nfl lowest passing yards in a game by a qb with at least 20 attempts

Billy Kilmer has the fewest passing yards by a quarterback in a game when throwing 20+ pass attempts, with 16 yards against the Vikings on September 27, 1970.

Showing:

All-time
Regular season

	NAME	YDS	ATT	DATE	TM		OPP	CMP	PCT	AVG	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Billy Kilmer B. Kilmer	16	20	9/27/1970	NO	@	MIN	6	30.0	0.8	0	2	0.0	0.0	10.0
2	Al Woodall A. Woodall	20	24	10/10/1971	NYJ	@	NE	4	16.7	0.8	0	0	39.6	0.0	0.0
3	John McCormick J. McCormick	20	28	11/14/1965	DEN	@	HOU	5	17.9	0.7	1	3	11.9	3.6	10.7
4	Cotton Davidson C. Davidson	25	20	11/18/1962	OAK	vs	BUF	5	25.0	1.3	0	2	0.0	0.0	10.0
5	Bob Lee B. Lee	28	22	9/15/1974	ATL	vs	DAL	4	18.2	1.3	0	1	20.6	0.0	4.5
6	Gary Marangi G. Marangi	29	21	11/25/1976	BUF	@	DET	4	19.0	1.4	0	1	19.7	0.0	4.8
7	Dave Wilson D. Wilson	30	22	9/8/1985	NO	vs	KC	2	9.1	1.4	0	2	1.7	0.0	9.1	3	14
8	Dan Pastorini D. Pastorini	31	21	10/9/1972	HOU	vs	OAK	3	14.3	1.5	0	4	0.0	0.0	19.0
9	Lee Grosscup L. Grosscup	31	20	12/15/1962	NYT	vs	HOU	4	20.0	1.6	0	1	18.8	0.0	5.0
10	Anthony Wright A. Wright	33	23	9/30/2001	DAL	@	PHI	7	30.4	1.4	0	1	21.8	0.0	4.3	2	16
11	Peyton Manning P. Manning	35	20	11/15/2015	DEN	vs	KC	5	25.0	1.8	0	4	0.0	0.0	20.0	2	9
12	Anthony Wright A. Wright	35	20	12/25/2000	DAL	@	TEN	5	25.0	1.8	0	2	0.0	0.0	10.0	4	26
13	Bobby Hebert B. Hebert	37	20	12/4/1988	NO	@	MIN	5	25.0	1.9	0	1	18.8	0.0	5.0	1	3
14	Mike Phipps M. Phipps	37	22	9/15/1974	CLE	@	CIN	9	40.9	1.7	1	1	44.9	4.5	4.5
15	Dan Darragh D. Darragh	38	21	11/17/1968	BUF	vs	SD	8	38.1	1.8	0	0	46.3	0.0	0.0
16	David Woodley D. Woodley	40	22	9/4/1983	MIA	@	BUF	8	36.4	1.8	0	0	44.9	0.0	0.0	3	20
17	Dan Pastorini D. Pastorini	40	22	10/15/1972	HOU	@	PIT	10	45.5	1.8	0	1	33.5	0.0	4.5
18	Milt Plum M. Plum	42	23	10/3/1965	DET	vs	WAS	7	30.4	1.8	0	4	0.4	0.0	17.4
19	Tobin Rote T. Rote	42	20	10/23/1955	GB	@	CLE	6	30.0	2.1	0	2	0.0	0.0	10.0
20	Kim McQuilken K. McQuilken	43	26	11/9/1975	ATL	@	MIN	5	19.2	1.7	0	5	0.0	0.0	19.2
21	Rick Norton R. Norton	43	26	11/23/1969	MIA	vs	HOU	7	26.9	1.7	0	5	0.0	0.0	19.2
22	Frank Reich F. Reich	44	21	9/10/1995	CAR	@	BUF	6	28.6	2.1	0	1	19.7	0.0	4.8	3	32
23	Kim McQuilken K. McQuilken	44	25	10/23/1976	ATL	@	SF	7	28.0	1.8	0	2	6.3	0.0	8.0
24	Cooper Rush C. Rush	45	23	11/10/2024	DAL	vs	PHI	13	56.5	2.0	0	0	61.7	0.0	0.0	1	10
25	Trent Dilfer T. Dilfer	45	23	10/23/1994	TB	@	SF	7	30.4	2.0	0	1	21.8	0.0	4.3	1	8

Unlock 2x data

Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for passing attempts and passing yards going back to the 1950 season.

More NFL News

Dak Prescott and Brian Schottenheimer test their trust in fallout from Cowboys' brutal loss

Oct 2, 2026

Browns didn't 'swing and miss' with Deshaun Watson after all

Oct 2, 2026

Long day for Steelers starts with Joey Porter Jr.'s trade, ends with 27-24 loss to Browns

Oct 2, 2026

Watson leads another game-winning drive, Szmyt hits 56-yard FG and Browns beat Steelers 27-24

Oct 2, 2026

Chargers receiver Ladd McConkey misses practice because of foot injury

Oct 2, 2026

Bears coaches anticipate getting defensive back Kyler Gordon back soon from calf injury

Oct 1, 2026

More Saints Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

917

Shough

RUSH

128

Etienne

REC

375

Olave

Team Rankings

PPG

27.0

11th

OPP PPG

27.7

26th

RUSH YDS/G

101.3

16th

PASS YDS/G

305.7

2nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	1	2	.333
Saints	1	2	.333
Panthers	1	2	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM

Last Game

Raiders

3 - 0

Final

Saints

1 - 2

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

999

Rodgers

939

Young

917

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Watt

4.0

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Fannin

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

3-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM

Billy Kilmer has the fewest passing yards by a quarterback in a game when throwing 20+ pass attempts, with 16 yards against the Vikings on September 27, 1970.

Related Searches

More NFL News

More Saints Stats

917

128

375

NFL 2026 Leaders

999

939

917

360

349

346

405

375

358

9

9

8

6

6

4

6

5

4

133.1

127.3

116.1

6.0

4.5

4.0

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

80.3

69.9

68.2

77.1

52.8

52.4

35.4

35.1

33.3

42

39

38

NFL 2026 Betting

NFL 2026 Standings

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule