most passing yards in week 17 in a game all-time

Matthew Stafford has the most passing yards in a Week-17 game, with 520 yards against the Packers on January 1, 2012.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player in week 17 in a game all-time
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
2Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
481
12/24/2000
NYJ NYJ
@
BAL BAL
36
69
52.2
7.0
2
3
66.2
2.9
4.3
1
8
3Matt 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
4Marc 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
5Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
449
12/29/2002
SEA SEA
@
SD SD
36
53
67.9
8.5
2
2
90.8
3.8
3.8
3
21
6Joe 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
7Kellen 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
8Tom 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
9Kyle 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
10Eli Manning
E. Manning
429
12/28/2014
NYG NYG
vs
PHI PHI
28
53
52.8
8.1
1
1
78.3
1.9
1.9
0
0
11Carson 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
12Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
412
12/28/2024
CIN CIN
vs
DEN DEN
39
49
79.6
8.4
3
0
122.1
6.1
0.0
7
28
13Tom 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
14Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
407
12/29/2013
ARI ARI
vs
SF SF
28
49
57.1
8.3
2
1
89.4
4.1
2.0
1
8
15Kirk 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
16Tom 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
17Drew Brees
D. Brees
396
12/30/2012
NO NO
vs
CAR CAR
29
43
67.4
9.2
4
1
118.0
9.3
2.3
2
18
18Jake 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
19Derek Carr
D. Carr
391
12/29/2019
OAK OAK
@
DEN DEN
29
46
63.0
8.5
1
0
97.3
2.2
0.0
2
11
20Drew 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
21Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
387
12/30/2018
DAL DAL
@
NYG NYG
27
44
61.4
8.8
4
0
120.2
9.1
0.0
4
19
22Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
387
12/31/2017
LAC LAC
vs
OAK OAK
28
37
75.7
10.5
3
0
135.8
8.1
0.0
1
7
23Drew Brees
D. Brees
386
12/28/2008
NO NO
vs
CAR CAR
30
49
61.2
7.9
4
1
104.6
8.2
2.0
2
19
24Kerry 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
25Drew Brees
D. Brees
381
12/29/2013
NO NO
vs
TB TB
24
31
77.4
12.3
4
0
157.4
12.9
0.0
1
11
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for passing yards going back to the 1950 season.

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PPG

30.7

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OPP PPG

21.6

11th

RUSH YDS/G

133.7

8th

PASS YDS/G

233.4

13th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
Bears Bears
4
3
0
.571
Vikings Vikings
3
4
0
.429
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
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
Last Game
TB Buccaneers

5 - 2 - 0

9

Final

24

DET Lions

5 - 2 - 0

Mon 20 Oct 2025

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NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
6
2
0
.750
Bills Bills
5
2
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
3
0
.571
Bengals Bengals
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
1
0
.875
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
6
2
0
.750
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
4
1
.438
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
Rams Rams
5
2
0
.714

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
11/2
CAR CAR
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
SF SF
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM