which active quarterback threw for the most yards in one game

Joe Burrow has the most passing yards by an active quarterback in a game, with 525 yards against the Ravens on December 26, 2021.

Interpreted as:
Which active quarterback threw for the most yards in one regular-season game?
NAMEYDSDATETMOPPCMPATTPCTAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
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
2Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
520
1/1/2012
DET DET
@
GB GB
36
59
61.0
8.8
5
2
103.8
8.5
3.4
2
18
3Jared Goff
J. Goff
517
9/29/2019
LAR LAR
vs
TB TB
45
68
66.2
7.6
2
3
80.3
2.9
4.4
2
27
4Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
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
5Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
503
10/18/2015
SD SD
@
GB GB
43
65
66.2
7.7
2
0
99.7
3.1
0.0
3
15
6Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
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
7Jameis Winston
J. Winston
497
12/2/2024
CLE CLE
@
DEN DEN
34
58
58.6
8.6
4
3
88.1
6.9
5.2
3
22
8Jared Goff
J. Goff
494
12/15/2024
DET DET
vs
BUF BUF
38
59
64.4
8.4
5
0
118.9
8.5
0.0
3
21
9Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
488
10/27/2013
DET DET
vs
DAL DAL
33
48
68.8
10.2
1
2
91.3
2.1
4.2
1
8
10Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
481
10/23/2022
CIN CIN
vs
ATL ATL
34
42
81.0
11.5
3
0
138.2
7.1
0.0
3
22
11Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
480
9/15/2013
GB GB
vs
WAS WAS
34
42
81.0
11.4
4
0
146.0
9.5
0.0
4
39
12Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
478
11/19/2018
KC KC
@
LAR LAR
33
46
71.7
10.4
6
3
117.6
13.0
6.5
3
30
13Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
472
9/27/2020
DAL DAL
@
SEA SEA
37
57
64.9
8.3
3
2
93.6
5.3
3.5
2
11
14Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
470
11/2/2025
CIN CIN
vs
CHI CHI
31
47
66.0
10.0
4
2
109.4
8.5
4.3
3
21
15C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
470
11/5/2023
HOU HOU
vs
TB TB
30
42
71.4
11.2
5
0
147.8
11.9
0.0
3
27
16Tua Tagovailoa
T. Tagovailoa
469
9/18/2022
MIA MIA
@
BAL BAL
36
50
72.0
9.4
6
2
124.1
12.0
4.0
1
8
17Tua Tagovailoa
T. Tagovailoa
466
9/10/2023
MIA MIA
@
LAC LAC
28
45
62.2
10.4
3
1
110.0
6.7
2.2
0
0
18Jared Goff
J. Goff
465
9/27/2018
LAR LAR
vs
MIN MIN
26
33
78.8
14.1
5
0
158.3
15.2
0.0
1
9
19Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
463
10/6/2019
DAL DAL
vs
GB GB
27
44
61.4
10.5
2
3
83.8
4.5
6.8
3
22
20Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
462
11/29/2020
KC KC
@
TB TB
37
49
75.5
9.4
3
0
124.7
6.1
0.0
2
6
21Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
460
12/17/2022
MIN MIN
vs
IND IND
34
54
63.0
8.5
4
2
99.3
7.4
3.7
7
34
22Jameis Winston
J. Winston
458
12/15/2019
TB TB
@
DET DET
28
42
66.7
10.9
4
1
124.9
9.5
2.4
2
12
23Kirk 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
24Jameis Winston
J. Winston
456
12/8/2019
TB TB
vs
IND IND
33
45
73.3
10.1
4
3
107.3
8.9
6.7
1
7
25Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
455
12/9/2018
DAL DAL
vs
PHI PHI
42
54
77.8
8.4
3
2
104.9
5.6
3.7
3
21
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for passing yards going back to the 1950 season.

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,636

Flacco

Joe Flacco

RUSH

780

Brown

Chase Brown

REC

1,147

Chase

Ja'Marr Chase
Team Rankings

PPG

22.4

20th

OPP PPG

31.2

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

87.4

31st

PASS YDS/G

240.4

10th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
8
6
0
.571
Ravens Ravens
7
7
0
.500
Bengals Bengals
4
10
0
.286
Browns Browns
3
11
0
.214
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/21
CIN CIN
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
12/28
ARI ARI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
CLE CLE
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Last Game
BAL Ravens

7 - 7

24

Final

0

CIN Bengals

4 - 10

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
3
0
.786
Bills Bills
10
4
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
8
6
0
.571
Ravens Ravens
7
7
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
10
4
0
.714
Texans Texans
9
5
0
.643
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
12
2
0
.857
Chargers Chargers
10
4
0
.714
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
9
5
0
.643
Cowboys Cowboys
6
7
1
.464
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
10
4
0
.714
Packers Packers
9
4
1
.679
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
Panthers Panthers
7
7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
11
3
0
.786
Seahawks Seahawks
11
3
0
.786

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/13
SF SF
@
NO NO
26-21
Sat
9/13
NE NE
@
MIA MIA
33-27
Sat
9/13
CAR CAR
@
ARI ARI
22-27
Sat
9/13
DEN DEN
@
IND IND
28-29
Sat
9/13
PHI PHI
@
KC KC
20-17

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
8:15 PM
Sat
12/20
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
5:00 PM
Sat
12/20
GB GB
@
CHI CHI
8:20 PM
Sun
12/21
BUF BUF
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM