qb with highest average yards per reception in a single game

Mark Malone has the most yards per reception by a quarterback in a game, with 90.0 per reception versus the Seahawks on November 8, 1981.

Interpreted as:
qb with highest average yards per reception in a single regular-season game
NAME AVG DATE TM OPP REC TRG REC YDS REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH TD
1 Mark Malone
M. Malone
90.0
11/8/1981
PIT PIT
@
SEA SEA
1
90
1
0
0
0
2 Bob Celeri
B. Celeri
51.0
12/16/1951
NYY NYY
vs
NYG NYG
1
51
0
3 Taysom Hill
T. Hill
45.0
12/29/2019
NO NO
@
CAR CAR
1
1
45
1
4
2
2.0
0
4 Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
43.0
10/26/2008
BAL BAL
vs
OAK OAK
1
1
43
0
23
4
5.8
1
5 Jim McMahon
J. McMahon
42.0
10/21/1984
CHI CHI
@
TB TB
1
42
0
24
6
4.0
0
6 Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
41.0
12/13/2015
TEN TEN
@
NYJ NYJ
1
1
41
1
3
3
1.0
0
7 Guido Merkens
G. Merkens
39.0
10/13/1985
NO NO
@
RAI RAI
1
39
1
0
0
0
8 Drew Brees
D. Brees
38.0
9/26/2004
SD SD
@
DEN DEN
1
1
38
0
16
5
3.2
1
9 Tyler Thigpen
T. Thigpen
37.0
11/2/2008
KC KC
vs
TB TB
1
1
37
1
22
6
3.7
0
10 Tom Brady
T. Brady
36.0
12/6/2015
NE NE
vs
PHI PHI
1
1
36
0
17
6
2.8
1
11 Troy Smith
T. Smith
36.0
12/28/2008
BAL BAL
vs
JAX JAX
1
1
36
0
0
0
0
12 Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
35.0
11/8/1987
BUF BUF
vs
DEN DEN
1
35
0
17
6
2.8
0
13 Jerry Reichow
J. Reichow
32.0
9/27/1959
DET DET
@
BAL BAL
1
32
0
14 Seneca Wallace
S. Wallace
29.0
10/14/2007
SEA SEA
vs
NO NO
1
1
29
0
0
0
0
15 Tobin Rote
T. Rote
28.0
10/5/1952
GB GB
vs
WAS WAS
1
28
1
0
1
0.0
0
16 Taysom Hill
T. Hill
27.5
11/26/2023
NO NO
@
ATL ATL
2
2
55
0
26
7
3.7
0
17 Cam Newton
C. Newton
27.0
12/4/2011
CAR CAR
@
TB TB
1
1
27
0
54
14
3.9
3
18 Ken O'Brien
K. O'Brien
27.0
12/8/1991
NYJ NYJ
@
DET DET
1
27
0
22
3
7.3
0
19 Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
27.0
1/2/1983
SEA SEA
vs
DEN DEN
1
27
0
28
1
28.0
0
20 Seneca Wallace
S. Wallace
24.0
9/13/2009
SEA SEA
vs
STL STL
1
1
24
0
0
0
0
21 John Elway
J. Elway
24.0
9/1/1991
DEN DEN
vs
CIN CIN
1
24
0
9
3
3.0
2
22 Tom Brady
T. Brady
23.0
12/22/2001
NE NE
vs
MIA MIA
1
1
23
0
-5
3
-1.7
0
23 John Elway
J. Elway
23.0
9/7/1986
DEN DEN
vs
RAI RAI
1
23
1
0
0
0
24 Terrelle Pryor
T. Pryor
22.0
12/23/2012
OAK OAK
@
CAR CAR
1
1
22
0
2
1
2.0
0
25 Chris Chandler
C. Chandler
22.0
10/4/1998
ATL ATL
vs
CAR CAR
1
22
0
-1
1
-1.0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for yards per reception going back to the 1960 season.

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22.4

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20.4

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127.4

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212.2

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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
.176
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/14
SEA SEA
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Sun
9/21
PIT PIT
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Last Game
BAL Ravens

1 - 0 - 0

28

Final

14

PIT Steelers

0 - 1 - 0

Sat 11 Jan 2025

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

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