Drew Bledsoe had the most passing yards in a Week-1 game in 1997, with 340 yards against the San Diego Chargers on August 31, 1997.
| NAME | YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Bledsoe | 340 | 8/31/1997 | vs | 26 | 39 | 66.7 | 8.7 | 4 | 0 | 128.2 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | V. Testaverde | 322 | 8/31/1997 | vs | 24 | 41 | 58.5 | 7.9 | 3 | 3 | 77.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 3 | 21 | ||
| 3 | | T. Collins | 299 | 8/31/1997 | vs | 25 | 39 | 64.1 | 7.7 | 1 | 2 | 74.6 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 4 | | J. George | 298 | 8/31/1997 | @ | 21 | 37 | 56.8 | 8.1 | 3 | 0 | 110.0 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 11 | ||
| 5 |  | T. Aikman | 295 | 8/31/1997 | @ | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 9.8 | 4 | 0 | 135.4 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | R. Johnson | 294 | 8/31/1997 | @ | 20 | 24 | 83.3 | 12.3 | 2 | 0 | 145.5 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 7 | | C. Chandler | 290 | 8/31/1997 | @ | 20 | 36 | 55.6 | 8.1 | 1 | 3 | 56.5 | 2.8 | 8.3 | 4 | 22 | ||
| 8 | | N. O'Donnell | 270 | 8/31/1997 | @ | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 10.8 | 5 | 0 | 146.7 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | R. Peete | 268 | 8/31/1997 | @ | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 11.7 | 1 | 1 | 108.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 7 | 35 | ||
| 10 | | J. Blake | 252 | 8/31/1997 | vs | 24 | 35 | 68.6 | 7.2 | 1 | 1 | 86.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4 | 22 | ||
| 11 | | K. Graham | 248 | 8/31/1997 | @ | 20 | 36 | 55.6 | 6.9 | 0 | 1 | 65.5 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 |  | J. Elway | 246 | 8/31/1997 | vs | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 89.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 13 |  | B. Favre | 226 | 9/1/1997 | vs | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 10.3 | 2 | 1 | 113.1 | 9.1 | 4.5 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 14 | | T. Banks | 226 | 8/31/1997 | vs | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 10.8 | 2 | 1 | 110.4 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 15 | | B. Johnson | 218 | 8/31/1997 | @ | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 7.3 | 2 | 1 | 87.9 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 16 | | S. Mitchell | 205 | 8/31/1997 | vs | 12 | 30 | 40.0 | 6.8 | 2 | 1 | 72.2 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 4 | 30 | ||
| 17 | | D. Brown | 193 | 8/31/1997 | vs | 13 | 27 | 48.1 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 84.3 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 18 | | E. Kramer | 192 | 9/1/1997 | @ | 17 | 41 | 41.5 | 4.7 | 1 | 2 | 44.0 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 19 | | S. McNair | 182 | 8/31/1997 | vs | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 72.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 20 | | T. Dilfer | 165 | 8/31/1997 | vs | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 6.3 | 1 | 1 | 70.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 21 | | G. Frerotte | 147 | 8/31/1997 | @ | 10 | 27 | 37.0 | 5.4 | 1 | 0 | 68.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 19 | ||
| 22 | | S. Humphries | 131 | 8/31/1997 | @ | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 74.4 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 4 | 52 | ||
| 23 | | E. Grbac | 115 | 8/31/1997 | @ | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 4.6 | 0 | 1 | 51.3 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 24 | | H. Shuler | 115 | 8/31/1997 | @ | 8 | 21 | 38.1 | 5.5 | 0 | 2 | 17.1 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 25 | | J. Harbaugh | 109 | 8/31/1997 | @ | 14 | 29 | 48.3 | 3.8 | 0 | 2 | 29.2 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 3 | 16 | ||
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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 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
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 |
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2 | 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 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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