most passing yards with under 20 completions in a single game

Joe Namath has the most passing yards in a game with <20 completions, with 496 yards against the Baltimore Colts on September 24, 1972.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player with under 20 completions in a single regular-season game
NAME YDS CMP DATE TM OPP ATT PCT AVG TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Joe Namath
J. Namath
496
15
9/24/1972
NYJ NYJ
@
BAL BAL
28
53.6
17.7
6
1
123.5
21.4
3.6
2 George Blanda
G. Blanda
464
18
10/29/1961
HOU HOU
@
BUF BUF
32
56.3
14.5
4
4
101.0
12.5
12.5
3 Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
446
17
10/31/1948
WAS WAS
vs
BOS
24
70.8
18.6
4
0
152.8
16.7
0.0
4 Mark Rypien
M. Rypien
442
16
11/10/1991
WAS WAS
vs
ATL ATL
31
51.6
14.3
6
0
136.8
19.4
0.0
0
0
5 James Harris
J. Harris
436
17
10/3/1976
LA LA
@
MIA MIA
29
58.6
15.0
2
1
111.6
6.9
3.4
6 Phil Simms
P. Simms
432
18
10/6/1985
NYG NYG
vs
DAL DAL
36
50.0
12.0
3
2
98.4
8.3
5.6
4
29
7 Steve McNair
S. McNair
421
18
10/12/2003
TEN TEN
vs
HOU HOU
27
66.7
15.6
3
0
146.8
11.1
0.0
1
0
8 Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
419
15
12/16/1962
PHI PHI
@
STL STL
34
44.1
12.3
5
3
93.0
14.7
8.8
9 Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
410
19
12/18/1988
SEA SEA
@
RAI RAI
32
59.4
12.8
4
1
130.2
12.5
3.1
3
21
10 Tom Flores
T. Flores
407
17
12/22/1963
OAK OAK
vs
HOU HOU
29
58.6
14.0
6
2
113.9
20.7
6.9
11 Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
402
19
10/29/2017
HOU HOU
@
SEA SEA
30
63.3
13.4
4
3
106.9
13.3
10.0
5
35
12 Steve Young
S. Young
399
18
10/18/1992
SF SF
vs
ATL ATL
28
64.3
14.3
3
1
128.6
10.7
3.6
0
0
13 Richard Todd
R. Todd
396
17
10/23/1977
NYJ NYJ
vs
OAK OAK
29
58.6
13.7
4
2
113.9
13.8
6.9
14 Don Meredith
D. Meredith
394
19
10/9/1966
DAL DAL
vs
PHI PHI
26
73.1
15.2
5
0
154.6
19.2
0.0
15 Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
392
18
10/21/1991
BUF BUF
vs
CIN CIN
27
66.7
14.5
5
3
109.7
18.5
11.1
0
0
16 Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
386
17
12/16/1962
STL STL
vs
PHI PHI
32
53.1
12.1
2
2
91.4
6.3
6.3
17 Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
385
19
12/16/1962
BAL BAL
vs
MIN MIN
34
55.9
11.3
4
4
95.5
11.8
11.8
18 Joe Namath
J. Namath
381
19
11/17/1968
NYJ NYJ
@
OAK OAK
37
51.4
10.3
1
0
96.8
2.7
0.0
19 Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
378
14
10/11/1964
BUF BUF
@
HOU HOU
26
53.8
14.5
3
3
97.9
11.5
11.5
20 Ed Brown
E. Brown
377
15
10/27/1963
PIT PIT
vs
DAL DAL
31
48.4
12.2
4
3
93.1
12.9
9.7
21 Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
376
17
11/10/1963
BAL BAL
vs
DET DET
24
70.8
15.7
2
1
123.6
8.3
4.2
22 Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
376
16
10/31/1943
WAS WAS
@
BKN
28
57.1
13.4
6
3
101.8
21.4
10.7
23 Steve Beuerlein
S. Beuerlein
375
19
9/18/1988
RAI RAI
vs
RAM RAM
38
50.0
9.9
2
1
91.4
5.3
2.6
9
70
24 Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
373
18
12/6/2009
SD SD
@
CLE CLE
25
72.0
14.9
2
0
140.8
8.0
0.0
1
8
25 Jared Goff
J. Goff
372
17
10/27/2019
LAR LAR
vs
CIN CIN
31
54.8
12.0
2
0
119.3
6.5
0.0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for completions and passing yards going back to the 1950 season.

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TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
Jets Jets
5
12
0
.294
Patriots Patriots
4
13
0
.235
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/14
BUF BUF
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/21
NYJ NYJ
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Mon
9/29
NYJ NYJ
@
MIA MIA
7:15 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Last Game
NYJ Jets

5 - 12 - 0

32

Final

20

MIA Dolphins

8 - 9 - 0

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM