most passing yards in a playoff game nfl from 1920 to 1965

Between the 1920 and 1965 seasons, Johnny Unitas had the most passing yards in a playoff game, with 349 yards in the 1958 NFL championship game versus the Giants on December 28, 1958.

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most passing yards by a player in a playoff game NFL from 1920 to 1965
NAMEYDSDATEROUNDTMOPPCMPATTPCTAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
349
12/28/1958
NFL Championship
BAL BAL
@
NYG NYG
26
40
65.0
8.7
1
1
90.5
2.5
2.5
3
27
2Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
335
12/12/1937
NFL Championship
WAS WAS
@
CHB CHB
18
33
54.5
10.2
3
1
107.5
9.1
3.0
1
26
3Bob Waterfield
B. Waterfield
312
12/24/1950
NFL Championship
LA LA
@
CLE CLE
18
31
58.1
10.1
1
4
63.6
3.2
12.9
1
11
4George Blanda
G. Blanda
301
1/1/1961
AFL Championship
HOU HOU
vs
LAC LAC
16
31
51.6
9.7
3
0
117.8
9.7
0.0
0
0
5Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
300
12/28/1963
AFL Divisional
BOS BOS
@
BUF BUF
14
35
40.0
8.6
2
1
78.3
5.7
2.9
1
8
6Otto Graham
O. Graham
298
12/24/1950
NFL Championship
CLE CLE
vs
LA LA
22
33
66.7
9.0
4
1
122.2
12.1
3.0
41
7Tommy Thompson
T. Thompson
297
12/28/1947
NFL Championship
PHI PHI
@
CHC CHC
27
44
61.4
6.8
1
3
60.5
2.3
6.8
8Sid Luckman
S. Luckman
286
12/26/1943
NFL Championship
CHB CHB
vs
WAS WAS
15
26
57.7
11.0
5
0
135.6
19.2
0.0
9Tobin Rote
T. Rote
280
12/29/1957
NFL Championship
DET DET
vs
CLE CLE
12
19
63.2
14.7
4
0
146.4
21.1
0.0
0
0
10Otto Graham
O. Graham
280
12/23/1951
NFL Championship
CLE CLE
@
LA LA
19
40
47.5
7.0
1
3
47.9
2.5
7.5
5
47
11Bob Waterfield
B. Waterfield
280
12/17/1950
NFL Divisional
LA LA
vs
CHB CHB
14
21
66.7
13.3
3
1
129.5
14.3
4.8
0
0
12Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
264
12/27/1959
NFL Championship
BAL BAL
vs
NYG NYG
18
29
62.1
9.1
2
0
114.7
6.9
0.0
7
57
13George Blanda
G. Blanda
261
12/23/1962
AFL Championship
HOU HOU
vs
DLT DLT
23
46
50.0
5.7
1
5
35.1
2.2
10.9
0
0
14Zeke Bratkowski
Z. Bratkowski
248
12/26/1965
NFL Divisional
GB GB
vs
BAL BAL
22
39
56.4
6.4
0
2
54.2
0.0
5.1
1
8
15Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
248
12/22/1957
NFL Divisional
SF SF
vs
DET DET
18
31
58.1
8.0
3
3
76.5
9.7
9.7
2
24
16Charlie Conerly
C. Conerly
232
12/27/1959
NFL Championship
NYG NYG
@
BAL BAL
17
37
45.9
6.3
1
2
53.0
2.7
5.4
4
39
17Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
226
12/24/1961
AFL Championship
SD SD
vs
HOU HOU
17
32
53.1
7.1
0
4
36.2
0.0
12.5
6
49
18Tobin Rote
T. Rote
214
12/22/1957
NFL Divisional
DET DET
@
SF SF
16
30
53.3
7.1
1
1
73.5
3.3
3.3
3
19
19Otto Graham
O. Graham
209
12/26/1955
NFL Championship
CLE CLE
@
LA LA
14
25
56.0
8.4
2
3
70.7
8.0
12.0
1
7
20Harry Newman
H. Newman
209
12/17/1933
NFL Championship
NYG NYG
@
CHB CHB
13
19
68.4
11.0
2
1
118.1
10.5
5.3
21Frank Ryan
F. Ryan
206
12/27/1964
NFL Championship
CLE CLE
vs
BAL BAL
11
18
61.1
11.4
3
1
117.1
16.7
5.6
1
9
22Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
204
12/26/1960
NFL Championship
PHI PHI
vs
GB GB
9
20
45.0
10.2
1
1
77.9
5.0
5.0
1
7
23Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
199
12/19/1943
NFL Divisional
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
16
21
76.2
9.5
1
2
81.3
4.8
9.5
24Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
197
12/30/1962
NFL Championship
NYG NYG
vs
GB GB
18
41
43.9
4.8
0
1
48.5
0.0
2.4
0
0
25Charlie Conerly
C. Conerly
195
12/30/1956
NFL Championship
NYG NYG
vs
CHB CHB
7
10
70.0
19.5
2
0
152.1
20.0
0.0

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