nfl lowest passing yards in a game by a starter qb with a minimum 17 pass attemps

Joey Harrington has the fewest passing yards by a quarterback as a starter in a game with 17+ passing attempts, with 20 yards against the Bills on December 17, 2006.

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NFL lowest passing yards in a regular-season game by a starter qb with a minimum 17 pass attemps
NAMEYDSATTDATETMOPPCMPPCTAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Joey Harrington
J. Harrington
20
17
12/17/2006
MIA MIA
@
BUF BUF
5
29.4
1.2
0
2
0.0
0.0
11.8
1
9
2Vince Evans
V. Evans
21
19
11/22/1981
CHI CHI
vs
DET DET
4
21.1
1.1
0
2
0.0
0.0
10.5
4
39
3Derek Anderson
D. Anderson
23
17
10/11/2009
CLE CLE
@
BUF BUF
2
11.8
1.4
0
1
15.1
0.0
5.9
1
1
4Nathan Peterman
N. Peterman
24
18
9/9/2018
BUF BUF
@
BAL BAL
5
27.8
1.3
0
2
0.0
0.0
11.1
3
12
5Tony Graziani
T. Graziani
24
18
10/26/1997
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
4
22.2
1.3
0
2
0.0
0.0
11.1
1
7
6Bob Griese
B. Griese
24
17
9/28/1968
MIA MIA
vs
KC KC
2
11.8
1.4
0
2
0.0
0.0
11.8
7Jake Fromm
J. Fromm
25
17
12/26/2021
NYG NYG
@
PHI PHI
6
35.3
1.5
0
1
19.5
0.0
5.9
2
10
8Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
25
17
11/4/1979
SEA SEA
vs
LA LA
2
11.8
1.5
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
9Eli Manning
E. Manning
27
18
12/12/2004
NYG NYG
@
BAL BAL
4
22.2
1.5
0
2
0.0
0.0
11.1
2
9
10Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
28
18
9/24/2017
BAL BAL
@
JAX JAX
8
44.4
1.6
0
2
12.0
0.0
11.1
2
12
11Bob Lee
B. Lee
28
22
9/15/1974
ATL ATL
vs
DAL DAL
4
18.2
1.3
0
1
20.6
0.0
4.5
12Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
29
17
11/3/1974
PHI PHI
@
PIT PIT
5
29.4
1.7
0
1
15.1
0.0
5.9
13Kurt Warner
K. Warner
30
18
12/21/2008
ARI ARI
@
NE NE
6
33.3
1.7
0
0
42.4
0.0
0.0
1
7
14Dave Wilson
D. Wilson
30
22
9/8/1985
NO NO
vs
KC KC
2
9.1
1.4
0
2
1.7
0.0
9.1
3
14
15JaMarcus Russell
J. Russell
31
19
11/2/2008
OAK OAK
vs
ATL ATL
6
31.6
1.6
0
1
19.0
0.0
5.3
4
21
16Anthony Wright
A. Wright
33
23
9/30/2001
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
7
30.4
1.4
0
1
21.8
0.0
4.3
2
16
17Joe Namath
J. Namath
33
18
9/29/1974
NYJ NYJ
@
BUF BUF
2
11.1
1.8
0
3
0.0
0.0
16.7
18Rex Grossman
R. Grossman
34
19
12/3/2006
CHI CHI
vs
MIN MIN
6
31.6
1.8
0
3
1.3
0.0
15.8
1
10
19Quincy Carter
Q. Carter
34
19
9/9/2001
DAL DAL
vs
TB TB
9
47.4
1.8
0
2
14.5
0.0
10.5
2
6
20Eric Zeier
E. Zeier
34
19
10/25/1998
BAL BAL
@
GB GB
8
42.1
1.8
0
0
49.7
0.0
0.0
4
31
21Peyton Manning
P. Manning
35
20
11/15/2015
DEN DEN
vs
KC KC
5
25.0
1.8
0
4
0.0
0.0
20.0
2
9
22Anthony Wright
A. Wright
35
20
12/25/2000
DAL DAL
@
TEN TEN
5
25.0
1.8
0
2
0.0
0.0
10.0
4
26
23Todd Collins
T. Collins
35
18
10/26/1997
BUF BUF
vs
DEN DEN
7
38.9
1.9
0
2
7.4
0.0
11.1
3
20
24Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
35
18
11/21/1976
SF SF
vs
LA LA
6
33.3
1.9
0
2
2.8
0.0
11.1
25Bobby Hebert
B. Hebert
37
20
12/4/1988
NO NO
@
MIN MIN
5
25.0
1.9
0
1
18.8
0.0
5.0
1
3
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11/9
BUF BUF
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
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MIA MIA
9:30 AM
Sun
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MIA MIA
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@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
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12/15
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AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
7
2
0
.778
Bills Bills
6
2
0
.750
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
5
3
0
.625
Ravens Ravens
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
2
0
.778
Jaguars Jaguars
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3
0
.625
AFC WestWLTPCT
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2
0
.800
Chargers Chargers
6
3
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
5
1
.389
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
2
1
.688
Lions Lions
5
3
0
.625
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
5
4
0
.556
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
6
2
0
.750
Rams Rams
6
2
0
.750

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
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Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
9:30 AM
Sun
11/9
NE NE
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NYG NYG
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NO NO
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
BUF BUF
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM