least passing attempts with 400 or more yards in a game

Sammy Baugh has made the fewest passing attempts in a game with 400+ passing yards, with 24 attempts versus the Boston Yanks on October 31, 1948.

Interpreted as:
least passing attempts by a player with 400 or more passing yards in a regular-season game
NAMEATTYDSDATETMOPPCMPPCTAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
24
446
10/31/1948
vs
17
70.8
18.6
4
0
152.8
16.7
0.0
2Steve McNair
S. McNair
27
421
10/12/2003
vs
18
66.7
15.6
3
0
146.8
11.1
0.0
1
0
3Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
28
417
9/9/2018
@
21
75.0
14.9
4
0
156.3
14.3
0.0
0
0
4Nick Foles
N. Foles
28
406
11/3/2013
@
22
78.6
14.5
7
0
158.3
25.0
0.0
1
1
5Joe Namath
J. Namath
28
496
9/24/1972
@
15
53.6
17.7
6
1
123.5
21.4
3.6
6Jared Goff
J. Goff
29
412
11/17/2024
vs
24
82.8
14.2
4
0
158.3
13.8
0.0
0
0
7Peyton Manning
P. Manning
29
421
9/23/2001
vs
23
79.3
14.5
4
2
129.6
13.8
6.9
1
3
8James Harris
J. Harris
29
436
10/3/1976
@
17
58.6
15.0
2
1
111.6
6.9
3.4
9Don Meredith
D. Meredith
29
406
11/13/1966
@
21
72.4
14.0
2
1
123.1
6.9
3.4
10Tom Flores
T. Flores
29
407
12/22/1963
vs
17
58.6
14.0
6
2
113.9
20.7
6.9
11Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
30
402
10/29/2017
@
19
63.3
13.4
4
3
106.9
13.3
10.0
5
35
12Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
30
425
12/21/1986
vs
23
76.7
14.2
5
1
143.8
16.7
3.3
2
9
13Phil Simms
P. Simms
30
409
9/2/1984
vs
23
76.7
13.6
4
0
157.6
13.3
0.0
2
21
14Josh Allen
J. Allen
31
424
10/9/2022
vs
20
64.5
13.7
4
1
134.1
12.9
3.2
0
0
15Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
31
429
10/20/2019
vs
25
80.6
13.8
5
0
158.3
16.1
0.0
1
8
16Mark Rypien
M. Rypien
31
442
11/10/1991
vs
16
51.6
14.3
6
0
136.8
19.4
0.0
0
0
17Don Horn
D. Horn
31
410
12/21/1969
vs
22
71.0
13.2
5
1
139.4
16.1
3.2
18Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
32
405
9/8/2019
vs
25
78.1
12.7
4
0
158.3
12.5
0.0
0
0
19John Elway
J. Elway
32
400
12/6/1998
vs
22
68.8
12.5
2
1
119.3
6.3
3.1
2
17
20Randall Cunningham
R. Cunningham
32
442
10/5/1998
@
20
62.5
13.8
4
0
145.8
12.5
0.0
0
0
21Steve Young
S. Young
32
462
11/28/1993
@
26
81.3
14.4
4
1
145.3
12.5
3.1
3
10
22Jeff Hostetler
J. Hostetler
32
424
10/31/1993
vs
20
62.5
13.3
2
2
101.0
6.3
6.3
3
22
23Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
32
410
12/18/1988
@
19
59.4
12.8
4
1
130.2
12.5
3.1
3
21
24Ken O'Brien
K. O'Brien
32
431
11/2/1986
@
26
81.3
13.5
4
0
158.3
12.5
0.0
2
12
25Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
32
401
9/17/1967
vs
22
68.8
12.5
2
1
119.3
6.3
3.1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for passing attempts and passing yards going back to the 1950 season.

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