worst completion percentage in a game by a quarterback with over 20 passing attempts

Dave Wilson has the lowest completion percentage by a quarterback in a game when throwing more than 20 pass attempts, with 9.1 percent against the Chiefs on September 8, 1985.

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NAMEPCTATTDATETMOPPCMPYDSAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dave Wilson
D. Wilson
9.1
22
9/8/1985
vs
2
30
1.4
0
2
1.7
0.0
9.1
3
14
2Dan Pastorini
D. Pastorini
14.3
21
10/9/1972
vs
3
31
1.5
0
4
0.0
0.0
19.0
3Al Woodall
A. Woodall
16.7
24
10/10/1971
@
4
20
0.8
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
4Bobby Thomason
B. Thomason
17.4
23
11/2/1952
@
4
49
2.1
0
2
3.4
0.0
8.7
5Steve Pisarkiewicz
S. Pisarkiewicz
17.9
28
12/16/1979
@
5
65
2.3
0
2
9.8
0.0
7.1
6John McCormick
J. McCormick
17.9
28
11/14/1965
@
5
20
0.7
1
3
11.9
3.6
10.7
7Bob Lee
B. Lee
18.2
22
9/15/1974
vs
4
28
1.3
0
1
20.6
0.0
4.5
8Karl Sweetan
K. Sweetan
18.2
33
11/5/1967
vs
6
100
3.0
1
1
37.2
3.0
3.0
9Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
19.0
21
9/10/1995
vs
4
176
8.4
1
3
38.3
4.8
14.3
0
0
10Gary Marangi
G. Marangi
19.0
21
11/25/1976
@
4
29
1.4
0
1
19.7
0.0
4.8
11Mike Taliaferro
M. Taliaferro
19.0
21
9/12/1965
@
4
58
2.8
1
1
35.6
4.8
4.8
12Kim McQuilken
K. McQuilken
19.2
26
11/9/1975
@
5
43
1.7
0
5
0.0
0.0
19.2
13Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
20.8
24
10/17/1965
vs
5
132
5.5
1
1
46.5
4.2
4.2
14Vince Evans
V. Evans
21.6
37
10/11/1981
vs
8
131
3.5
0
4
2.3
0.0
10.8
2
12
15Mike Tomczak
M. Tomczak
21.7
23
12/29/1990
vs
5
85
3.7
0
0
42.5
0.0
0.0
2
10
16Warren Moon
W. Moon
21.7
23
11/22/1987
vs
5
193
8.4
1
3
37.0
4.3
13.0
3
22
17Warren Moon
W. Moon
21.7
23
11/30/1986
@
5
68
3.0
0
4
0.0
0.0
17.4
2
18
18Steve Myer
S. Myer
21.7
23
10/9/1977
@
5
71
3.1
0
4
0.4
0.0
17.4
19Kent Nix
K. Nix
21.7
23
10/3/1971
@
5
60
2.6
0
3
0.0
0.0
13.0
20John Hadl
J. Hadl
21.7
23
11/10/1968
@
5
152
6.6
1
2
32.9
4.3
8.7
21Joey Harrington
J. Harrington
22.7
22
12/12/2004
@
5
47
2.1
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
2
12
22Jim Harbaugh
J. Harbaugh
22.7
22
10/27/1991
@
5
61
2.8
1
2
16.9
4.5
9.1
3
25
23Scott Brunner
S. Brunner
22.7
22
12/6/1981
vs
5
67
3.0
0
0
39.8
0.0
0.0
2
7
24Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
22.7
22
12/12/1976
vs
5
91
4.1
1
2
21.6
4.5
9.1
25Tobin Rote
T. Rote
22.7
22
9/24/1950
vs
5
102
4.6
0
0
46.4
0.0
0.0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for completion percentage and passing attempts going back to the 1950 season.

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