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.
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qb with highest yards per catch in a regular-season game| NAME | AVG | DATE | TM | OPP | REC | TRG | REC YDS | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Malone | 90.0 | 11/8/1981 | @ | 1 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | | B. Celeri | 51.0 | 12/16/1951 | vs | 1 | 51 | 0 | |||||||
| 3 |  | T. Hill | 45.0 | 12/29/2019 | @ | 1 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | ||
| 4 |  | J. Flacco | 43.0 | 10/26/2008 | vs | 1 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 5.8 | 1 | ||
| 5 | | J. McMahon | 42.0 | 10/21/1984 | @ | 1 | 42 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 4.0 | 0 | |||
| 6 |  | M. Mariota | 41.0 | 12/13/2015 | @ | 1 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | G. Merkens | 39.0 | 10/13/1985 | @ | 1 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 8 |  | D. Brees | 38.0 | 9/26/2004 | @ | 1 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 3.2 | 1 | ||
| 9 | | T. Thigpen | 37.0 | 11/2/2008 | vs | 1 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 3.7 | 0 | ||
| 10 |  | T. Brady | 36.0 | 12/6/2015 | vs | 1 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 2.8 | 1 | ||
| 11 | | T. Smith | 36.0 | 12/28/2008 | vs | 1 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 12 |  | J. Kelly | 35.0 | 11/8/1987 | vs | 1 | 35 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 2.8 | 0 | |||
| 13 |  | J. Winston | 33.0 | 11/23/2025 | @ | 1 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3.3 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | J. Reichow | 32.0 | 9/27/1959 | @ | 1 | 32 | 0 | |||||||
| 15 | | S. Wallace | 29.0 | 10/14/2007 | vs | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 16 | | T. Rote | 28.0 | 10/5/1952 | vs | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | | T. Hill | 27.5 | 11/26/2023 | @ | 2 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 3.7 | 0 | ||
| 18 |  | C. Newton | 27.0 | 12/4/2011 | @ | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 54 | 14 | 3.9 | 3 | ||
| 19 | | K. O'Brien | 27.0 | 12/8/1991 | @ | 1 | 27 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 7.3 | 0 | |||
| 20 | | J. Zorn | 27.0 | 1/2/1983 | vs | 1 | 27 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 28.0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | | S. Wallace | 24.0 | 9/13/2009 | vs | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 22 |  | J. Elway | 24.0 | 9/1/1991 | vs | 1 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3.0 | 2 | |||
| 23 | | T. Brady | 23.0 | 12/22/2001 | vs | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | -5 | 3 | -1.7 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | J. Elway | 23.0 | 9/7/1986 | vs | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | | T. Pryor | 22.0 | 12/23/2012 | @ | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | ||
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |