most passing yards per attempt in a game minimum 5 attempts

Randy Johnson has averaged the most passing yards per attempt in a game when throwing 5+ pass attempts, with 30.4 yards against the Eagles on November 26, 1972.

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  • Data note: Yards Per Attempt, Passing Attempts: player game data may be incomplete before 1950
NAMEAVGATTDATETMOPPCMPPCTYDSTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
30.4
5
11/26/1972
vs
4
80.0
152
2
0
158.3
40.0
0.0
2Pete Beathard
P. Beathard
28.2
5
10/30/1966
vs
5
100.0
141
2
0
158.3
40.0
0.0
3Bob Waterfield
B. Waterfield
26.7
7
12/2/1951
@
5
71.4
187
1
0
153.3
14.3
0.0
4John Rauch
J. Rauch
26.2
5
9/22/1950
@
3
60.0
131
2
1
104.2
40.0
20.0
5Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
25.2
6
12/4/1960
@
5
83.3
151
2
0
158.3
33.3
0.0
6Jim Del Gaizo
J. Del Gaizo
24.2
6
11/12/1972
vs
4
66.7
145
2
0
149.3
33.3
0.0
7Lee Grosscup
L. Grosscup
23.3
8
9/9/1962
@
5
62.5
186
3
1
106.3
37.5
12.5
8Steve Ramsey
S. Ramsey
23.0
5
10/28/1973
@
3
60.0
115
1
0
143.8
20.0
0.0
9J.P. Losman
J.P. Losman
22.6
5
10/28/2007
@
3
60.0
113
1
0
143.8
20.0
0.0
0
0
10Bart Starr
B. Starr
22.3
9
12/17/1960
@
8
88.9
201
2
0
158.3
22.2
0.0
11Mike Tomczak
M. Tomczak
22.3
7
11/19/1989
vs
6
85.7
156
3
0
158.3
42.9
0.0
0
0
12Milt Plum
M. Plum
22.0
14
10/2/1960
vs
10
71.4
308
1
0
137.5
7.1
0.0
13Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
21.9
9
11/29/1970
vs
4
44.4
197
2
0
130.8
22.2
0.0
14Jacky Lee
J. Lee
21.6
13
11/20/1960
vs
6
46.2
281
3
1
100.2
23.1
7.7
15Gary Cuozzo
G. Cuozzo
21.6
5
11/7/1965
@
4
80.0
108
1
0
158.3
20.0
0.0
16Vince Evans
V. Evans
21.5
8
10/19/1980
vs
5
62.5
172
1
1
106.3
12.5
12.5
17Bob Berry
B. Berry
21.4
7
10/13/1968
vs
5
71.4
150
0
0
113.7
0.0
0.0
18Mark Malone
M. Malone
21.3
6
11/20/1988
@
4
66.7
128
0
1
70.1
0.0
16.7
0
0
19Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
21.0
10
11/15/1964
@
7
70.0
210
2
1
112.5
20.0
10.0
20Craig Morton
C. Morton
20.5
17
12/20/1970
vs
13
76.5
349
5
1
133.0
29.4
5.9
21Warren Rabb
W. Rabb
20.5
8
10/15/1961
vs
5
62.5
164
1
1
106.3
12.5
12.5
22Todd Blackledge
T. Blackledge
20.4
7
12/22/1985
vs
4
57.1
143
1
0
141.4
14.3
0.0
0
0
23M.C. Reynolds
M.C. Reynolds
20.4
5
9/27/1959
vs
3
60.0
102
2
0
143.8
40.0
0.0
24Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
20.2
9
12/7/1980
vs
6
66.7
182
1
0
146.8
11.1
0.0
25Bobby Douglass
B. Douglass
20.2
9
10/29/1972
@
8
88.9
182
1
0
155.8
11.1
0.0

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