highest yards per attempt in a game with exactly 36 pass attempts

Tony Romo has averaged the most passing yards per attempt in a game with exactly 36 passing attempts, with 14.1 yards against the Broncos on October 6, 2013.

Interpreted as:

highest passing yards by a player per attempt in a regular-season game with exactly 36 pass attempts

	NAME	AVG	ATT	DATE	TM		OPP	CMP	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Tony Romo T. Romo	14.1	36	10/6/2013	DAL	vs	DEN	25	69.4	506	5	1	140.0	13.9	2.8	4	36
2	Peyton Manning P. Manning	12.2	36	9/25/2000	IND	vs	JAX	23	63.9	440	4	0	143.3	11.1	0.0	0	0
3	Phil Simms P. Simms	12.0	36	10/6/1985	NYG	vs	DAL	18	50.0	432	3	2	98.4	8.3	5.6	4	29
4	Dan Marino D. Marino	11.9	36	9/30/1984	MIA	@	STL	24	66.7	429	3	0	135.1	8.3	0.0	1	9
5	Michael Vick M. Vick	11.9	36	9/15/2013	PHI	vs	SD	23	63.9	428	2	0	123.4	5.6	0.0	2	17
6	Cotton Davidson C. Davidson	11.9	36	10/25/1964	OAK	vs	DEN	23	63.9	427	5	1	132.8	13.9	2.8
7	Drew Brees D. Brees	11.4	36	12/27/2015	NO	vs	JAX	25	69.4	412	3	0	135.4	8.3	0.0	1	10
8	Nick Mullens N. Mullens	11.4	36	12/24/2023	MIN	vs	DET	22	61.1	411	2	4	79.5	5.6	11.1	4	38
9	Kyler Murray K. Murray	11.3	36	12/20/2020	ARI	vs	PHI	27	75.0	406	3	1	127.8	8.3	2.8	1	9
10	Peyton Manning P. Manning	11.1	36	11/16/2003	IND	vs	NYJ	27	75.0	401	1	0	120.3	2.8	0.0	1	8
11	Kyler Murray K. Murray	11.1	36	9/19/2021	ARI	vs	MIN	29	80.6	400	3	2	117.6	8.3	5.6	3	29
12	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	11.1	36	10/1/1961	PHI	vs	STL	24	66.7	399	3	2	108.4	8.3	5.6
13	Donovan McNabb D. McNabb	10.8	36	12/10/2000	PHI	@	CLE	23	63.9	390	4	0	137.5	11.1	0.0	5	40
14	George Blanda G. Blanda	10.7	36	9/16/1962	HOU	@	BOS	20	55.6	386	3	4	81.3	8.3	11.1
15	Tua Tagovailoa T. Tagovailoa	10.6	36	10/30/2022	MIA	@	DET	29	80.6	382	3	0	138.7	8.3	0.0	2	13
16	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	10.6	36	12/5/2004	CIN	@	BAL	29	80.6	382	3	1	127.1	8.3	2.8	3	27
17	Drew Brees D. Brees	10.4	36	12/15/2014	NO	@	CHI	29	80.6	375	3	0	137.8	8.3	0.0	2	15
18	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	10.4	36	12/24/2011	DET	vs	SD	29	80.6	373	3	0	137.6	8.3	0.0	3	20
19	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	10.3	36	10/3/2010	CIN	@	CLE	25	69.4	371	2	0	121.4	5.6	0.0	4	25
20	Jeff Blake J. Blake	10.2	36	12/20/1998	CIN	@	PIT	20	55.6	367	1	1	88.5	2.8	2.8	4	20
21	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	10.2	36	12/8/1962	BAL	vs	WAS	25	69.4	367	4	1	127.9	11.1	2.8
22	Jameis Winston J. Winston	10.2	36	11/23/2025	NYG	@	DET	18	50.0	366	2	1	93.1	5.6	2.8	1	4
23	Brandon Weeden B. Weeden	10.1	36	12/2/2012	CLE	@	OAK	25	69.4	364	1	2	88.2	2.8	5.6	1	11
24	Matt Hasselbeck M. Hasselbeck	10.1	36	11/24/2002	SEA	vs	KC	25	69.4	362	3	0	129.6	8.3	0.0	1	8
25	Norm Snead N. Snead	10.1	36	11/7/1965	PHI	@	CLE	18	50.0	362	3	2	90.3	8.3	5.6

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