most passing yards with less than 50 passing attempts in a game

Norm Van Brocklin has the most passing yards in a game when throwing fewer than 50 pass attempts, with 554 yards against the New York Yanks on September 28, 1951.

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NAMEYDSATTDATETMOPPCMPPCTAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
554
41
9/28/1951
vs
27
65.9
13.5
5
2
128.3
12.2
4.9
2Warren Moon
W. Moon
527
45
12/16/1990
@
27
60.0
11.7
3
0
123.1
6.7
0.0
3
22
3Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
525
46
12/26/2021
vs
37
80.4
11.4
4
0
143.2
8.7
0.0
3
27
4Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
522
49
10/26/2014
vs
40
81.6
10.7
6
0
150.6
12.2
0.0
0
0
5Tom Brady
T. Brady
517
48
9/12/2011
@
32
66.7
10.8
4
1
121.6
8.3
2.1
1
1
6Vince Ferragamo
V. Ferragamo
509
46
12/26/1982
vs
30
65.2
11.1
3
2
106.2
6.5
4.3
1
3
7Tony Romo
T. Romo
506
36
10/6/2013
vs
25
69.4
14.1
5
1
140.0
13.9
2.8
4
36
8Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
505
39
10/28/1962
vs
27
69.2
12.9
7
0
151.4
17.9
0.0
9Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
503
37
10/2/2016
vs
28
75.7
13.6
4
1
142.0
10.8
2.7
3
22
10Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
503
46
12/20/2009
vs
29
63.0
10.9
3
0
121.9
6.5
0.0
5
31
11Joe Namath
J. Namath
496
28
9/24/1972
@
15
53.6
17.7
6
1
123.5
21.4
3.6
12Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
490
45
10/7/1990
@
31
68.9
10.9
3
0
127.1
6.7
0.0
1
7
13Tommy Kramer
T. Kramer
490
35
11/2/1986
@
20
57.1
14.0
4
1
128.0
11.4
2.9
4
19
14Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
488
48
10/27/2013
vs
33
68.8
10.2
1
2
91.3
2.1
4.2
1
8
15Kurt Warner
K. Warner
484
48
11/25/2007
vs
34
70.8
10.1
2
2
99.7
4.2
4.2
4
30
16Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
481
42
10/23/2022
vs
34
81.0
11.5
3
0
138.2
7.1
0.0
3
22
17Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
480
42
9/15/2013
vs
34
81.0
11.4
4
0
146.0
9.5
0.0
4
39
18Matt Flynn
M. Flynn
480
44
1/1/2012
vs
31
70.5
10.9
6
1
136.4
13.6
2.3
3
11
19Peyton Manning
P. Manning
479
47
10/5/2014
vs
31
66.0
10.2
4
2
110.2
8.5
4.3
1
3
20Ken O'Brien
K. O'Brien
479
43
9/21/1986
vs
29
67.4
11.1
4
1
126.0
9.3
2.3
3
30
21Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
478
46
11/19/2018
@
33
71.7
10.4
6
3
117.6
13.0
6.5
3
30
22Joe Montana
J. Montana
476
49
10/14/1990
@
32
65.3
9.7
6
2
119.6
12.2
4.1
4
34
23Tommy Maddox
T. Maddox
473
41
11/10/2002
vs
28
68.3
11.5
4
1
129.4
9.8
2.4
2
10
24Dan Marino
D. Marino
473
42
9/4/1994
vs
23
54.8
11.3
5
1
124.3
11.9
2.4
2
17
25Peyton Manning
P. Manning
472
44
10/31/2004
@
25
56.8
10.7
5
1
122.5
11.4
2.3
0
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