Karl Sweetan has the worst completion percentage in a game with 30+ passing attempts, at 18.2 percent versus the Bears on November 5, 1967.
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NFL lowest completion% in a regular-season game for a player, minimum 30 passing attempts| NAME | PCT | ATT | DATE | TM | OPP | CMP | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | K. Sweetan | 18.2 | 33 | 11/5/1967 |  DET | vs |  CHI | 6 | 100 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 37.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ||
| 2 | | V. Evans | 21.6 | 37 | 10/11/1981 | CHI | vs |  WAS | 8 | 131 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | | V. Evans | 23.3 | 30 | 11/8/1981 | CHI | @ |  KC | 7 | 77 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 50.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | | M. Taliaferro | 23.5 | 34 | 10/13/1968 |  BOS | vs |  HOU | 8 | 98 | 2.9 | 0 | 3 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 8.8 | ||
| 5 | | N. Snead | 23.5 | 34 | 9/17/1961 | WAS | @ |  SF | 8 | 140 | 4.1 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 8.8 | ||
| 6 | | R. Johnson | 25.0 | 32 | 12/11/1966 |  ATL | vs |  STL | 8 | 105 | 3.3 | 1 | 1 | 38.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | ||
| 7 | | V. Testaverde | 25.8 | 31 | 12/27/1987 |  TB | @ |  IND | 8 | 163 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 27 |
| 8 | | J. Gilliam | 25.8 | 31 | 9/29/1974 |  PIT | vs |  OAK | 8 | 106 | 3.4 | 0 | 2 | 14.4 | 0.0 | 6.5 | ||
| 9 | | Y.A. Tittle | 25.8 | 31 | 11/4/1962 |  NYG | vs | STL | 8 | 172 | 5.5 | 3 | 1 | 69.0 | 9.7 | 3.2 | ||
| 10 | | B. Griese | 26.5 | 34 | 9/20/1969 |  MIA | @ | OAK | 9 | 193 | 5.7 | 0 | 3 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | ||
| 11 | | G. Marangi | 26.7 | 30 | 11/21/1976 |  BUF | vs |  SD | 8 | 83 | 2.8 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | ||
| 12 | | J. Hadl | 26.7 | 45 | 10/26/1969 | SD | vs | OAK | 12 | 167 | 3.7 | 1 | 3 | 22.2 | 2.2 | 6.7 | ||
| 13 | | M. Malone | 27.3 | 33 | 9/13/1987 | PIT | vs | SF | 9 | 99 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 49.7 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 16 |
| 14 | | J. Kemp | 27.3 | 33 | 12/24/1967 | BUF | @ | OAK | 9 | 189 | 5.7 | 1 | 2 | 35.8 | 3.0 | 6.1 | ||
| 15 | | T. Rote | 27.5 | 40 | 11/12/1950 |  GB | vs |  LA | 11 | 200 | 5.0 | 2 | 4 | 25.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | ||
| 16 | | J. Plunkett | 27.8 | 36 | 11/23/1980 | OAK | @ |  PHI | 10 | 237 | 6.6 | 1 | 2 | 40.6 | 2.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 17 | | D. Krieg | 28.1 | 32 | 10/20/1985 |  SEA | @ |  DEN | 9 | 115 | 3.6 | 1 | 3 | 13.4 | 3.1 | 9.4 | 5 | 38 |
| 18 | | J. Hart | 28.1 | 32 | 10/9/1977 | STL | vs |  DAL | 9 | 186 | 5.8 | 1 | 2 | 35.7 | 3.1 | 6.3 | ||
| 19 | | S. Jurgensen | 28.1 | 32 | 12/10/1967 | WAS | @ | PIT | 9 | 155 | 4.8 | 1 | 3 | 18.6 | 3.1 | 9.4 | ||
| 20 | | N. Snead | 28.1 | 32 | 11/26/1961 | WAS | vs |  BAL | 9 | 91 | 2.8 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 9.4 | ||
| 21 | | G. Blanda | 28.1 | 32 | 10/30/1960 | HOU | @ | BUF | 9 | 124 | 3.9 | 3 | 4 | 34.9 | 9.4 | 12.5 | ||
| 22 | | S. Brunner | 28.6 | 35 | 12/4/1983 | NYG | vs | STL | 10 | 108 | 3.1 | 0 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 3 | 27 |
| 23 | | P. Beathard | 28.6 | 35 | 10/12/1969 | HOU | @ | KC | 10 | 110 | 3.1 | 0 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 14.3 | ||
| 24 | | B. Parilli | 28.6 | 35 | 9/11/1965 | BOS | @ | BUF | 10 | 151 | 4.3 | 1 | 5 | 15.0 | 2.9 | 14.3 | ||
| 25 | | S. Gelbaugh | 29.0 | 31 | 12/13/1992 | SEA | vs | PHI | 9 | 66 | 2.1 | 1 | 2 | 23.5 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 5 | 42 |
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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