maximum 28 attempts most pass yards in a game

Joe Namath has the most passing yards in a game with 28 or fewer passing attempts, with 496 yards against the Baltimore Colts on September 24, 1972.

Interpreted as:
maximum 28 passing attempts most pass yards by a player in a regular-season game
NAMEYDSATTDATETMOPPCMPPCTAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Joe Namath
J. Namath
496
28
9/24/1972
NYJ NYJ
@
BAL BAL
15
53.6
17.7
6
1
123.5
21.4
3.6
2Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
446
24
10/31/1948
WAS WAS
vs
BOS
17
70.8
18.6
4
0
152.8
16.7
0.0
3Steve McNair
S. McNair
421
27
10/12/2003
TEN TEN
vs
HOU HOU
18
66.7
15.6
3
0
146.8
11.1
0.0
1
0
4Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
417
28
9/9/2018
TB TB
@
NO NO
21
75.0
14.9
4
0
156.3
14.3
0.0
0
0
5Nick Foles
N. Foles
406
28
11/3/2013
PHI PHI
@
OAK OAK
22
78.6
14.5
7
0
158.3
25.0
0.0
1
1
6Steve Young
S. Young
399
28
10/18/1992
SF SF
vs
ATL ATL
18
64.3
14.3
3
1
128.6
10.7
3.6
0
0
7Don Meredith
D. Meredith
394
26
10/9/1966
DAL DAL
vs
PHI PHI
19
73.1
15.2
5
0
154.6
19.2
0.0
8Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
392
27
10/21/1991
BUF BUF
vs
CIN CIN
18
66.7
14.5
5
3
109.7
18.5
11.1
0
0
9Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
391
27
12/8/2019
TEN TEN
@
OAK OAK
21
77.8
14.5
3
1
140.4
11.1
3.7
0
0
10Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
381
28
12/17/2023
TB TB
@
GB GB
22
78.6
13.6
4
0
158.3
14.3
0.0
5
28
11Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
381
26
9/23/2007
PHI PHI
vs
DET DET
21
80.8
14.7
4
0
158.3
15.4
0.0
1
5
12Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
378
26
10/11/1964
BUF BUF
@
HOU HOU
14
53.8
14.5
3
3
97.9
11.5
11.5
13Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
376
24
11/10/1963
BAL BAL
vs
DET DET
17
70.8
15.7
2
1
123.6
8.3
4.2
14Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
376
28
10/31/1943
WAS WAS
@
BKN
16
57.1
13.4
6
3
101.8
21.4
10.7
15Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
373
25
12/6/2009
SD SD
@
CLE CLE
18
72.0
14.9
2
0
140.8
8.0
0.0
1
8
16Drew Brees
D. Brees
371
23
11/30/2009
NO NO
vs
NE NE
18
78.3
16.1
5
0
158.3
21.7
0.0
1
4
17Steve Bartkowski
S. Bartkowski
371
25
11/29/1981
ATL ATL
@
HOU HOU
18
72.0
14.8
2
1
124.2
8.0
4.0
3
23
18Andrew Luck
A. Luck
370
27
11/30/2014
IND IND
vs
WAS WAS
19
70.4
13.7
5
1
137.0
18.5
3.7
1
9
19Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
370
20
11/12/1967
BAL BAL
@
ATL ATL
17
85.0
18.5
4
0
158.3
20.0
0.0
20Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
369
27
9/20/2015
PIT PIT
vs
SF SF
21
77.8
13.7
3
0
155.8
11.1
0.0
0
0
21Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
368
27
12/10/2023
SF SF
vs
SEA SEA
19
70.4
13.6
2
1
122.1
7.4
3.7
3
14
22Jameis Winston
J. Winston
367
27
12/24/2017
TB TB
@
CAR CAR
21
77.8
13.6
1
0
131.1
3.7
0.0
6
41
23Josh Allen
J. Allen
366
28
11/14/2021
BUF BUF
@
NYJ NYJ
21
75.0
13.1
2
1
125.6
7.1
3.6
2
16
24Doug Flutie
D. Flutie
366
25
12/23/2000
BUF BUF
@
SEA SEA
20
80.0
14.6
3
0
158.3
12.0
0.0
0
0
25Brett Favre
B. Favre
363
25
11/16/1997
GB GB
@
IND IND
18
72.0
14.5
3
2
120.4
12.0
8.0
3
29
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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6
2
0
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11/9
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@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Thu
11/13
NYJ NYJ
@
NE NE
8:15 PM
Sun
11/23
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@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
11/30
ATL ATL
@
NYJ NYJ
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12/7
MIA MIA
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NYJ NYJ
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AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
7
2
0
.778
Bills Bills
6
2
0
.750
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
5
3
0
.625
Ravens Ravens
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
2
0
.778
Jaguars Jaguars
5
3
0
.625
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
7
2
0
.778
Chargers Chargers
6
3
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
5
1
.389
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
2
1
.688
Lions Lions
5
3
0
.625
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
5
4
0
.556
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
6
2
0
.750
Rams Rams
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2
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.750

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/6
LV LV
@
DEN DEN
8:15 PM
Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
9:30 AM
Sun
11/9
NE NE
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NYG NYG
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NO NO
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM