Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, Joe Namath had the most passing yards in a game, with 496 yards versus the Baltimore Colts on September 24, 1972.
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most passing yards by a player in a single regular-season game in the 1970s| NAME | YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Namath | 496 | 9/24/1972 | @ | 15 | 28 | 53.6 | 17.7 | 6 | 1 | 123.5 | 21.4 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2 | | K. Anderson | 447 | 11/17/1975 | vs | 30 | 46 | 65.2 | 9.7 | 2 | 0 | 111.4 | 4.3 | 0.0 | ||||
| 3 | | C. Johnson | 445 | 11/18/1974 | vs | 28 | 42 | 66.7 | 10.6 | 2 | 2 | 97.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||||
| 4 | | J. Harris | 436 | 10/3/1976 | @ | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 15.0 | 2 | 1 | 111.6 | 6.9 | 3.4 | ||||
| 5 | | J. Namath | 403 | 12/11/1972 | @ | 25 | 46 | 54.3 | 8.8 | 1 | 2 | 73.0 | 2.2 | 4.3 | ||||
| 6 | | J. Namath | 397 | 10/18/1970 | vs | 34 | 62 | 54.8 | 6.4 | 1 | 6 | 40.3 | 1.6 | 9.7 | ||||
| 7 | | R. Todd | 396 | 10/23/1977 | vs | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 13.7 | 4 | 2 | 113.9 | 13.8 | 6.9 | ||||
| 8 | | K. Anderson | 388 | 11/13/1978 | vs | 30 | 50 | 60.0 | 7.8 | 2 | 4 | 64.4 | 4.0 | 8.0 | ||||
| 9 | | B. Jones | 385 | 12/15/1974 | vs | 36 | 53 | 67.9 | 7.3 | 4 | 4 | 82.7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | ||||
| 10 | | J. Zorn | 384 | 11/18/1979 | vs | 24 | 33 | 72.7 | 11.6 | 4 | 0 | 150.8 | 12.1 | 0.0 | ||||
| 11 | | L. Dawson | 381 | 11/10/1974 | vs | 26 | 44 | 59.1 | 8.7 | 1 | 1 | 85.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||||
| 12 | | R. Gabriel | 379 | 10/14/1973 | @ | 29 | 45 | 64.4 | 8.4 | 3 | 0 | 113.1 | 6.7 | 0.0 | ||||
| 13 |  | J. Unitas | 376 | 9/24/1972 | vs | 26 | 45 | 57.8 | 8.4 | 2 | 0 | 99.9 | 4.4 | 0.0 | ||||
| 14 | | R. Johnson | 372 | 12/19/1971 | vs | 30 | 47 | 63.8 | 7.9 | 3 | 2 | 91.8 | 6.4 | 4.3 | ||||
| 15 |  | D. Fouts | 369 | 12/17/1978 | @ | 21 | 40 | 52.5 | 9.2 | 4 | 2 | 96.8 | 10.0 | 5.0 | ||||
| 16 | | J. Ferguson | 367 | 9/23/1979 | vs | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 12.2 | 5 | 0 | 145.4 | 16.7 | 0.0 | ||||
| 17 | | S. Grogan | 365 | 11/23/1975 | @ | 25 | 46 | 54.3 | 7.9 | 2 | 3 | 67.8 | 4.3 | 6.5 | ||||
| 18 |  | T. Bradshaw | 364 | 11/25/1979 | vs | 30 | 44 | 68.2 | 8.3 | 1 | 1 | 91.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||||
| 19 | | D. Lamonica | 364 | 10/11/1970 | vs | 20 | 37 | 54.1 | 9.8 | 4 | 1 | 112.9 | 10.8 | 2.7 | ||||
| 20 | | C. Johnson | 361 | 10/22/1972 | @ | 20 | 28 | 71.4 | 12.9 | 2 | 0 | 137.5 | 7.1 | 0.0 | ||||
| 21 | | K. Stabler | 360 | 10/21/1979 | @ | 29 | 47 | 61.7 | 7.7 | 2 | 5 | 60.0 | 4.3 | 10.6 | ||||
| 22 | | B. Sipe | 358 | 11/18/1979 | vs | 23 | 42 | 54.8 | 8.5 | 3 | 0 | 107.0 | 7.1 | 0.0 | ||||
| 23 | | J. Hadl | 358 | 10/31/1971 | vs | 19 | 27 | 70.4 | 13.3 | 4 | 1 | 137.0 | 14.8 | 3.7 | ||||
| 24 | | F. Tarkenton | 357 | 11/30/1975 | @ | 27 | 37 | 73.0 | 9.6 | 1 | 0 | 112.1 | 2.7 | 0.0 | ||||
| 25 | | A. Manning | 355 | 9/23/1979 | @ | 20 | 28 | 71.4 | 12.7 | 2 | 0 | 137.5 | 7.1 | 0.0 | ||||
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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 |