John Elway had his most passing yards in a game against the Seahawks on December 20, 1985, with 432 yards.
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John Elway most passing yards in a regular-season game| NAME | YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Elway | 432 | 12/20/1985 | @ | 24 | 42 | 57.1 | 10.3 | 1 | 0 | 100.5 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 5 | 47 | ||
| 2 | | J. Elway | 400 | 12/6/1998 | vs | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 12.5 | 2 | 1 | 119.3 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 3 | | J. Elway | 382 | 11/20/1994 | vs | 27 | 42 | 64.3 | 9.1 | 2 | 1 | 99.5 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 5 | 46 | ||
| 4 | | J. Elway | 371 | 9/4/1994 | vs | 36 | 46 | 78.3 | 8.1 | 3 | 2 | 103.9 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 4 | 30 | ||
| 5 | | J. Elway | 367 | 10/10/1993 | @ | 33 | 59 | 55.9 | 6.2 | 1 | 1 | 73.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 4 | 34 | ||
| 6 | | J. Elway | 361 | 1/2/1994 | @ | 25 | 36 | 69.4 | 10.0 | 3 | 0 | 129.5 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | J. Elway | 353 | 9/15/1985 | vs | 28 | 43 | 65.1 | 8.2 | 4 | 1 | 111.9 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 3 | 26 | ||
| 8 | | J. Elway | 349 | 10/30/1994 | vs | 30 | 41 | 73.2 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 | 114.8 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 9 | | J. Elway | 347 | 11/29/1987 | @ | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | 10.8 | 3 | 1 | 120.2 | 9.4 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | J. Elway | 345 | 12/11/1983 | vs | 23 | 44 | 52.3 | 7.8 | 3 | 0 | 101.0 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 5 | 38 | ||
| 11 | | J. Elway | 344 | 10/22/1989 | @ | 18 | 35 | 51.4 | 9.8 | 2 | 0 | 104.9 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 4 | 28 | ||
| 12 | | J. Elway | 341 | 11/16/1987 | vs | 21 | 40 | 52.5 | 8.5 | 3 | 2 | 85.5 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | J. Elway | 338 | 12/27/1998 | vs | 26 | 36 | 72.2 | 9.4 | 4 | 0 | 138.4 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 22 | ||
| 14 | | J. Elway | 338 | 9/13/1987 | vs | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 10.6 | 4 | 1 | 129.9 | 12.5 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | J. Elway | 336 | 11/23/1986 | @ | 29 | 47 | 61.7 | 7.1 | 0 | 2 | 65.6 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 16 | | J. Elway | 335 | 9/29/1996 | @ | 23 | 37 | 62.2 | 9.1 | 2 | 1 | 98.4 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 5 | 47 | ||
| 17 | | J. Elway | 335 | 12/13/1987 | @ | 21 | 42 | 50.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 65.1 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 18 | | J. Elway | 334 | 11/24/1996 | @ | 27 | 36 | 75.0 | 9.3 | 2 | 1 | 110.2 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 3 | 25 | ||
| 19 | | J. Elway | 332 | 11/26/1995 | @ | 27 | 41 | 65.9 | 8.1 | 2 | 2 | 86.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | J. Elway | 328 | 12/9/1990 | @ | 24 | 36 | 66.7 | 9.1 | 2 | 1 | 102.5 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 5 | 28 | ||
| 21 | | J. Elway | 327 | 9/17/1995 | vs | 30 | 47 | 63.8 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 98.4 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 22 | | J. Elway | 326 | 10/20/1996 | vs | 25 | 39 | 64.1 | 8.4 | 3 | 1 | 105.3 | 7.7 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | J. Elway | 324 | 10/16/1995 | vs | 23 | 46 | 50.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 87.6 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 20 | ||
| 24 | | J. Elway | 324 | 12/4/1988 | @ | 29 | 49 | 59.2 | 6.6 | 2 | 3 | 67.0 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 3 | 27 | ||
| 25 | | J. Elway | 323 | 10/6/1996 | vs | 32 | 41 | 78.0 | 7.9 | 4 | 1 | 121.8 | 9.8 | 2.4 | 1 | 11 | ||
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |