most pass attempts in a game with only 2 completions

Dave Wilson has made the most pass attempts in a game with 2 or fewer completions, with 22 attempts against the Chiefs on September 8, 1985.

Interpreted as:
most pass attempts by a player in a regular-season game with only 2 completions
NAMEATTCMPDATETMOPPPCTYDSAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dave Wilson
D. Wilson
22
2
9/8/1985
vs
9.1
30
1.4
0
2
1.7
0.0
9.1
3
14
2Joe Namath
J. Namath
18
2
9/29/1974
@
11.1
33
1.8
0
3
0.0
0.0
16.7
3Derek Anderson
D. Anderson
17
2
10/11/2009
@
11.8
23
1.4
0
1
15.1
0.0
5.9
1
1
4Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
17
2
11/4/1979
vs
11.8
25
1.5
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
5Bob Avellini
B. Avellini
17
2
12/12/1976
vs
11.8
64
3.8
0
2
3.2
0.0
11.8
6Bob Griese
B. Griese
17
2
9/28/1968
vs
11.8
24
1.4
0
2
0.0
0.0
11.8
7Don Gault
D. Gault
16
1
10/3/1970
vs
6.3
44
2.8
0
2
0.0
0.0
12.5
8Bobby Layne
B. Layne
16
2
11/6/1960
@
12.5
23
1.4
0
2
0.0
0.0
12.5
9Ryan Leaf
R. Leaf
15
1
9/20/1998
@
6.7
4
0.3
0
2
0.0
0.0
13.3
2
23
10Trent Dilfer
T. Dilfer
15
2
12/14/1997
@
13.3
38
2.5
0
2
0.0
0.0
13.3
3
25
11David Archer
D. Archer
15
2
11/24/1985
@
13.3
10
0.7
0
2
0.0
0.0
13.3
3
23
12Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
15
2
11/20/1977
vs
13.3
19
1.3
0
1
11.8
0.0
6.7
13Terry Hanratty
T. Hanratty
15
2
11/17/1974
@
13.3
63
4.2
1
3
27.2
6.7
20.0
14Dick Wood
D. Wood
15
2
9/9/1966
vs
13.3
25
1.7
0
2
0.0
0.0
13.3
15Charlie Conerly
C. Conerly
14
2
11/1/1953
@
14.3
22
1.6
1
1
33.6
7.1
7.1
16Cody Pickett
C. Pickett
13
1
11/13/2005
@
7.7
28
2.2
0
1
7.5
0.0
7.7
0
0
17Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
13
2
12/12/1982
@
15.4
3
0.2
0
2
0.0
0.0
15.4
4
26
18Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
13
2
11/11/1979
@
15.4
23
1.8
0
1
7.5
0.0
7.7
19Bobby Douglass
B. Douglass
13
2
12/3/1972
@
15.4
8
0.6
1
1
33.2
7.7
7.7
20John McCormick
J. McCormick
13
2
9/3/1966
@
15.4
-1
-0.1
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
21John Brodie
J. Brodie
13
0
10/23/1960
@
0.0
0
0.0
0
1
7.5
0.0
7.7
22Ralph Guglielmi
R. Guglielmi
13
2
10/18/1959
vs
15.4
9
0.7
0
2
0.0
0.0
15.4
23Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
13
2
12/12/1953
@
15.4
9
0.7
0
2
0.0
0.0
15.4
24George Taliaferro
G. Taliaferro
13
2
11/2/1952
@
15.4
26
2.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
25George Taliaferro
G. Taliaferro
13
2
12/16/1951
vs
15.4
96
7.4
0
2
18.3
0.0
15.4
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for completions and passing attempts going back to the 1950 season.

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