most passing yards in a game with exactly 78 rushing yards

Rodney Peete has the most passing yards in a game with exactly 78 rushing yards, with 268 yards versus the Buccaneers on October 15, 1989.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player in a regular-season game with exactly 78 rushing yards
NAMEPASS YDSRUSH YDSDATETMOPPCMPATTPCTAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Rodney Peete
R. Peete
268
78
10/15/1989
@
17
31
54.8
8.6
1
2
67.7
3.2
6.5
4
31
2Josh Allen
J. Allen
253
78
11/24/2022
@
24
42
57.1
6.0
2
1
80.8
4.8
2.4
3
16
3Josh Allen
J. Allen
251
78
12/7/2025
vs
22
28
78.6
9.0
3
0
139.7
10.7
0.0
3
18
4Kordell Stewart
K. Stewart
246
78
10/5/1997
@
18
28
64.3
8.8
3
3
88.4
10.7
10.7
2
29
5Jake Delhomme
J. Delhomme
243
78
1/2/2000
@
26
49
53.1
5.0
1
4
39.8
2.0
8.2
3
13
6Cam Newton
C. Newton
232
78
12/2/2012
@
15
27
55.6
8.6
3
0
121.2
11.1
0.0
2
12
7Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
206
78
9/20/2015
@
19
30
63.3
6.9
2
1
91.8
6.7
3.3
2
1
8Vince Young
V. Young
163
78
12/3/2006
vs
15
25
60.0
6.5
2
2
72.6
8.0
8.0
0
0
9Alex Smith
A. Smith
145
78
11/1/2015
vs
18
26
69.2
5.6
2
0
108.7
7.7
0.0
3
15
10Tim Tebow
T. Tebow
138
78
12/19/2010
@
8
16
50.0
8.6
1
0
100.5
6.3
0.0
2
9
11Kyler Murray
K. Murray
133
78
10/4/2020
@
24
31
77.4
4.3
3
0
116.7
9.7
0.0
1
0
12Tom Flores
T. Flores
124
78
10/2/1960
@
10
15
66.7
8.3
0
1
64.3
0.0
6.7
13Joe Geri
J. Geri
100
78
12/10/1950
vs
3
12
25.0
8.3
1
1
54.9
8.3
8.3
14Tom Tracy
T. Tracy
64
78
10/19/1958
@
1
1
100.0
64.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
15Keith Byars
K. Byars
55
78
9/28/1986
vs
1
1
100.0
55.0
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
16George Taliaferro
G. Taliaferro
50
78
11/19/1950
vs
1
2
50.0
25.0
1
0
135.4
50.0
0.0
17Robb Riddick
R. Riddick
35
78
11/8/1987
vs
1
1
100.0
35.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
18Terry Metcalf
T. Metcalf
18
78
10/23/1977
vs
2
2
100.0
9.0
1
0
143.8
50.0
0.0
19Stump Mitchell
S. Mitchell
17
78
11/15/1987
vs
1
2
50.0
8.5
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
0
0
20Vitamin Smith
V. Smith
11
78
11/19/1950
@
1
1
100.0
11.0
0
0
112.5
0.0
0.0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

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