nfl quarterback with the fewest passing yards in a game

George Ratterman has the fewest passing yards by a quarterback in a game, with -12 yards against the Packers on September 27, 1953.

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NFL quarterback with the fewest passing yards in a regular-season game

	NAME	YDS	DATE	TM		OPP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	George Ratterman G. Ratterman	-12	9/27/1953	CLE	@	GB	2	2	100.0	-6.0	0	0	79.2	0.0	0.0
2	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	-9	9/19/1971	BAL	vs	NYJ	1	3	33.3	-3.0	0	0	42.4	0.0	0.0
3	Billy Joe Tolliver B. Joe Tolliver	-8	12/21/1997	KC	vs	NO	1	1	100.0	-8.0	0	0	79.2	0.0	0.0	0	0
4	Joe Montana J. Montana	-8	10/21/1979	SF	vs	ATL	1	1	100.0	-8.0	0	0	79.2	0.0	0.0
5	Len Dawson L. Dawson	-8	10/13/1974	KC	vs	PIT	1	4	25.0	-2.0	0	1	0.0	0.0	25.0
6	Don Trull D. Trull	-8	9/29/1968	HOU	vs	OAK	1	1	100.0	-8.0	0	0	79.2	0.0	0.0
7	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	-8	11/20/1966	MIN	@	LA	1	5	20.0	-1.6	0	0	39.6	0.0	0.0
8	George Blanda G. Blanda	-8	10/2/1955	CHB	@	GB	1	3	33.3	-2.7	0	0	42.4	0.0	0.0
9	Jim Hardy J. Hardy	-8	10/12/1952	DET	vs	SF	2	4	50.0	-2.0	0	0	56.3	0.0	0.0
10	Kerry Collins K. Collins	-7	10/18/2009	TEN	@	NE	2	12	16.7	-0.6	0	1	4.9	0.0	8.3	0	0
11	Scott Stankavage S. Stankavage	-7	10/4/1987	MIA	@	SEA	1	4	25.0	-1.8	0	1	0.0	0.0	25.0	0	0
12	George Mira G. Mira	-7	10/19/1969	PHI	@	DAL	1	2	50.0	-3.5	0	0	56.3	0.0	0.0
13	Babe Parilli B. Parilli	-7	9/22/1968	NYJ	@	BOS	1	4	25.0	-1.8	0	1	0.0	0.0	25.0
14	Y.A. Tittle	-7	12/10/1960	SF	vs	GB	2	6	33.3	-1.2	0	1	2.8	0.0	16.7
15	Chuck Ortmann C. Ortmann	-7	10/5/1952	DAL	vs	SF	1	5	20.0	-1.4	0	0	39.6	0.0	0.0
16	Neil Graff N. Graff	-6	11/13/1977	PIT	vs	CLE	2	2	100.0	-3.0	0	0	79.2	0.0	0.0
17	Mike Livingston M. Livingston	-6	11/21/1971	KC	vs	DEN	1	3	33.3	-2.0	0	0	42.4	0.0	0.0
18	Ken Anderson K. Anderson	-6	11/14/1971	CIN	@	DEN	1	1	100.0	-6.0	0	0	79.2	0.0	0.0
19	Bill Nelsen B. Nelsen	-6	9/29/1968	CLE	vs	LA	1	2	50.0	-3.0	0	0	56.3	0.0	0.0
20	Ron Meyer R. Meyer	-6	11/27/1966	PIT	@	STL	1	5	20.0	-1.2	0	1	0.0	0.0	20.0
21	Frank Ryan F. Ryan	-6	10/27/1963	CLE	vs	NYG	1	9	11.1	-0.7	0	1	0.0	0.0	11.1
22	Frank Ryan F. Ryan	-6	9/17/1961	LA	@	BAL	1	4	25.0	-1.5	0	1	0.0	0.0	25.0
23	Paul McDonald P. McDonald	-5	10/23/1983	CLE	@	CIN	1	1	100.0	-5.0	0	0	79.2	0.0	0.0	0	0
24	Bob Davis B. Davis	-5	9/16/1973	NO	vs	ATL	3	11	27.3	-0.5	0	1	1.7	0.0	9.1
25	Scott Hunter S. Hunter	-5	11/26/1972	GB	@	WAS	2	5	40.0	-1.0	0	1	8.3	0.0	20.0

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