washington commanders most passing yards in a game by a qb

Brad Johnson has the most passing yards by a Washington Redskins quarterback in a game, with 471 yards versus the 49ers on December 26, 1999.

Interpreted as:
washington commanders most passing yards in a regular-season game by a qb
NAME YDS DATE TM OPP CMP ATT PCT AVG TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Brad Johnson
B. Johnson
471
12/26/1999
WAS WAS
@
SF SF
32
47
68.1
10.0
2
1
105.9
4.3
2.1
3
17
2 Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
458
10/30/2016
WAS WAS
@
CIN CIN
38
56
67.9
8.2
2
1
97.2
3.6
1.8
1
12
3 Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
449
11/24/2016
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
41
53
77.4
8.5
3
0
120.7
5.7
0.0
0
0
4 Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
446
10/31/1948
WAS WAS
vs
BOS
17
24
70.8
18.6
4
0
152.8
16.7
0.0
5 Mark Rypien
M. Rypien
442
11/10/1991
WAS WAS
vs
ATL ATL
16
31
51.6
14.3
6
0
136.8
19.4
0.0
0
0
6 Doug Williams
D. Williams
430
9/11/1988
WAS WAS
vs
PIT PIT
30
52
57.7
8.3
2
1
89.4
3.8
1.9
1
8
7 Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
427
9/21/2014
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
30
48
62.5
8.9
3
1
103.4
6.3
2.1
0
0
8 Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
426
9/19/2010
WAS WAS
vs
HOU HOU
28
38
73.7
11.2
1
0
119.0
2.6
0.0
3
23
9 Norm Snead
N. Snead
424
11/17/1963
WAS WAS
vs
PIT PIT
23
40
57.5
10.6
2
2
90.0
5.0
5.0
10 Jay Schroeder
J. Schroeder
420
10/27/1986
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
22
40
55.0
10.5
1
2
79.2
2.5
5.0
4
42
11 Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
418
11/26/1967
WAS WAS
@
CLE CLE
32
50
64.0
8.4
3
1
101.9
6.0
2.0
12 Joe Theismann
J. Theismann
417
10/2/1983
WAS WAS
vs
RAI RAI
23
39
59.0
10.7
3
0
121.4
7.7
0.0
6
56
13 Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
411
11/28/1965
WAS WAS
vs
DAL DAL
26
43
60.5
9.6
3
2
96.2
7.0
4.7
14 Mark Rypien
M. Rypien
401
11/26/1989
WAS WAS
vs
CHI CHI
30
47
63.8
8.5
4
1
110.3
8.5
2.1
2
11
15 Joe Theismann
J. Theismann
398
10/17/1983
WAS WAS
@
GB GB
27
39
69.2
10.2
2
0
119.4
5.1
0.0
4
30
16 Sam Howell
S. Howell
397
10/29/2023
WAS WAS
vs
PHI PHI
39
52
75.0
7.6
4
1
114.0
7.7
1.9
1
9
17 Colt McCoy
C. McCoy
392
11/30/2014
WAS WAS
@
IND IND
31
47
66.0
8.3
3
0
113.1
6.4
0.0
6
51
18 Alex Smith
A. Smith
390
11/15/2020
WAS WAS
@
DET DET
38
55
69.1
7.1
0
0
89.2
0.0
0.0
2
15
19 Sam Howell
S. Howell
388
10/5/2023
WAS WAS
vs
CHI CHI
37
51
72.5
7.6
2
1
99.1
3.9
2.0
5
29
20 Joe Theismann
J. Theismann
388
9/20/1981
WAS WAS
@
STL STL
25
37
67.6
10.5
4
1
126.9
10.8
2.7
0
0
21 Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
385
10/11/1964
WAS WAS
vs
PHI PHI
22
33
66.7
11.7
5
2
120.6
15.2
6.1
22 Trent Green
T. Green
383
9/20/1998
WAS WAS
@
SEA SEA
27
54
50.0
7.1
2
2
70.2
3.7
3.7
3
14
23 Brad Johnson
B. Johnson
382
9/12/1999
WAS WAS
vs
DAL DAL
20
33
60.6
11.6
2
0
121.0
6.1
0.0
2
13
24 Trent Green
T. Green
382
11/22/1998
WAS WAS
vs
ARI ARI
30
49
61.2
7.8
4
1
104.3
8.2
2.0
5
29
25 Joe Theismann
J. Theismann
382
9/12/1982
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
28
39
71.8
9.8
3
0
128.4
7.7
0.0
1
9
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for passing yards going back to the 1950 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

26.8

8th

OPP PPG

20.2

10th

RUSH YDS/G

156.4

1st

PASS YDS/G

205.4

23rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
Cowboys Cowboys
2
2
1
.500
Giants Giants
1
4
0
.200
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Mon
10/27
WAS WAS
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
SEA SEA
@
WAS WAS
8:20 PM
Sun
11/9
DET DET
@
WAS WAS
4:25 PM
Last Game
LAC Chargers

3 - 2 - 0

10

Final

27

WAS Commanders

3 - 2 - 0

Sun 5 Oct 2025

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NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
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

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM