Joe Namath had his most passing yards in a game against the Baltimore Colts on September 24, 1972, with 496 yards.
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Joe Namath single regular-season game passing yard record| NAME | YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Namath | 496 | 9/24/1972 | @ | 15 | 28 | 53.6 | 17.7 | 6 | 1 | 123.5 | 21.4 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2 | | J. Namath | 415 | 10/1/1967 | vs | 23 | 39 | 59.0 | 10.6 | 3 | 1 | 110.5 | 7.7 | 2.6 | ||||
| 3 | | J. Namath | 403 | 12/11/1972 | @ | 25 | 46 | 54.3 | 8.8 | 1 | 2 | 73.0 | 2.2 | 4.3 | ||||
| 4 | | J. Namath | 399 | 9/24/1967 | @ | 22 | 37 | 59.5 | 10.8 | 2 | 2 | 92.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 | ||||
| 5 | | J. Namath | 397 | 10/18/1970 | vs | 34 | 62 | 54.8 | 6.4 | 1 | 6 | 40.3 | 1.6 | 9.7 | ||||
| 6 | | J. Namath | 381 | 11/17/1968 | @ | 19 | 37 | 51.4 | 10.3 | 1 | 0 | 96.8 | 2.7 | 0.0 | ||||
| 7 | | J. Namath | 370 | 12/17/1967 | @ | 27 | 46 | 58.7 | 8.0 | 3 | 3 | 79.1 | 6.5 | 6.5 | ||||
| 8 | | J. Namath | 362 | 10/29/1967 | vs | 22 | 43 | 51.2 | 8.4 | 2 | 2 | 75.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | ||||
| 9 | | J. Namath | 344 | 9/28/1969 | @ | 29 | 51 | 56.9 | 6.7 | 2 | 2 | 74.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | ||||
| 10 | | J. Namath | 343 | 12/24/1967 | @ | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 13.2 | 4 | 0 | 151.4 | 15.4 | 0.0 | ||||
| 11 | | J. Namath | 343 | 10/30/1966 | vs | 24 | 53 | 45.3 | 6.5 | 2 | 5 | 40.1 | 3.8 | 9.4 | ||||
| 12 | | J. Namath | 341 | 10/13/1968 | vs | 20 | 41 | 48.8 | 8.3 | 0 | 5 | 37.8 | 0.0 | 12.2 | ||||
| 13 | | J. Namath | 338 | 11/12/1967 | vs | 13 | 37 | 35.1 | 9.1 | 1 | 2 | 55.9 | 2.7 | 5.4 | ||||
| 14 | | J. Namath | 338 | 10/2/1966 | @ | 28 | 56 | 50.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 3 | 58.5 | 3.6 | 5.4 | ||||
| 15 | | J. Namath | 337 | 11/24/1968 | @ | 17 | 31 | 54.8 | 10.9 | 2 | 1 | 101.1 | 6.5 | 3.2 | ||||
| 16 | | J. Namath | 333 | 10/26/1975 | vs | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 11.9 | 3 | 1 | 129.0 | 10.7 | 3.6 | ||||
| 17 | | J. Namath | 327 | 11/16/1969 | vs | 24 | 40 | 60.0 | 8.2 | 2 | 3 | 71.6 | 5.0 | 7.5 | ||||
| 18 | | J. Namath | 327 | 12/3/1966 | @ | 20 | 42 | 47.6 | 7.8 | 2 | 5 | 50.5 | 4.8 | 11.9 | ||||
| 19 | | J. Namath | 306 | 10/20/1969 | vs | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 12.8 | 2 | 3 | 84.0 | 8.3 | 12.5 | ||||
| 20 | | J. Namath | 302 | 9/15/1968 | @ | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 10.4 | 2 | 1 | 102.9 | 6.9 | 3.4 | ||||
| 21 | | J. Namath | 301 | 10/1/1972 | @ | 18 | 38 | 47.4 | 7.9 | 2 | 2 | 70.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | ||||
| 22 | | J. Namath | 298 | 9/21/1970 | @ | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 9.6 | 1 | 3 | 61.7 | 3.2 | 9.7 | ||||
| 23 | | J. Namath | 297 | 11/19/1967 | @ | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 12.9 | 2 | 1 | 119.4 | 8.7 | 4.3 | ||||
| 24 | | J. Namath | 295 | 10/15/1967 | vs | 27 | 49 | 55.1 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 | 40.3 | 2.0 | 12.2 | ||||
| 25 | | J. Namath | 292 | 12/3/1967 | vs | 24 | 60 | 40.0 | 4.9 | 3 | 4 | 44.6 | 5.0 | 6.7 | ||||
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152.0
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215.0
15th
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
Giants
Eagles
Commanders
Cowboys
Vikings
Falcons
Buccaneers
Saints
Panthers
49ers
Cardinals
Seahawks
Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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Colts