Joe Namath had the most passing yards in a game in 1972, with 496 yards against the Baltimore Colts on September 24, 1972.
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Who had most passing yards in a regular-season game the 1972 season?| NAME | YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Namath | 496 | 9/24/1972 | @ | 15 | 28 | 53.6 | 17.7 | 6 | 1 | 123.5 | 21.4 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2 | | J. Namath | 403 | 12/11/1972 | @ | 25 | 46 | 54.3 | 8.8 | 1 | 2 | 73.0 | 2.2 | 4.3 | ||||
| 3 |  | J. Unitas | 376 | 9/24/1972 | vs | 26 | 45 | 57.8 | 8.4 | 2 | 0 | 99.9 | 4.4 | 0.0 | ||||
| 4 | | C. Johnson | 361 | 10/22/1972 | @ | 20 | 28 | 71.4 | 12.9 | 2 | 0 | 137.5 | 7.1 | 0.0 | ||||
| 5 | | J. Hart | 334 | 12/17/1972 | vs | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 11.1 | 2 | 1 | 109.6 | 6.7 | 3.3 | ||||
| 6 | | F. Tarkenton | 319 | 11/19/1972 | @ | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 11.4 | 4 | 0 | 130.8 | 14.3 | 0.0 | ||||
| 7 | | S. Spurrier | 315 | 11/5/1972 | @ | 19 | 37 | 51.4 | 8.5 | 2 | 1 | 87.1 | 5.4 | 2.7 | ||||
| 8 | | J. Namath | 301 | 10/1/1972 | @ | 18 | 38 | 47.4 | 7.9 | 2 | 2 | 70.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | ||||
| 9 | | N. Snead | 298 | 9/24/1972 | vs | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 11.5 | 2 | 1 | 120.4 | 7.7 | 3.8 | ||||
| 10 | | A. Manning | 295 | 10/29/1972 | vs | 20 | 35 | 57.1 | 8.4 | 2 | 1 | 92.0 | 5.7 | 2.9 | ||||
| 11 | | J. Hadl | 288 | 12/10/1972 | @ | 22 | 44 | 50.0 | 6.5 | 1 | 2 | 59.7 | 2.3 | 4.5 | ||||
| 12 | | A. Manning | 287 | 10/22/1972 | @ | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 10.6 | 2 | 1 | 108.1 | 7.4 | 3.7 | ||||
| 13 | | S. Spurrier | 286 | 10/22/1972 | vs | 19 | 35 | 54.3 | 8.2 | 2 | 3 | 64.7 | 5.7 | 8.6 | ||||
| 14 | | G. Cuozzo | 282 | 11/12/1972 | @ | 15 | 37 | 40.5 | 7.6 | 2 | 2 | 63.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 | ||||
| 15 | | C. Morton | 279 | 10/15/1972 | @ | 22 | 30 | 73.3 | 9.3 | 2 | 2 | 96.4 | 6.7 | 6.7 | ||||
| 16 | | D. Pastorini | 278 | 10/1/1972 | vs | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 10.7 | 1 | 0 | 104.3 | 3.8 | 0.0 | ||||
| 17 | | A. Manning | 276 | 10/8/1972 | @ | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 8.9 | 3 | 4 | 80.2 | 9.7 | 12.9 | ||||
| 18 | | S. Spurrier | 275 | 11/19/1972 | @ | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 10.2 | 5 | 0 | 136.6 | 18.5 | 0.0 | ||||
| 19 | | F. Tarkenton | 261 | 12/3/1972 | vs | 21 | 39 | 53.8 | 6.7 | 1 | 1 | 72.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | ||||
| 20 | | S. Ramsey | 261 | 9/17/1972 | vs | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 10.9 | 1 | 1 | 82.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||||
| 21 | | R. Gabriel | 260 | 12/10/1972 | @ | 24 | 39 | 61.5 | 6.7 | 2 | 1 | 87.6 | 5.1 | 2.6 | ||||
| 22 | | J. Namath | 259 | 12/3/1972 | vs | 21 | 40 | 52.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 2 | 52.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | ||||
| 23 | | N. Snead | 258 | 10/29/1972 | vs | 25 | 37 | 67.6 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 96.5 | 2.7 | 0.0 | ||||
| 24 | | S. Spurrier | 257 | 12/4/1972 | vs | 27 | 46 | 58.7 | 5.6 | 2 | 3 | 61.6 | 4.3 | 6.5 | ||||
| 25 | | J. Unitas | 257 | 9/17/1972 | vs | 22 | 36 | 61.1 | 7.1 | 0 | 2 | 59.6 | 0.0 | 5.6 | ||||
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 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
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 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
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 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
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 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
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 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
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