highest yards per attempt in a game with exactly 21 pass attempts

Sonny Jurgensen has averaged the most passing yards per attempt in a game with exactly 21 passing attempts, with 16.3 yards against the Cowboys on November 25, 1962.

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highest passing yards by a player per attempt in a regular-season game with exactly 21 pass attempts

	NAME	AVG	ATT	DATE	TM		OPP	CMP	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	16.3	21	11/25/1962	PHI	vs	DLC	13	61.9	342	1	2	82.0	4.8	9.5
2	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	15.9	21	11/3/1974	SD	vs	CLE	12	57.1	333	4	1	121.5	19.0	4.8
3	Ed Brown E. Brown	15.9	21	10/9/1960	CHI	vs	LA	13	61.9	333	3	1	125.5	14.3	4.8
4	Cecil Isbell C. Isbell	15.9	21	11/1/1942	GB	vs	CHC	10	47.6	333	5	1	113.6	23.8	4.8
5	Steve DeBerg S. DeBerg	15.8	21	12/2/1990	KC	@	NE	15	71.4	331	2	0	145.4	9.5	0.0	1	10
6	Bob Waterfield B. Waterfield	15.7	21	11/22/1945	CLE	@	DET	12	57.1	329	2	3	93.9	9.5	14.3
7	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	15.3	21	12/31/2023	BAL	vs	MIA	18	85.7	321	5	0	158.3	23.8	0.0	1	9
8	Dennis Shaw D. Shaw	15.1	21	10/4/1970	BUF	vs	NYJ	12	57.1	317	2	2	93.9	9.5	9.5
9	Kurt Warner K. Warner	14.8	21	10/3/1999	STL	@	CIN	17	81.0	310	3	0	158.3	14.3	0.0	2	11
10	Dave Krieg D. Krieg	14.5	21	12/14/1986	SEA	@	SD	15	71.4	305	4	0	153.3	19.0	0.0	4	19
11	Ken Anderson K. Anderson	14.1	21	11/3/1974	CIN	@	BAL	17	81.0	297	3	0	158.3	14.3	0.0
12	Bobby Layne B. Layne	14.1	21	10/2/1960	PIT	@	CLE	14	66.7	296	2	1	121.6	9.5	4.8
13	Trent Green T. Green	13.9	21	12/16/2001	KC	vs	DEN	17	81.0	292	1	1	114.8	4.8	4.8	5	33
14	Joe Namath J. Namath	13.7	21	12/17/1966	NYJ	vs	BOS	14	66.7	287	3	0	149.3	14.3	0.0
15	Brock Purdy B. Purdy	13.5	21	10/1/2023	SF	vs	ARI	20	95.2	283	1	0	134.6	4.8	0.0	1	12
16	Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw	13.5	21	11/13/1977	PIT	vs	CLE	13	61.9	283	3	0	145.3	14.3	0.0
17	Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson	13.4	21	9/9/1979	BUF	vs	CIN	16	76.2	282	0	0	117.7	0.0	0.0
18	John Brodie J. Brodie	13.4	21	11/18/1962	SF	@	LA	17	81.0	281	2	1	130.7	9.5	4.8
19	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	13.3	21	12/8/2011	PIT	vs	CLE	16	76.2	280	2	1	129.6	9.5	4.8	1	5
20	Steve McNair S. McNair	13.2	21	10/18/1998	TEN	vs	CIN	16	76.2	277	1	0	133.5	4.8	0.0	1	8
21	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	13.1	21	9/15/1968	WAS	@	CHI	14	66.7	276	4	0	149.3	19.0	0.0
22	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	13.0	21	11/4/1962	MIN	@	PIT	13	61.9	273	4	1	125.5	19.0	4.8
23	Tom Flores T. Flores	13.0	21	12/15/1963	OAK	vs	DEN	11	52.4	272	5	1	117.6	23.8	4.8
24	John Brodie J. Brodie	13.0	21	12/2/1962	SF	@	MIN	12	57.1	272	4	0	141.4	19.0	0.0
25	Charlie Conerly C. Conerly	12.9	21	12/6/1959	NYG	vs	CLE	14	66.7	271	3	0	149.3	14.3	0.0

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