most passing yds in a game with 38 or less passing attempts

Tony Romo has the most passing yards in a game with 38 or fewer passing attempts, with 506 yards versus the Broncos on October 6, 2013.

Interpreted as:
most passing yds by a player in a regular-season game with 38 or less passing attempts
NAMEYDSATTDATETMOPPCMPPCTAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tony Romo
T. Romo
506
36
10/6/2013
vs
25
69.4
14.1
5
1
140.0
13.9
2.8
4
36
2Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
503
37
10/2/2016
vs
28
75.7
13.6
4
1
142.0
10.8
2.7
3
22
3Joe Namath
J. Namath
496
28
9/24/1972
@
15
53.6
17.7
6
1
123.5
21.4
3.6
4Tommy Kramer
T. Kramer
490
35
11/2/1986
@
20
57.1
14.0
4
1
128.0
11.4
2.9
4
19
5Jared Goff
J. Goff
465
33
9/27/2018
vs
26
78.8
14.1
5
0
158.3
15.2
0.0
1
9
6George Blanda
G. Blanda
464
32
10/29/1961
@
18
56.3
14.5
4
4
101.0
12.5
12.5
7Steve Young
S. Young
462
32
11/28/1993
@
26
81.3
14.4
4
1
145.3
12.5
3.1
3
10
8Steve Young
S. Young
449
37
9/13/1992
vs
26
70.3
12.1
3
1
127.0
8.1
2.7
1
10
9Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
446
24
10/31/1948
vs
17
70.8
18.6
4
0
152.8
16.7
0.0
10Randall Cunningham
R. Cunningham
442
32
10/5/1998
@
20
62.5
13.8
4
0
145.8
12.5
0.0
0
0
11Mark Rypien
M. Rypien
442
31
11/10/1991
vs
16
51.6
14.3
6
0
136.8
19.4
0.0
0
0
12Kurt Warner
K. Warner
441
35
9/4/2000
vs
25
71.4
12.6
3
3
106.5
8.6
8.6
2
8
13Peyton Manning
P. Manning
440
36
9/25/2000
vs
23
63.9
12.2
4
0
143.3
11.1
0.0
0
0
14James Harris
J. Harris
436
29
10/3/1976
@
17
58.6
15.0
2
1
111.6
6.9
3.4
15Len Dawson
L. Dawson
435
38
11/1/1964
vs
23
60.5
11.4
6
3
106.9
15.8
7.9
16Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
434
33
11/23/2017
@
27
81.8
13.2
3
0
149.1
9.1
0.0
0
0
17Sid Luckman
S. Luckman
433
32
11/14/1943
@
21
65.6
13.5
7
1
135.4
21.9
3.1
18Tom Brady
T. Brady
432
33
11/3/2013
vs
23
69.7
13.1
4
0
151.8
12.1
0.0
3
19
19Phil Simms
P. Simms
432
36
10/6/1985
vs
18
50.0
12.0
3
2
98.4
8.3
5.6
4
29
20Ken O'Brien
K. O'Brien
431
32
11/2/1986
@
26
81.3
13.5
4
0
158.3
12.5
0.0
2
12
21Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
429
31
10/20/2019
vs
25
80.6
13.8
5
0
158.3
16.1
0.0
1
8
22Dan Marino
D. Marino
429
36
9/30/1984
@
24
66.7
11.9
3
0
135.1
8.3
0.0
1
9
23Michael Vick
M. Vick
428
36
9/15/2013
vs
23
63.9
11.9
2
0
123.4
5.6
0.0
2
17
24Joe Montana
J. Montana
428
34
9/24/1989
@
25
73.5
12.6
5
1
142.8
14.7
2.9
8
43
25Cotton Davidson
C. Davidson
427
36
10/25/1964
vs
23
63.9
11.9
5
1
132.8
13.9
2.8
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for passing attempts and passing yards going back to the 1950 season.

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