highest yards per attempt in a game with exactly 26 pass attempts

Don Meredith has averaged the most passing yards per attempt in a game with exactly 26 passing attempts, with 15.2 yards against the Eagles on October 9, 1966.

Interpreted as:
highest passing yards by a player per attempt in a regular-season game with exactly 26 pass attempts
NAMEAVGATTDATETMOPPCMPPCTYDSTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Don Meredith
D. Meredith
15.2
26
10/9/1966
vs
19
73.1
394
5
0
154.6
19.2
0.0
2Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
14.7
26
9/23/2007
vs
21
80.8
381
4
0
158.3
15.4
0.0
1
5
3Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
14.5
26
10/11/1964
@
14
53.8
378
3
3
97.9
11.5
11.5
4Stan Humphries
S. Humphries
13.8
26
9/28/1997
vs
17
65.4
358
3
2
115.1
11.5
7.7
1
6
5Bobby Hebert
B. Hebert
13.7
26
10/18/1992
@
19
73.1
355
3
1
137.5
11.5
3.8
1
6
6Mitchell Trubisky
M. Trubisky
13.6
26
9/30/2018
vs
19
73.1
354
6
0
154.6
23.1
0.0
1
10
7Chris Chandler
C. Chandler
13.5
26
9/24/1995
@
23
88.5
352
4
0
158.3
15.4
0.0
1
2
8Joe Namath
J. Namath
13.2
26
12/24/1967
@
18
69.2
343
4
0
151.4
15.4
0.0
9Sid Luckman
S. Luckman
13.2
26
10/19/1947
vs
18
69.2
342
3
1
134.3
11.5
3.8
10Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
13.0
26
10/10/1976
@
20
76.9
339
3
1
140.7
11.5
3.8
11Jeff Blake
J. Blake
12.9
26
12/29/2002
@
19
73.1
336
2
2
108.7
7.7
7.7
3
28
12Blake Bortles
B. Bortles
12.7
26
10/22/2017
@
18
69.2
330
1
0
124.7
3.8
0.0
1
0
13Josh Freeman
J. Freeman
12.6
26
10/14/2012
vs
15
57.7
328
3
1
124.7
11.5
3.8
1
10
14Wade Wilson
W. Wilson
12.5
26
12/13/1992
@
19
73.1
324
5
0
154.5
19.2
0.0
2
12
15Jim Everett
J. Everett
12.5
26
12/6/1987
@
20
76.9
324
2
1
127.7
7.7
3.8
1
11
16Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
12.4
26
10/13/2024
vs
20
76.9
323
1
1
114.7
3.8
3.8
2
15
17Drew Brees
D. Brees
12.4
26
11/24/2008
vs
20
76.9
323
4
0
157.5
15.4
0.0
1
5
18Trent Green
T. Green
12.4
26
11/27/2005
vs
19
73.1
323
1
0
127.6
3.8
0.0
2
15
19Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
12.4
26
10/25/1953
vs
15
57.7
323
2
0
127.6
7.7
0.0
20Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
12.4
26
9/15/1963
vs
16
61.5
322
3
2
111.4
11.5
7.7
21Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
12.3
26
9/12/2021
vs
20
76.9
321
3
0
156.1
11.5
0.0
1
9
22Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
12.3
26
9/9/2012
@
19
73.1
320
2
0
139.9
7.7
0.0
2
14
23Peyton Manning
P. Manning
12.2
26
10/19/2014
vs
22
84.6
318
4
0
157.2
15.4
0.0
2
14
24Billy Wade
B. Wade
12.2
26
10/21/1962
vs
13
50.0
318
3
2
101.1
11.5
7.7
25Warren Moon
W. Moon
12.2
26
10/15/1989
@
16
61.5
317
2
2
97.8
7.7
7.7
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for passing attempts and yards per attempt going back to the 1950 season.

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