nfl player least completions in a single game ever with exactly 17 pass attempts

4 quarterbacks are tied for the fewest completions in a game with exactly 17 passing attempts, with 2 completions. The first three are Derek Anderson on October 11, 2009, Jim Zorn on November 4, 1979 and Bob Avellini on December 12, 1976.

Interpreted as:
NFL player least completions in a single regular-season game ever with exactly 17 pass attempts
NAME CMP ATT DATE TM OPP PCT YDS AVG TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Derek Anderson
D. Anderson
2
17
10/11/2009
CLE CLE
@
BUF BUF
11.8
23
1.4
0
1
15.1
0.0
5.9
1
1
2 Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
2
17
11/4/1979
SEA SEA
vs
LA LA
11.8
25
1.5
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
3 Bob Avellini
B. Avellini
2
17
12/12/1976
CHI CHI
vs
DEN DEN
11.8
64
3.8
0
2
3.2
0.0
11.8
4 Bob Griese
B. Griese
2
17
9/28/1968
MIA MIA
vs
KC KC
11.8
24
1.4
0
2
0.0
0.0
11.8
5 Mike Pagel
M. Pagel
3
17
11/28/1982
BAL BAL
@
BUF BUF
17.6
62
3.6
0
0
42.3
0.0
0.0
1
10
6 Terry Hanratty
T. Hanratty
3
17
12/7/1969
PIT PIT
vs
DAL DAL
17.6
17
1.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
7 Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
3
17
9/28/1952
LA LA
@
CLE CLE
17.6
40
2.4
0
2
0.0
0.0
11.8
8 Curtis Painter
C. Painter
4
17
1/3/2010
IND IND
@
BUF BUF
23.5
39
2.3
0
1
15.1
0.0
5.9
1
2
9 Dave Brown
D. Brown
4
17
11/7/1994
NYG NYG
@
DAL DAL
23.5
56
3.3
0
0
40.8
0.0
0.0
3
10
10 David Klingler
D. Klingler
4
17
11/14/1993
CIN CIN
vs
HOU HOU
23.5
34
2.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
3
11
11 Tom Flick
T. Flick
4
17
11/2/1986
SD SD
vs
KC KC
23.5
42
2.5
1
4
19.6
5.9
23.5
1
8
12 Jack Thompson
J. Thompson
4
17
9/2/1984
TB TB
@
CHI CHI
23.5
105
6.2
1
4
32.8
5.9
23.5
2
10
13 Joe Reed
J. Reed
4
17
10/23/1977
DET DET
@
SF SF
23.5
55
3.2
0
1
16.1
0.0
5.9
14 Bobby Douglass
B. Douglass
4
17
12/15/1974
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
23.5
20
1.2
0
1
15.1
0.0
5.9
15 Bobby Douglass
B. Douglass
4
17
11/3/1974
CHI CHI
vs
MIN MIN
23.5
46
2.7
0
1
15.1
0.0
5.9
16 Scott Hunter
S. Hunter
4
17
10/1/1972
GB GB
vs
DAL DAL
23.5
53
3.1
0
0
40.1
0.0
0.0
17 Joe Kapp
J. Kapp
4
17
11/22/1970
BOS BOS
@
NYJ NYJ
23.5
70
4.1
0
0
44.2
0.0
0.0
18 Rick Norton
R. Norton
4
17
10/22/1967
MIA MIA
vs
NYJ NYJ
23.5
33
1.9
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
19 Mike Taliaferro
M. Taliaferro
4
17
9/9/1966
NYJ NYJ
@
MIA MIA
23.5
61
3.6
1
1
37.1
5.9
5.9
20 Warren Rabb
W. Rabb
4
17
11/3/1962
BUF BUF
vs
BOS BOS
23.5
59
3.5
0
1
17.0
0.0
5.9
21 Al Dorow
A. Dorow
4
17
9/9/1962
BUF BUF
vs
HOU HOU
23.5
44
2.6
0
3
0.0
0.0
17.6
22 Harry Gilmer
H. Gilmer
4
17
11/30/1952
WAS WAS
vs
CLE CLE
23.5
48
2.8
0
1
15.1
0.0
5.9
23 Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
4
17
11/23/1952
GB GB
vs
DAL DAL
23.5
110
6.5
2
4
53.7
11.8
23.5
24 Fred Enke
F. Enke
4
17
10/19/1952
PHI PHI
vs
CLE CLE
23.5
36
2.1
0
1
15.1
0.0
5.9
25 Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
5
17
11/3/2008
PIT PIT
@
WAS WAS
29.4
50
2.9
0
1
15.1
0.0
5.9
3
6
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for completions and passing attempts going back to the 1950 season.

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TEAM W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
Bengals Bengals
9
8
0
.529
Browns Browns
3
14
0
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/7
CIN CIN
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
9/14
CLE CLE
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/21
GB GB
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM