Before 2016, Boomer Esiason had the most passing yards for the Bengals in a game, with 490 yards against the Rams on October 7, 1990.
| NAME | YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Esiason | 490 | 10/7/1990 | @ | 31 | 45 | 68.9 | 10.9 | 3 | 0 | 127.1 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 2 | | K. Anderson | 447 | 11/17/1975 | vs | 30 | 46 | 65.2 | 9.7 | 2 | 0 | 111.4 | 4.3 | 0.0 | ||||
| 3 |  | C. Palmer | 440 | 11/12/2006 | vs | 31 | 42 | 73.8 | 10.5 | 3 | 0 | 131.1 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 23 | ||
| 4 | | B. Esiason | 425 | 12/21/1986 | vs | 23 | 30 | 76.7 | 14.2 | 5 | 1 | 143.8 | 16.7 | 3.3 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 5 | | K. Anderson | 416 | 12/20/1982 | @ | 40 | 56 | 71.4 | 7.4 | 2 | 1 | 97.0 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 3 | 19 | ||
| 6 | | C. Palmer | 412 | 10/24/2010 | @ | 36 | 50 | 72.0 | 8.2 | 3 | 0 | 116.4 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 27 | ||
| 7 | | J. Kitna | 411 | 12/30/2001 | vs | 35 | 68 | 51.5 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 73.8 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 8 | | B. Esiason | 409 | 11/22/1987 | vs | 30 | 53 | 56.6 | 7.7 | 0 | 3 | 57.8 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 5 | 36 | ||
| 9 | | C. Palmer | 401 | 9/16/2007 | @ | 33 | 50 | 66.0 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 113.4 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 10 | | B. Esiason | 399 | 11/19/1989 | vs | 30 | 39 | 76.9 | 10.2 | 3 | 1 | 123.8 | 7.7 | 2.6 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11 | | K. Anderson | 396 | 11/22/1981 | vs | 25 | 37 | 67.6 | 10.7 | 3 | 0 | 130.0 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 12 | | K. Anderson | 388 | 11/13/1978 | vs | 30 | 50 | 60.0 | 7.8 | 2 | 4 | 64.4 | 4.0 | 8.0 | ||||
| 13 | | J. Blake | 387 | 11/6/1994 | @ | 31 | 43 | 72.1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 90.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 14 | | B. Esiason | 387 | 11/1/1987 | vs | 26 | 41 | 63.4 | 9.4 | 2 | 2 | 90.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 15 |  | A. Dalton | 383 | 9/27/2015 | @ | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 12.0 | 3 | 1 | 122.3 | 9.4 | 3.1 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 16 | | C. Palmer | 382 | 12/5/2004 | @ | 29 | 36 | 80.6 | 10.6 | 3 | 1 | 127.1 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 3 | 27 | ||
| 17 | | A. Dalton | 381 | 10/14/2012 | @ | 31 | 46 | 67.4 | 8.3 | 3 | 3 | 87.3 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2 | 19 | ||
| 18 | | B. Esiason | 381 | 10/20/1985 | @ | 30 | 52 | 57.7 | 7.3 | 3 | 3 | 75.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4 | 29 | ||
| 19 | | B. Esiason | 378 | 11/30/1997 | @ | 27 | 47 | 57.4 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 103.0 | 8.5 | 2.1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 20 | | A. Dalton | 373 | 11/20/2011 | @ | 24 | 45 | 53.3 | 8.3 | 1 | 3 | 60.7 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 21 | | A. Dalton | 372 | 10/20/2013 | @ | 24 | 34 | 70.6 | 10.9 | 3 | 0 | 135.9 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 22 | | C. Palmer | 371 | 10/3/2010 | @ | 25 | 36 | 69.4 | 10.3 | 2 | 0 | 121.4 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 4 | 25 | ||
| 23 | | B. Esiason | 368 | 12/6/1987 | vs | 28 | 44 | 63.6 | 8.4 | 2 | 0 | 105.1 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 24 | | J. Blake | 367 | 12/20/1998 | @ | 20 | 36 | 55.6 | 10.2 | 1 | 1 | 88.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 25 | | B. Esiason | 367 | 12/25/1989 | @ | 31 | 54 | 57.4 | 6.8 | 3 | 3 | 73.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6 | 58 | ||
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 1 | .700 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
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