highest yards per attempt in a game with exactly 17 pass attempts

Craig Morton has averaged the most passing yards per attempt in a game with exactly 17 passing attempts, with 20.5 yards versus the Houston Oilers on December 20, 1970.

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highest passing yards by a player per attempt in a regular-season game with exactly 17 pass attempts

	NAME	AVG	ATT	DATE	TM		OPP	CMP	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Craig Morton C. Morton	20.5	17	12/20/1970	DAL	vs	HOU	13	76.5	349	5	1	133.0	29.4	5.9
2	Norm Van Brocklin N. Van Brocklin	17.2	17	10/29/1950	LA	vs	DET	13	76.5	293	5	0	157.5	29.4	0.0
3	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	16.4	17	10/1/1989	BUF	vs	NE	12	70.6	278	3	0	152.6	17.6	0.0	3	22
4	Len Dawson L. Dawson	16.2	17	11/18/1962	DLT	@	DEN	11	64.7	275	3	0	147.7	17.6	0.0
5	Bart Starr B. Starr	16.0	17	10/15/1961	GB	@	CLE	15	88.2	272	1	0	138.4	5.9	0.0
6	Warren Moon W. Moon	15.9	17	9/8/1985	HOU	vs	MIA	12	70.6	270	1	1	108.1	5.9	5.9	3	41
7	Jordan Love J. Love	15.4	17	11/17/2024	GB	@	CHI	13	76.5	261	1	1	113.0	5.9	5.9	1	1
8	Al Woodall A. Woodall	15.4	17	11/15/1970	NYJ	@	LA	10	58.8	261	3	0	142.8	17.6	0.0
9	Ken Stabler K. Stabler	15.2	17	11/10/1980	HOU	vs	NE	15	88.2	258	3	1	133.8	17.6	5.9
10	Peyton Manning P. Manning	14.6	17	12/9/2007	IND	@	BAL	13	76.5	249	4	0	157.5	23.5	0.0	0	0
11	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	14.6	17	10/28/2018	SEA	@	DET	14	82.4	248	3	0	158.3	17.6	0.0	2	11
12	Lynn Dickey L. Dickey	14.6	17	12/26/1982	GB	@	ATL	10	58.8	248	2	1	117.9	11.8	5.9	1	9
13	Gary Danielson G. Danielson	14.5	17	9/14/1980	DET	@	GB	11	64.7	246	1	0	127.7	5.9	0.0
14	Steve McNair S. McNair	14.4	17	12/2/2001	TEN	@	CLE	11	64.7	244	3	0	147.7	17.6	0.0	0	0
15	Steve Romanik S. Romanik	14.3	17	10/28/1951	CHB	@	DET	9	52.9	243	0	1	73.8	0.0	5.9
16	Kyle Orton K. Orton	14.0	17	10/26/2014	BUF	@	NYJ	10	58.8	238	4	0	142.8	23.5	0.0	4	25
17	Jake Plummer J. Plummer	14.0	17	12/21/2003	DEN	@	IND	14	82.4	238	1	1	113.8	5.9	5.9	0	0
18	Jay Schroeder J. Schroeder	13.9	17	9/16/1990	RAI	@	SEA	10	58.8	236	1	0	122.8	5.9	0.0	1	1
19	John Fourcade J. Fourcade	13.8	17	10/7/1990	NO	@	ATL	10	58.8	235	2	0	142.4	11.8	0.0	3	17
20	Charlie Conerly C. Conerly	13.8	17	12/3/1950	NYG	vs	NYY	10	58.8	235	2	1	117.9	11.8	5.9
21	Case Keenum C. Keenum	13.8	17	12/17/2015	STL	vs	TB	14	82.4	234	2	0	158.0	11.8	0.0	2	13
22	Ken Stabler K. Stabler	13.8	17	11/7/1976	OAK	@	CHI	11	64.7	234	3	0	147.7	17.6	0.0
23	Frank Ryan F. Ryan	13.7	17	11/26/1967	CLE	vs	WAS	11	64.7	233	1	0	127.7	5.9	0.0
24	Norm Snead N. Snead	13.6	17	12/3/1961	WAS	@	STL	10	58.8	232	2	0	142.4	11.8	0.0
25	Jay Schroeder J. Schroeder	13.6	17	11/5/1989	RAI	vs	CIN	8	47.1	231	2	1	108.1	11.8	5.9	2	8

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