | 0 | 137.5 | 7.1 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2 | | J. Lee | 21.6 | 281 | 13 | 11/20/1960 | vs | 6 | 46.2 | 3 | 1 | 100.2 | 23.1 | 7.7 | ||||
| 3 | | S. Jurgensen | 21.0 | 210 | 10 | 11/15/1964 | @ | 7 | 70.0 | 2 | 1 | 112.5 | 20.0 | 10.0 | ||||
| 4 | | C. Morton | 20.5 | 349 | 17 | 12/20/1970 | vs | 13 | 76.5 | 5 | 1 | 133.0 | 29.4 | 5.9 | ||||
| 5 |  | B. Roethlisberger | 19.8 | 218 | 11 | 9/11/2005 | vs | 9 | 81.8 | 2 | 0 | 158.3 | 18.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | E. Morrall | 19.7 | 296 | 15 | 10/17/1965 | vs | 10 | 66.7 | 4 | 0 | 149.3 | 26.7 | 0.0 | ||||
| 7 | | B. Parilli | 19.1 | 248 | 13 | 10/5/1952 | vs | 7 | 53.8 | 2 | 1 | 106.6 | 15.4 | 7.7 | ||||
| 8 | | T. Banks | 19.0 | 304 | 16 | 12/15/1996 | @ | 11 | 68.8 | 3 | 1 | 125.0 | 18.8 | 6.3 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 9 |  | J. Unitas | 19.0 | 247 | 13 | 9/27/1964 | vs | 11 | 84.6 | 3 | 1 | 126.3 | 23.1 | 7.7 | ||||
| 10 | | G. Ratterman | 18.9 | 208 | 11 | 11/7/1954 | vs | 10 | 90.9 | 3 | 0 | 158.3 | 27.3 | 0.0 | ||||
| 11 | | J. Hart | 18.6 | 242 | 13 | 11/23/1975 | @ | 11 | 84.6 | 2 | 0 | 158.3 | 15.4 | 0.0 | ||||
| 12 | | R. Todd | 18.6 | 186 | 10 | 9/30/1979 | vs | 6 | 60.0 | 1 | 1 | 97.9 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ||||
| 13 | | S. Tensi | 18.6 | 223 | 12 | 10/2/1966 | vs | 9 | 75.0 | 4 | 0 | 156.3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | ||||
| 14 | | S. Baugh | 18.6 | 446 | 24 | 10/31/1948 | vs | 17 | 70.8 | 4 | 0 | 152.8 | 16.7 | 0.0 | ||||
| 15 | | L. Dawson | 18.5 | 278 | 15 | 9/7/1963 | @ | 12 | 80.0 | 4 | 0 | 158.3 | 26.7 | 0.0 | ||||
| 16 | | J. Unitas | 18.5 | 370 | 20 | 11/12/1967 | @ | 17 | 85.0 | 4 | 0 | 158.3 | 20.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 17 | | E. Morrall | 18.4 | 221 | 12 | 12/12/1965 | @ | 7 | 58.3 | 2 | 2 | 102.8 | 16.7 | 16.7 | ||||
| 18 | | J. Harris | 18.4 | 276 | 15 | 10/20/1974 | vs | 12 | 80.0 | 3 | 0 | 158.3 | 20.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 19 | | L. Dawson | 18.3 | 256 | 14 | 11/13/1966 | vs | 10 | 71.4 | 3 | 1 | 123.5 | 21.4 | 7.1 | ||||
| 20 | | E. Brown | 18.2 | 182 | 10 | 11/11/1956 | vs | 8 | 80.0 | 1 | 0 | 152.1 | 10.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 21 | | C. Conerly | 18.2 | 273 | 15 | 10/23/1949 | vs | 8 | 53.3 | 4 | 0 | 138.2 | 26.7 | 0.0 | ||||
| 22 | | B. Lee | 18.2 | 236 | 13 | 10/28/1973 | @ | 11 | 84.6 | 2 | 1 | 126.3 | 15.4 | 7.7 | ||||
| 23 | | J. George | 17.8 | 214 | 12 | 10/17/1999 | @ | 10 | 83.3 | 2 | 1 | 123.6 | 16.7 | 8.3 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 24 | | J. Hadl | 17.8 | 321 | 18 | 10/20/1968 | vs | 9 | 50.0 | 4 | 1 | 112.3 | 22.2 | 5.6 | ||||
| 25 | | S. Jurgensen | 17.8 | 196 | 11 | 12/18/1960 | @ | 8 | 72.7 | 2 | 0 | 154.4 | 18.2 | 0.0 | ||||
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |