most passing yards in a game on thursday night

Kirk Cousins has the most passing yards in a game on Thursdays, with 509 yards against the Buccaneers on October 3, 2024.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player in a regular-season game on thursday night
NAMEYDSDATETMOPPCMPATTPCTAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
509
10/3/2024
vs
42
58
72.4
8.8
4
1
114.8
6.9
1.7
4
32
2Jared Goff
J. Goff
465
9/27/2018
vs
26
33
78.8
14.1
5
0
158.3
15.2
0.0
1
9
3Peyton Manning
P. Manning
462
9/5/2013
vs
27
42
64.3
11.0
7
0
141.1
16.7
0.0
3
17
4Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
457
12/18/2025
@
29
49
59.2
9.3
3
0
110.7
6.1
0.0
0
0
5Troy Aikman
T. Aikman
455
11/26/1998
vs
34
57
59.6
8.0
1
0
90.9
1.8
0.0
0
0
6Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
449
11/24/2016
@
41
53
77.4
8.5
3
0
120.7
5.7
0.0
0
0
7Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
447
11/6/2008
@
24
42
57.1
10.6
3
1
107.9
7.1
2.4
1
6
8Tony Romo
T. Romo
441
11/22/2012
vs
37
62
59.7
7.1
3
2
84.1
4.8
3.2
2
18
9Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
441
11/22/2012
vs
31
61
50.8
7.2
2
0
85.5
3.3
0.0
3
22
10Tommy Kramer
T. Kramer
436
9/19/1985
vs
28
55
50.9
7.9
3
3
73.0
5.5
5.5
4
25
11Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
434
11/23/2017
@
27
33
81.8
13.2
3
0
149.1
9.1
0.0
0
0
12Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
428
11/7/2024
@
34
56
60.7
7.6
4
0
108.3
7.1
0.0
3
7
13Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
422
9/26/2019
vs
34
53
64.2
8.0
2
1
93.4
3.8
1.9
1
8
14Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
422
9/27/2018
@
36
50
72.0
8.4
3
0
117.3
6.0
0.0
4
30
15Drew Brees
D. Brees
419
9/8/2011
@
32
49
65.3
8.6
3
0
112.5
6.1
0.0
3
23
16Derek Carr
D. Carr
417
10/19/2017
vs
29
52
55.8
8.0
3
0
101.2
5.8
0.0
0
0
17Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
410
12/16/2021
@
31
47
66.0
8.7
3
1
105.8
6.4
2.1
1
0
18Scott Mitchell
S. Mitchell
410
11/23/1995
vs
30
45
66.7
9.1
4
1
116.0
8.9
2.2
3
15
19Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
403
9/9/2021
@
42
58
72.4
6.9
3
1
101.4
5.2
1.7
1
12
20Matt Cassel
M. Cassel
400
11/13/2008
vs
30
51
58.8
7.8
3
0
103.4
5.9
0.0
3
14
21Jared Goff
J. Goff
395
10/3/2019
@
29
49
59.2
8.1
1
1
83.3
2.0
2.0
0
0
22Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
390
11/27/2014
vs
34
45
75.6
8.7
2
0
116.0
4.4
0.0
2
7
23Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
389
10/2/2025
vs
30
47
63.8
8.3
3
0
111.0
6.4
0.0
1
11
24Sam Howell
S. Howell
388
10/5/2023
vs
37
51
72.5
7.6
2
1
99.1
3.9
2.0
5
29
25Warren Moon
W. Moon
384
11/23/1995
@
30
47
63.8
8.2
3
2
92.9
6.4
4.3
4
33
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for passing yards going back to the 1950 season.

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20.8

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23.6

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125.8

8th

PASS YDS/G

217.8

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0
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8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
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17

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19

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14
3
0
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Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
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Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
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5
12
0
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13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
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3
14
0
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AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
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11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176