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

Don Meredith has 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
NAME AVG ATT DATE TM OPP CMP PCT YDS TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Don Meredith
D. Meredith
15.2
26
10/9/1966
DAL DAL
vs
PHI PHI
19
73.1
394
5
0
154.6
19.2
0.0
2 Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
14.7
26
9/23/2007
PHI PHI
vs
DET DET
21
80.8
381
4
0
158.3
15.4
0.0
1
5
3 Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
14.5
26
10/11/1964
BUF BUF
@
HOU HOU
14
53.8
378
3
3
97.9
11.5
11.5
4 Stan Humphries
S. Humphries
13.8
26
9/28/1997
SD SD
vs
BAL BAL
17
65.4
358
3
2
115.1
11.5
7.7
1
6
5 Bobby Hebert
B. Hebert
13.7
26
10/18/1992
NO NO
@
PHX PHX
19
73.1
355
3
1
137.5
11.5
3.8
1
6
6 Mitchell Trubisky
M. Trubisky
13.6
26
9/30/2018
CHI CHI
vs
TB TB
19
73.1
354
6
0
154.6
23.1
0.0
1
10
7 Chris Chandler
C. Chandler
13.5
26
9/24/1995
HOU HOU
@
CIN CIN
23
88.5
352
4
0
158.3
15.4
0.0
1
2
8 Joe Namath
J. Namath
13.2
26
12/24/1967
NYJ NYJ
@
SD SD
18
69.2
343
4
0
151.4
15.4
0.0
9 Sid Luckman
S. Luckman
13.2
26
10/19/1947
CHB CHB
vs
DET DET
18
69.2
342
3
1
134.3
11.5
3.8
10 Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
13.0
26
10/10/1976
OAK OAK
@
SD SD
20
76.9
339
3
1
140.7
11.5
3.8
11 Jeff Blake
J. Blake
12.9
26
12/29/2002
BAL BAL
@
PIT PIT
19
73.1
336
2
2
108.7
7.7
7.7
3
28
12 Blake Bortles
B. Bortles
12.7
26
10/22/2017
JAX JAX
@
IND IND
18
69.2
330
1
0
124.7
3.8
0.0
1
0
13 Josh Freeman
J. Freeman
12.6
26
10/14/2012
TB TB
vs
KC KC
15
57.7
328
3
1
124.7
11.5
3.8
1
10
14 Wade Wilson
W. Wilson
12.5
26
12/13/1992
ATL ATL
@
TB TB
19
73.1
324
5
0
154.5
19.2
0.0
2
12
15 Jim Everett
J. Everett
12.5
26
12/6/1987
RAM RAM
@
DET DET
20
76.9
324
2
1
127.7
7.7
3.8
1
11
16 Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
12.4
26
10/13/2024
BAL BAL
vs
WAS WAS
20
76.9
323
1
1
114.7
3.8
3.8
2
15
17 Drew Brees
D. Brees
12.4
26
11/24/2008
NO NO
vs
GB GB
20
76.9
323
4
0
157.5
15.4
0.0
1
5
18 Trent Green
T. Green
12.4
26
11/27/2005
KC KC
vs
NE NE
19
73.1
323
1
0
127.6
3.8
0.0
2
15
19 Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
12.4
26
10/25/1953
LA LA
vs
CHB CHB
15
57.7
323
2
0
127.6
7.7
0.0
20 Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
12.4
26
9/15/1963
PHI PHI
vs
PIT PIT
16
61.5
322
3
2
111.4
11.5
7.7
21 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
12.3
26
9/12/2021
LAR LAR
vs
CHI CHI
20
76.9
321
3
0
156.1
11.5
0.0
1
9
22 Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
12.3
26
9/9/2012
WAS WAS
@
NO NO
19
73.1
320
2
0
139.9
7.7
0.0
2
14
23 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
12.2
26
10/19/2014
DEN DEN
vs
SF SF
22
84.6
318
4
0
157.2
15.4
0.0
2
14
24 Billy Wade
B. Wade
12.2
26
10/21/1962
CHI CHI
vs
BAL BAL
13
50.0
318
3
2
101.1
11.5
7.7
25 Warren Moon
W. Moon
12.2
26
10/15/1989
HOU HOU
@
CHI CHI
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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TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
Cowboys Cowboys
7
10
0
.412
Giants Giants
3
14
0
.176
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Sun
9/14
NYG NYG
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/21
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
4:25 PM
Sun
9/28
GB GB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Last Game
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7 - 10 - 0

19

Final

23

WAS Commanders

12 - 5 - 0

Sun 5 Jan 2025

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM