Bernie Kosar has the most passing yards in a game on January 3, with 489 yards in the 1986 AFC divisional game versus the Jets on January 3, 1987.
| NAME | YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Kosar | 489 | 1/3/1987 | vs | 33 | 64 | 51.6 | 7.6 | 1 | 2 | 69.1 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4 | 11 | ||
| 2 | | K. Moore | 435 | 1/3/2016 | vs | 33 | 48 | 68.8 | 9.1 | 3 | 2 | 100.6 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 4 | 23 | ||
| 3 | | K. Orton | 431 | 1/3/2010 | vs | 32 | 56 | 57.1 | 7.7 | 1 | 3 | 65.4 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 4 |  | K. Cousins | 405 | 1/3/2021 | @ | 28 | 40 | 70.0 | 10.1 | 3 | 0 | 127.6 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 22 | ||
| 5 |  | T. Brady | 399 | 1/3/2021 | vs | 26 | 41 | 63.4 | 9.7 | 4 | 1 | 117.8 | 9.8 | 2.4 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 6 | | J. Garcia | 373 | 1/3/2000 | @ | 26 | 34 | 76.5 | 11.0 | 2 | 0 | 131.1 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 7 |  | D. Carr | 371 | 1/3/2021 | @ | 24 | 38 | 63.2 | 9.8 | 2 | 2 | 91.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 8 |  | W. Moon | 371 | 1/3/1993 | @ | 36 | 50 | 72.0 | 7.4 | 4 | 2 | 103.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 24 | ||
| 9 |  | D. Watson | 365 | 1/3/2021 | vs | 28 | 39 | 71.8 | 9.4 | 3 | 1 | 115.9 | 7.7 | 2.6 | 4 | 24 | ||
| 10 |  | T. Tagovailoa | 361 | 1/3/2021 | @ | 35 | 58 | 60.3 | 6.2 | 1 | 3 | 62.5 | 1.7 | 5.2 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 11 | | B. Gabbert | 354 | 1/3/2016 | vs | 28 | 44 | 63.6 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 86.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 12 |  | R. Tannehill | 350 | 1/3/2016 | vs | 25 | 38 | 65.8 | 9.2 | 2 | 0 | 112.8 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 13 | | B. Brister | 350 | 1/3/1994 | @ | 26 | 43 | 60.5 | 8.1 | 3 | 1 | 100.0 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 3 | 43 | ||
| 14 |  | B. Roethlisberger | 349 | 1/3/2016 | @ | 24 | 36 | 66.7 | 9.7 | 3 | 2 | 102.7 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 |  | D. Lock | 339 | 1/3/2021 | vs | 25 | 41 | 61.0 | 8.3 | 2 | 0 | 103.6 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 15 | ||
| 16 |  | M. Ryan | 334 | 1/3/2016 | vs | 24 | 36 | 66.7 | 9.3 | 2 | 1 | 103.2 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 17 | | B. Roethlisberger | 334 | 1/3/2015 | vs | 31 | 45 | 68.9 | 7.4 | 1 | 2 | 79.3 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 5 | 37 | ||
| 18 | | R. Cunningham | 331 | 1/3/1998 | @ | 18 | 40 | 45.0 | 8.3 | 3 | 1 | 88.6 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 19 |  | J. Winston | 325 | 1/3/2016 | @ | 29 | 47 | 61.7 | 6.9 | 0 | 2 | 64.6 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 20 |  | D. Brees | 323 | 1/3/2016 | @ | 32 | 42 | 76.2 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 105.6 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 |  | S. Bradford | 320 | 1/3/2016 | @ | 30 | 38 | 78.9 | 8.4 | 2 | 1 | 108.3 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 22 |  | B. Favre | 316 | 1/3/2010 | vs | 25 | 31 | 80.6 | 10.2 | 4 | 0 | 148.7 | 12.9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 |  | M. Rudolph | 315 | 1/3/2021 | @ | 22 | 39 | 56.4 | 8.1 | 2 | 1 | 89.2 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 24 |  | D. Fouts | 314 | 1/3/1981 | vs | 22 | 37 | 59.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 1 | 93.8 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 25 |  | T. Romo | 311 | 1/3/2010 | vs | 24 | 34 | 70.6 | 9.1 | 2 | 1 | 106.4 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 2 | 16 | ||
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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 |