most passing yards in an nfl playoff game

The New England Patriots have the most passing yards by a team in a playoff game, with 505 yards in Super Bowl LII against the Eagles on February 4, 2018.

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1Patriots
Patriots
505
2/4/2018
Super Bowl
vs
L
33-41
28
49
57.1
10.3
3
0
113.1
6.1
0.0
1
5
2Steelers
Steelers
501
1/10/2021
AFC Wild Card
vs
L
37-48
47
68
69.1
7.4
4
4
85.5
5.9
5.9
0
0
3Browns
Browns
494
1/3/1987
AFC Divisional
vs
W
23-20
34
65
52.3
7.6
1
2
69.6
1.5
3.1
4
11
4Steelers
Steelers
469
1/14/2018
AFC Divisional
vs
L
42-45
37
58
63.8
8.1
5
1
110.5
8.6
1.7
2
7
5Patriots
Patriots
466
2/5/2017
Super Bowl
@
W
34-28
43
63
68.3
7.4
2
1
93.8
3.2
1.6
5
24
6Saints
Saints
466
1/7/2012
NFC Wild Card
vs
W
45-28
33
43
76.7
10.8
3
0
134.4
7.0
0.0
2
7
7Saints
Saints
462
1/14/2012
NFC Divisional
@
L
32-36
40
63
63.5
7.3
4
2
93.5
6.3
3.2
3
27
8Colts
Colts
458
1/9/2005
AFC Wild Card
vs
W
49-24
27
33
81.8
13.9
4
1
145.7
12.1
3.0
1
4
9Colts
Colts
443
1/4/2014
AFC Wild Card
vs
W
45-44
29
45
64.4
9.8
4
3
98.7
8.9
6.7
1
7
10Dolphins
Dolphins
435
1/6/1985
AFC Championship
vs
W
45-28
22
33
66.7
13.2
4
1
136.7
12.1
3.0
0
0
11Chargers
Chargers
433
1/2/1982
AFC Divisional
@
W
41-38
33
54
61.1
8.0
3
1
97.2
5.6
1.9
2
18
12Dolphins
Dolphins
432
12/30/1995
AFC Wild Card
@
L
22-37
34
66
51.5
6.5
2
3
63.4
3.0
4.5
0
0
13Browns
Browns
429
1/5/2003
AFC Wild Card
@
L
33-36
26
43
60.5
10.0
3
1
107.6
7.0
2.3
2
20
14Packers
Packers
423
1/10/2010
NFC Wild Card
@
L
45-51
28
42
66.7
10.1
4
1
121.4
9.5
2.4
5
19
15Vikings
Vikings
423
1/16/2000
NFC Divisional
@
L
37-49
29
50
58.0
8.5
4
1
104.0
8.0
2.0
4
35
16Dolphins
Dolphins
423
1/2/1982
AFC Divisional
vs
L
38-41
31
48
64.6
8.8
4
2
103.0
8.3
4.2
3
29
17Patriots
Patriots
418
1/10/2015
AFC Divisional
vs
W
35-31
34
51
66.7
8.2
4
1
109.8
7.8
2.0
2
10
18Rams
Rams
414
1/30/2000
Super Bowl
@
W
23-16
24
45
53.3
9.2
2
0
99.7
4.4
0.0
2
7
19Eagles
Eagles
407
12/31/1988
NFC Divisional
@
L
12-20
27
55
49.1
7.4
0
3
51.1
0.0
5.5
4
29
20Chiefs
Chiefs
406
1/16/2022
AFC Wild Card
vs
W
42-21
31
40
77.5
10.2
6
1
138.1
15.0
2.5
3
34
21Bills
Bills
405
1/6/1990
AFC Divisional
@
L
30-34
28
54
51.9
7.5
4
2
85.8
7.4
3.7
1
1
22Saints
Saints
404
1/8/2011
NFC Wild Card
@
L
36-41
39
60
65.0
6.7
2
0
95.4
3.3
0.0
1
7
23Cowboys
Cowboys
403
1/14/2024
NFC Wild Card
vs
L
32-48
41
60
68.3
6.7
3
2
89.8
5.0
3.3
4
16
24Colts
Colts
402
1/13/2008
AFC Divisional
vs
L
24-28
33
48
68.8
8.4
3
2
97.7
6.3
4.2
0
0
25Raiders
Raiders
401
12/29/1968
AFL Championship
@
L
23-27
20
47
42.6
8.5
1
0
80.2
2.1
0.0
2
8
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TEAMWLTPCT
3
1
0
.750
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
1
3
0
.250
0
4
0
.000
Schedule
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Sun
10/11
@
1:00 PM
Sun
10/18
@
1:00 PM
Thu
10/22
@
8:15 PM
Sun
11/1
@
4:25 PM
Sun
11/8
@
4:25 PM
Last Game
NE Patriots

2 - 2

29

Final

26

BUF Bills

3 - 1

Sun 4 Oct 2026

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC EastWLTPCT
3
1
0
.750
2
2
0
.500
2
2
0
.500
1
3
0
.250
NFC NorthWLTPCT
4
0
0
1.000
3
1
0
.750
2
2
0
.500
2
2
0
.500
NFC SouthWLTPCT
2
2
0
.500
1
2
0
.333
1
2
0
.333
0
4
0
.000
NFC WestWLTPCT
4
0
0
1.000
3
1
0
.750
2
2
0
.500
1
3
0
.250
AFC EastWLTPCT
3
1
0
.750
2
2
0
.500
1
3
0
.250
0
4
0
.000
AFC NorthWLTPCT
3
1
0
.750
3
1
0
.750
2
2
0
.500
2
2
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
3
1
0
.750
2
2
0
.500
0
4
0
.000
0
4
0
.000
AFC WestWLTPCT
4
0
0
1.000
3
1
0
.750
2
2
0
.500
0
4
0
.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/9
@
10-13
Thu
9/10
@
27-7
Sun
9/13
@
59-37
Sun
9/13
@
41-23
Sun
9/13
@
13-20

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
10/5
@
8:15 PM
Thu
10/8
@
8:15 PM
Sun
10/11
@
9:30 AM
Sun
10/11
@
1:00 PM
Sun
10/11
@
1:00 PM