which qb has the most passing yards in a game january

Matthew Stafford has the most passing yards by a quarterback in a January game, with 520 yards against the Packers on January 1, 2012.

Interpreted as:
Which qb has the most passing yards in a regular-season game january?
NAMEYDSDATETMOPPCMPATTPCTAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Matthew 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
2Matt Flynn
M. Flynn
480
1/1/2012
GB GB
vs
DET DET
31
44
70.5
10.9
6
1
136.4
13.6
2.3
3
11
3Marc Bulger
M. Bulger
450
1/2/2005
STL STL
vs
NYJ NYJ
29
39
74.4
11.5
3
2
116.4
7.7
5.1
3
18
4Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
446
1/2/2022
CIN CIN
vs
KC KC
30
39
76.9
11.4
4
0
148.0
10.3
0.0
4
31
5Kellen Moore
K. Moore
435
1/3/2016
DAL DAL
vs
WAS WAS
33
48
68.8
9.1
3
2
100.6
6.3
4.2
4
23
6Tom Brady
T. Brady
432
1/1/2023
TB TB
vs
CAR CAR
34
45
75.6
9.6
3
0
127.3
6.7
0.0
3
21
7Kyle Orton
K. Orton
431
1/3/2010
DEN DEN
vs
KC KC
32
56
57.1
7.7
1
3
65.4
1.8
5.4
2
3
8Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
417
1/1/2012
OAK OAK
vs
SD SD
28
43
65.1
9.7
2
1
102.6
4.7
2.3
0
0
9Tom Brady
T. Brady
410
1/2/2022
TB TB
@
NYJ NYJ
34
50
68.0
8.2
3
1
104.6
6.0
2.0
1
5
10Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
405
1/3/2021
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
28
40
70.0
10.1
3
0
127.6
7.5
0.0
3
22
11Tom Brady
T. Brady
399
1/3/2021
TB TB
vs
ATL ATL
26
41
63.4
9.7
4
1
117.8
9.8
2.4
1
8
12Nick Mullens
N. Mullens
396
1/7/2024
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
30
44
68.2
9.0
2
2
92.6
4.5
4.5
4
37
13Jake Plummer
J. Plummer
396
1/2/2000
ARI ARI
@
GB GB
35
57
61.4
6.9
2
3
72.0
3.5
5.3
3
12
14Drew Brees
D. Brees
389
1/1/2012
NO NO
vs
CAR CAR
28
35
80.0
11.1
5
1
140.7
14.3
2.9
0
0
15Kerry Collins
K. Collins
386
1/6/2002
NYG NYG
vs
GB GB
36
59
61.0
6.5
1
2
71.7
1.7
3.4
1
8
16Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
383
1/9/2022
LAC LAC
@
LV LV
34
64
53.1
6.0
3
1
80.4
4.7
1.6
3
28
17Trent Green
T. Green
373
1/2/2005
KC KC
@
SD SD
33
53
62.3
7.0
1
4
58.1
1.9
7.5
0
0
18Jeff Garcia
J. Garcia
373
1/3/2000
SF SF
@
ATL ATL
26
34
76.5
11.0
2
0
131.1
5.9
0.0
1
10
19Derek Carr
D. Carr
371
1/3/2021
LV LV
@
DEN DEN
24
38
63.2
9.8
2
2
91.0
5.3
5.3
3
12
20Doug Williams
D. Williams
367
1/2/1983
TB TB
vs
CHI CHI
25
49
51.0
7.5
2
2
72.4
4.1
4.1
3
42
21Jarrett Stidham
J. Stidham
365
1/1/2023
LV LV
vs
SF SF
23
34
67.6
10.7
3
2
108.1
8.8
5.9
0
0
22Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
365
1/3/2021
HOU HOU
vs
TEN TEN
28
39
71.8
9.4
3
1
115.9
7.7
2.6
4
24
23Tua Tagovailoa
T. Tagovailoa
361
1/3/2021
MIA MIA
@
BUF BUF
35
58
60.3
6.2
1
3
62.5
1.7
5.2
1
9
24John Elway
J. Elway
361
1/2/1994
DEN DEN
@
RAI RAI
25
36
69.4
10.0
3
0
129.5
8.3
0.0
0
0
25Josh Allen
J. Allen
359
1/7/2024
BUF BUF
@
MIA MIA
30
38
78.9
9.4
2
2
101.6
5.3
5.3
3
14
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for passing yards going back to the 1950 season.

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PPG

29.9

2nd

OPP PPG

22.3

13th

RUSH YDS/G

125.1

9th

PASS YDS/G

239.8

13th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
2
1
.688
Bears Bears
5
3
0
.625
Lions Lions
5
3
0
.625
Vikings Vikings
4
4
0
.500
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/9
DET DET
@
WAS WAS
4:25 PM
Sun
11/16
DET DET
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Sun
11/23
NYG NYG
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Thu
11/27
GB GB
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Thu
12/4
DAL DAL
@
DET DET
8:15 PM
Last Game
MIN Vikings

4 - 4 - 0

27

Final

24

DET Lions

5 - 3 - 0

Sun 2 Nov 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

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)
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
Sun
11/9
BUF BUF
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM