how many players have had 500 yards passing in a single game

Kirk Cousins threw for 509 yards versus the Buccaneers on October 3, 2024.

Interpreted as:
How many players have had 500 or more yards passing in a single regular-season game?
NAMEDATEYDSTMOPPCMPATTPCTAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
10/3/2024
509
vs
42
58
72.4
8.8
4
1
114.8
6.9
1.7
4
32
2Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
12/26/2021
525
vs
37
46
80.4
11.4
4
0
143.2
8.7
0.0
3
27
3Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
10/4/2020
502
vs
41
58
70.7
8.7
4
1
112.9
6.9
1.7
3
21
4Jared Goff
J. Goff
9/29/2019
517
vs
45
68
66.2
7.6
2
3
80.3
2.9
4.4
2
27
5Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
12/10/2017
506
vs
44
66
66.7
7.7
2
0
99.7
3.0
0.0
3
20
6Derek Carr
D. Carr
10/30/2016
513
@
40
59
67.8
8.7
4
0
117.4
6.8
0.0
2
15
7Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
10/2/2016
503
vs
28
37
75.7
13.6
4
1
142.0
10.8
2.7
3
22
8Drew Brees
D. Brees
11/1/2015
505
vs
39
50
78.0
10.1
7
2
131.7
14.0
4.0
0
0
9Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
10/18/2015
503
@
43
65
66.2
7.7
2
0
99.7
3.1
0.0
3
15
10Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
10/26/2014
522
vs
40
49
81.6
10.7
6
0
150.6
12.2
0.0
0
0
11Tony Romo
T. Romo
10/6/2013
506
vs
25
36
69.4
14.1
5
1
140.0
13.9
2.8
4
36
12Matt Schaub
M. Schaub
11/18/2012
527
vs
43
55
78.2
9.6
5
2
121.7
9.1
3.6
2
23
13Eli Manning
E. Manning
9/16/2012
510
vs
31
51
60.8
10.0
3
3
89.5
5.9
5.9
0
0
14Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
1/1/2012
520
@
36
59
61.0
8.8
5
2
103.8
8.5
3.4
2
18
15Tom Brady
T. Brady
9/12/2011
517
@
32
48
66.7
10.8
4
1
121.6
8.3
2.1
1
1
16Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
12/20/2009
503
vs
29
46
63.0
10.9
3
0
121.9
6.5
0.0
5
31
17Drew Brees
D. Brees
11/19/2006
510
vs
37
52
71.2
9.8
2
3
91.0
3.8
5.8
2
6
18Elvis Grbac
E. Grbac
11/5/2000
504
@
39
53
73.6
9.5
2
2
99.9
3.8
3.8
4
30
19Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
11/10/1996
522
@
35
59
59.3
8.8
3
4
77.1
5.1
6.8
2
15
20Warren Moon
W. Moon
12/16/1990
527
@
27
45
60.0
11.7
3
0
123.1
6.7
0.0
3
22
21Dan Marino
D. Marino
10/23/1988
521
vs
35
60
58.3
8.7
3
5
68.8
5.0
8.3
0
0
22Phil Simms
P. Simms
10/13/1985
513
@
40
62
64.5
8.3
1
2
82.3
1.6
3.2
7
70
23Vince Ferragamo
V. Ferragamo
12/26/1982
509
vs
30
46
65.2
11.1
3
2
106.2
6.5
4.3
1
3
24Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
10/28/1962
505
vs
27
39
69.2
12.9
7
0
151.4
17.9
0.0
25Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
9/28/1951
554
vs
27
41
65.9
13.5
5
2
128.3
12.2
4.9
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for passing yards going back to the 1950 season.

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