most passing yards with less than 30 passing attempts in a game

Joe Namath has the most passing yards in a game when throwing fewer than 30 pass attempts, with 496 yards against the Baltimore Colts on September 24, 1972.

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  • Data note: Passing Yards, Passing Attempts: player game data may be incomplete before 1950
NAMEYDSATTDATETMOPPCMPPCTAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Joe Namath
J. Namath
496
28
9/24/1972
@
15
53.6
17.7
6
1
123.5
21.4
3.6
2Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
446
24
10/31/1948
vs
17
70.8
18.6
4
0
152.8
16.7
0.0
3James Harris
J. Harris
436
29
10/3/1976
@
17
58.6
15.0
2
1
111.6
6.9
3.4
4Steve McNair
S. McNair
421
27
10/12/2003
vs
18
66.7
15.6
3
0
146.8
11.1
0.0
1
0
5Peyton Manning
P. Manning
421
29
9/23/2001
vs
23
79.3
14.5
4
2
129.6
13.8
6.9
1
3
6Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
417
28
9/9/2018
@
21
75.0
14.9
4
0
156.3
14.3
0.0
0
0
7Jared Goff
J. Goff
412
29
11/17/2024
vs
24
82.8
14.2
4
0
158.3
13.8
0.0
0
0
8Tom Flores
T. Flores
407
29
12/22/1963
vs
17
58.6
14.0
6
2
113.9
20.7
6.9
9Nick Foles
N. Foles
406
28
11/3/2013
@
22
78.6
14.5
7
0
158.3
25.0
0.0
1
1
10Don Meredith
D. Meredith
406
29
11/13/1966
@
21
72.4
14.0
2
1
123.1
6.9
3.4
11Steve Young
S. Young
399
28
10/18/1992
vs
18
64.3
14.3
3
1
128.6
10.7
3.6
0
0
12Richard Todd
R. Todd
396
29
10/23/1977
vs
17
58.6
13.7
4
2
113.9
13.8
6.9
13Don Meredith
D. Meredith
394
26
10/9/1966
vs
19
73.1
15.2
5
0
154.6
19.2
0.0
14Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
392
27
10/21/1991
vs
18
66.7
14.5
5
3
109.7
18.5
11.1
0
0
15Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
391
27
12/8/2019
@
21
77.8
14.5
3
1
140.4
11.1
3.7
0
0
16Ken O'Brien
K. O'Brien
386
29
11/5/1989
@
22
75.9
13.3
2
0
140.4
6.9
0.0
2
12
17Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
381
28
12/17/2023
@
22
78.6
13.6
4
0
158.3
14.3
0.0
5
28
18Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
381
26
9/23/2007
vs
21
80.8
14.7
4
0
158.3
15.4
0.0
1
5
19Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
378
26
10/11/1964
@
14
53.8
14.5
3
3
97.9
11.5
11.5
20Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
376
24
11/10/1963
vs
17
70.8
15.7
2
1
123.6
8.3
4.2
21Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
376
28
10/31/1943
@
16
57.1
13.4
6
3
101.8
21.4
10.7
22Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
373
25
12/6/2009
@
18
72.0
14.9
2
0
140.8
8.0
0.0
1
8
23Jordan Love
J. Love
372
29
11/8/2026
@
23
79.3
12.8
3
0
153.2
10.3
0.0
3
23
24Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
372
29
10/2/1983
@
16
55.2
12.8
4
4
100.1
13.8
13.8
5
46
25Drew Brees
D. Brees
371
23
11/30/2009
vs
18
78.3
16.1
5
0
158.3
21.7
0.0
1
4

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