most passing yards in a playoff game by a qb drafted first overall

Bernie Kosar passed for 489 yards in the 1986 AFC divisional game against the Jets on January 3, 1987.

NAME YDS DATE ROUND TM OPP CMP ATT PCT AVG TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Bernie Kosar
B. Kosar
489
1/3/1987
AFC Divisional
CLE CLE
vs
NYJ NYJ
33
64
51.6
7.6
1
2
69.1
1.6
3.1
4
11
2 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
458
1/9/2005
AFC Wild Card
IND IND
vs
DEN DEN
27
33
81.8
13.9
4
1
145.7
12.1
3.0
1
4
3 Andrew Luck
A. Luck
443
1/4/2014
AFC Wild Card
IND IND
vs
KC KC
29
45
64.4
9.8
4
3
98.7
8.9
6.7
1
7
4 Jeff George
J. George
423
1/16/2000
NFC Divisional
MIN MIN
@
STL STL
29
50
58.0
8.5
4
1
104.0
8.0
2.0
4
35
5 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
402
1/13/2008
AFC Divisional
IND IND
vs
SD SD
33
48
68.8
8.4
3
2
97.7
6.3
4.2
0
0
6 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
400
1/19/2014
AFC Championship
DEN DEN
vs
NE NE
32
43
74.4
9.3
2
0
118.4
4.7
0.0
0
0
7 Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
386
1/8/1983
AFC Wild Card
RAI RAI
vs
CLE CLE
24
37
64.9
10.4
0
2
77.1
0.0
5.4
2
16
8 John Elway
J. Elway
385
1/14/1990
AFC Championship
DEN DEN
vs
CLE CLE
20
36
55.6
10.7
3
0
120.7
8.3
0.0
1
8
9 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
380
1/7/2012
NFC Wild Card
DET DET
@
NO NO
28
43
65.1
8.8
3
2
97.0
7.0
4.7
0
0
10 Troy Aikman
T. Aikman
380
1/15/1995
NFC Championship
DAL DAL
@
SF SF
30
53
56.6
7.2
2
3
68.1
3.8
5.7
4
28
11 Alex Smith
A. Smith
378
1/4/2014
AFC Wild Card
KC KC
@
IND IND
30
46
65.2
8.2
4
0
119.7
8.7
0.0
2
15
12 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
377
1/24/2010
AFC Championship
IND IND
vs
NYJ NYJ
26
39
66.7
9.7
3
0
123.6
7.7
0.0
2
17
13 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
377
1/4/2004
AFC Wild Card
IND IND
vs
DEN DEN
22
26
84.6
14.5
5
0
158.3
19.2
0.0
0
0
14 Andrew Luck
A. Luck
376
1/4/2015
AFC Wild Card
IND IND
vs
CIN CIN
31
44
70.5
8.5
1
0
104.0
2.3
0.0
1
8
15 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
367
1/14/2024
NFC Wild Card
LAR LAR
@
DET DET
25
36
69.4
10.2
2
0
120.9
5.6
0.0
2
10
16 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
366
1/23/2022
NFC Divisional
LAR LAR
@
TB TB
28
38
73.7
9.6
2
0
121.2
5.3
0.0
2
11
17 Jeff George
J. George
366
12/31/1995
NFC Wild Card
ATL ATL
@
GB GB
30
54
55.6
6.8
2
2
73.5
3.7
3.7
3
27
18 Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
356
1/17/1999
AFC Championship
NYJ NYJ
@
DEN DEN
31
52
59.6
6.8
0
2
64.3
0.0
3.8
0
0
19 Bernie Kosar
B. Kosar
356
1/17/1988
AFC Championship
CLE CLE
@
DEN DEN
26
41
63.4
8.7
3
1
105.3
7.3
2.4
2
20
20 Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
349
1/21/2024
NFC Divisional
TB TB
@
DET DET
26
41
63.4
8.5
3
2
94.5
7.3
4.9
4
30
21 Cam Newton
C. Newton
349
1/7/2018
NFC Wild Card
CAR CAR
@
NO NO
24
40
60.0
8.7
2
0
105.1
5.0
0.0
4
43
22 Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
349
1/16/2016
NFC Divisional
ARI ARI
vs
GB GB
25
41
61.0
8.5
3
2
92.4
7.3
4.9
3
21
23 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
349
1/21/2007
AFC Championship
IND IND
vs
NE NE
27
47
57.4
7.4
1
1
79.1
2.1
2.1
3
19
24 Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
348
1/22/2022
AFC Divisional
CIN CIN
@
TEN TEN
28
37
75.7
9.4
0
1
93.1
0.0
2.7
9
68
25 Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
337
1/15/2024
NFC Wild Card
TB TB
vs
PHI PHI
22
36
61.1
9.4
3
0
119.8
8.3
0.0
4
30

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PPG

13.7

32nd

OPP PPG

24.3

21st

RUSH YDS/G

90.7

29th

PASS YDS/G

207.5

25th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
2
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
3
4
0
.429
Browns Browns
1
5
0
.167
Ravens Ravens
1
5
0
.167
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
CLE CLE
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
CLE CLE
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
BAL BAL
@
CLE CLE
4:25 PM
Sun
11/23
CLE CLE
@
LV LV
4:05 PM
Last Game
PIT Steelers

4 - 1 - 0

23

Final

9

CLE Browns

1 - 5 - 0

Sun 12 Oct 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
2
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
3
4
0
.429
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
3
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Falcons Falcons
3
2
0
.600
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
CAR CAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM