oldest qb to throw for 500 yards in a game including playoffs

Tom Brady is the oldest quarterback with 500+ passing yards in a regular-season or postseason game. He was 40 years and 185 days old in Super Bowl LII against the Eagles on February 4, 2018.

Interpreted as:
oldest qb to throw for 500 or more yards in a game including playoffs
NAMEAGEYDSDATETMOPPCMPATTPCTAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tom Brady
T. Brady
40-185
505
2/4/2018
NE NE
vs
PHI PHI
28
48
58.3
10.5
3
0
115.4
6.3
0.0
1
5
2Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
38-314
501
1/10/2021
PIT PIT
vs
CLE CLE
47
68
69.1
7.4
4
4
85.5
5.9
5.9
0
0
3Drew Brees
D. Brees
36-290
505
11/1/2015
NO NO
vs
NYG NYG
39
50
78.0
10.1
7
2
131.7
14.0
4.0
0
0
4Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
36-045
509
10/3/2024
ATL ATL
vs
TB TB
42
58
72.4
8.8
4
1
114.8
6.9
1.7
4
32
5Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
36-004
505
10/28/1962
NYG NYG
vs
WAS WAS
27
39
69.2
12.9
7
0
151.4
17.9
0.0
6Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
35-283
506
12/10/2017
PIT PIT
vs
BAL BAL
44
66
66.7
7.7
2
0
99.7
3.0
0.0
3
20
7Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
35-207
522
11/10/1996
ARI ARI
@
WAS WAS
35
59
59.3
8.8
3
4
77.1
5.1
6.8
2
15
8Tom Brady
T. Brady
34-040
517
9/12/2011
NE NE
@
MIA MIA
32
48
66.7
10.8
4
1
121.6
8.3
2.1
1
1
9Warren Moon
W. Moon
34-028
527
12/16/1990
HOU HOU
@
KC KC
27
45
60.0
11.7
3
0
123.1
6.7
0.0
3
22
10Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
33-314
503
10/18/2015
SD SD
@
GB GB
43
65
66.2
7.7
2
0
99.7
3.1
0.0
3
15
11Tony Romo
T. Romo
33-168
506
10/6/2013
DAL DAL
vs
DEN DEN
25
36
69.4
14.1
5
1
140.0
13.9
2.8
4
36
12Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
32-238
522
10/26/2014
PIT PIT
vs
IND IND
40
49
81.6
10.7
6
0
150.6
12.2
0.0
0
0
13Eli Manning
E. Manning
31-257
510
9/16/2012
NYG NYG
vs
TB TB
31
51
60.8
10.0
3
3
89.5
5.9
5.9
0
0
14Matt Schaub
M. Schaub
31-146
527
11/18/2012
HOU HOU
vs
JAX JAX
43
55
78.2
9.6
5
2
121.7
9.1
3.6
2
23
15Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
31-138
503
10/2/2016
ATL ATL
vs
CAR CAR
28
37
75.7
13.6
4
1
142.0
10.8
2.7
3
22
16Phil Simms
P. Simms
30-344
513
10/13/1985
NYG NYG
@
CIN CIN
40
62
64.5
8.3
1
2
82.3
1.6
3.2
7
70
17Elvis Grbac
E. Grbac
30-084
504
11/5/2000
KC KC
@
OAK OAK
39
53
73.6
9.5
2
2
99.9
3.8
3.8
4
30
18Vince Ferragamo
V. Ferragamo
28-246
509
12/26/1982
RAM RAM
vs
CHI CHI
30
46
65.2
11.1
3
2
106.2
6.5
4.3
1
3
19Drew Brees
D. Brees
27-308
510
11/19/2006
NO NO
vs
CIN CIN
37
52
71.2
9.8
2
3
91.0
3.8
5.8
2
6
20Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
27-293
503
12/20/2009
PIT PIT
vs
GB GB
29
46
63.0
10.9
3
0
121.9
6.5
0.0
5
31
21Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
27-067
502
10/4/2020
DAL DAL
vs
CLE CLE
41
58
70.7
8.7
4
1
112.9
6.9
1.7
3
21
22Dan Marino
D. Marino
27-038
521
10/23/1988
MIA MIA
vs
NYJ NYJ
35
60
58.3
8.7
3
5
68.8
5.0
8.3
0
0
23Derek Carr
D. Carr
25-216
513
10/30/2016
OAK OAK
@
TB TB
40
59
67.8
8.7
4
0
117.4
6.8
0.0
2
15
24Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
25-197
554
9/28/1951
LA LA
vs
NYY NYY
27
41
65.9
13.5
5
2
128.3
12.2
4.9
25Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
25-016
525
12/26/2021
CIN CIN
vs
BAL BAL
37
46
80.4
11.4
4
0
143.2
8.7
0.0
3
27
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for passing yards going back to the 1950 season.

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PPG

26.3

7th

OPP PPG

18.8

6th

RUSH YDS/G

112.3

17th

PASS YDS/G

255.2

9th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
7
2
0
.778
Bills Bills
6
2
0
.750
Dolphins Dolphins
2
7
0
.222
Jets Jets
1
7
0
.125
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/9
NE NE
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Thu
11/13
NYJ NYJ
@
NE NE
8:15 PM
Sun
11/23
NE NE
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Mon
12/1
NYG NYG
@
NE NE
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
BUF BUF
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Last Game
ATL Falcons

3 - 5 - 0

23

Final

24

NE Patriots

7 - 2 - 0

Sun 2 Nov 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

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
5
3
0
.625
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
7
2
0
.778
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

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

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
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/6
LV LV
@
DEN DEN
8:15 PM
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