most yards passing in a game less than 20 attempts

Craig Morton has the most passing yards in a game with fewer than 20 passing attempts, with 349 yards against the Houston Oilers on December 20, 1970.

Interpreted as:
most yards passing by a player in a regular-season game less than 20 passing attempts
NAMEYDSATTDATETMOPPCMPPCTAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Craig Morton
C. Morton
349
17
12/20/1970
vs
13
76.5
20.5
5
1
133.0
29.4
5.9
2Kurt Warner
K. Warner
336
19
9/24/2000
@
12
63.2
17.7
4
1
124.5
21.1
5.3
3
15
3John Brodie
J. Brodie
322
19
11/19/1961
vs
11
57.9
16.9
3
0
142.0
15.8
0.0
4John Hadl
J. Hadl
321
18
10/20/1968
vs
9
50.0
17.8
4
1
112.3
22.2
5.6
5Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
315
18
9/9/1979
vs
13
72.2
17.5
5
0
153.9
27.8
0.0
6Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
310
19
9/26/1965
@
11
57.9
16.3
6
1
120.1
31.6
5.3
7Marc Wilson
M. Wilson
309
19
10/7/1984
vs
12
63.2
16.3
2
0
141.9
10.5
0.0
3
13
8Craig Morton
C. Morton
308
18
9/27/1981
vs
17
94.4
17.1
4
0
158.3
22.2
0.0
2
17
9Milt Plum
M. Plum
308
14
10/2/1960
vs
10
71.4
22.0
1
0
137.5
7.1
0.0
10Tony Banks
T. Banks
304
16
12/15/1996
@
11
68.8
19.0
3
1
125.0
18.8
6.3
2
13
11Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
298
19
10/17/1954
@
10
52.6
15.7
1
1
93.6
5.3
5.3
12Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
296
15
10/17/1965
vs
10
66.7
19.7
4
0
149.3
26.7
0.0
13Len Dawson
L. Dawson
294
19
11/21/1971
vs
11
57.9
15.5
3
1
120.1
15.8
5.3
14Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
293
19
9/26/1954
@
15
78.9
15.4
2
0
153.8
10.5
0.0
15Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
293
17
10/29/1950
vs
13
76.5
17.2
5
0
157.5
29.4
0.0
16Jared Goff
J. Goff
292
18
9/30/2024
vs
18
100.0
16.2
2
0
155.8
11.1
0.0
3
26
17Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
290
18
11/7/1954
@
16
88.9
16.1
3
1
135.2
16.7
5.6
18Bob Griese
B. Griese
288
19
11/2/1975
@
12
63.2
15.2
3
0
146.4
15.8
0.0
19Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
286
19
10/31/1971
vs
11
57.9
15.1
3
0
142.0
15.8
0.0
20Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
284
18
12/2/1956
@
14
77.8
15.8
2
0
155.8
11.1
0.0
21Craig Morton
C. Morton
283
18
10/11/1981
vs
13
72.2
15.7
3
1
130.8
16.7
5.6
2
17
22Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
282
19
10/25/2015
vs
18
94.7
14.8
4
0
158.3
21.1
0.0
4
41
23Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
282
19
10/13/1985
vs
15
78.9
14.8
1
0
136.3
5.3
0.0
1
0
24Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
281
19
10/29/1978
vs
15
78.9
14.8
4
0
158.3
21.1
0.0
25Jacky Lee
J. Lee
281
13
11/20/1960
vs
6
46.2
21.6
3
1
100.2
23.1
7.7
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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