Craig Morton has averaged the most passing yards per attempt by a quarterback in a game when throwing more than 15 pass attempts, with 20.5 yards against the Houston Oilers on December 20, 1970.
| NAME | AVG | ATT | DATE | TM | OPP | CMP | PCT | YDS | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Morton | 20.5 | 17 | 12/20/1970 | vs | 13 | 76.5 | 349 | 5 | 1 | 133.0 | 29.4 | 5.9 | ||||
| 2 | | T. Banks | 19.0 | 16 | 12/15/1996 | @ | 11 | 68.8 | 304 | 3 | 1 | 125.0 | 18.8 | 6.3 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 3 | | S. Baugh | 18.6 | 24 | 10/31/1948 | vs | 17 | 70.8 | 446 | 4 | 0 | 152.8 | 16.7 | 0.0 | ||||
| 4 |  | J. Unitas | 18.5 | 20 | 11/12/1967 | @ | 17 | 85.0 | 370 | 4 | 0 | 158.3 | 20.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 5 | | J. Hadl | 17.8 | 18 | 10/20/1968 | vs | 9 | 50.0 | 321 | 4 | 1 | 112.3 | 22.2 | 5.6 | ||||
| 6 | | J. Namath | 17.7 | 28 | 9/24/1972 | @ | 15 | 53.6 | 496 | 6 | 1 | 123.5 | 21.4 | 3.6 | ||||
| 7 |  | K. Warner | 17.7 | 19 | 9/24/2000 | @ | 12 | 63.2 | 336 | 4 | 1 | 124.5 | 21.1 | 5.3 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 8 | | S. Grogan | 17.5 | 18 | 9/9/1979 | vs | 13 | 72.2 | 315 | 5 | 0 | 153.9 | 27.8 | 0.0 | ||||
| 9 |  | N. Van Brocklin | 17.2 | 17 | 10/29/1950 | vs | 13 | 76.5 | 293 | 5 | 0 | 157.5 | 29.4 | 0.0 | ||||
| 10 | | C. Morton | 17.1 | 18 | 9/27/1981 | vs | 17 | 94.4 | 308 | 4 | 0 | 158.3 | 22.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 11 | | J. Brodie | 16.9 | 19 | 11/19/1961 | vs | 11 | 57.9 | 322 | 3 | 0 | 142.0 | 15.8 | 0.0 | ||||
| 12 | | J. Unitas | 16.9 | 16 | 10/30/1960 | @ | 8 | 50.0 | 270 | 4 | 0 | 135.4 | 25.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 13 | | K. Anderson | 16.8 | 16 | 10/29/1978 | vs | 11 | 68.8 | 268 | 1 | 0 | 132.3 | 6.3 | 0.0 | ||||
| 14 | | F. Tarkenton | 16.5 | 16 | 9/29/1968 | vs | 9 | 56.3 | 264 | 2 | 0 | 140.6 | 12.5 | 0.0 | ||||
| 15 | | C. Johnson | 16.5 | 20 | 9/21/1975 | vs | 12 | 60.0 | 329 | 3 | 2 | 104.2 | 15.0 | 10.0 | ||||
| 16 | | W. Rabb | 16.4 | 16 | 10/28/1962 | @ | 9 | 56.3 | 262 | 2 | 0 | 140.6 | 12.5 | 0.0 | ||||
| 17 |  | J. Kelly | 16.4 | 17 | 10/1/1989 | vs | 12 | 70.6 | 278 | 3 | 0 | 152.6 | 17.6 | 0.0 | 3 | 22 | ||
| 18 | | C. Johnson | 16.3 | 19 | 9/26/1965 | @ | 11 | 57.9 | 310 | 6 | 1 | 120.1 | 31.6 | 5.3 | ||||
| 19 | | S. Jurgensen | 16.3 | 21 | 11/25/1962 | vs | 13 | 61.9 | 342 | 1 | 2 | 82.0 | 4.8 | 9.5 | ||||
| 20 | | M. Wilson | 16.3 | 19 | 10/7/1984 | vs | 12 | 63.2 | 309 | 2 | 0 | 141.9 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 21 |  | J. Goff | 16.2 | 18 | 9/30/2024 | vs | 18 | 100.0 | 292 | 2 | 0 | 155.8 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 26 | ||
| 22 |  | L. Jackson | 16.2 | 20 | 9/8/2019 | @ | 17 | 85.0 | 324 | 5 | 0 | 158.3 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 23 | | L. Dawson | 16.2 | 17 | 11/18/1962 | @ | 11 | 64.7 | 275 | 3 | 0 | 147.7 | 17.6 | 0.0 | ||||
| 24 |  | D. Brees | 16.1 | 23 | 11/30/2009 | vs | 18 | 78.3 | 371 | 5 | 0 | 158.3 | 21.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 25 | | N. Van Brocklin | 16.1 | 18 | 11/7/1954 | @ | 16 | 88.9 | 290 | 3 | 1 | 135.2 | 16.7 | 5.6 | ||||
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| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
 Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
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