nfl passing leaders weeks 3-6

Ken O'Brien has the most passing yards in a Week-3 game, with 479 yards against the Dolphins on September 21, 1986.

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  • Data note: Passing Yards: player game data may be incomplete before 1950
NAMEYDSDATETMOPPCMPATTPCTAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Ken O'Brien
K. O'Brien
479
9/21/1986
vs
29
43
67.4
11.1
4
1
126.0
9.3
2.3
3
30
2Kyle Orton
K. Orton
476
9/26/2010
vs
37
57
64.9
8.4
1
1
89.5
1.8
1.8
1
4
3Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
472
9/27/2020
@
37
57
64.9
8.3
3
2
93.6
5.3
3.5
2
11
4Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
455
9/26/2010
@
29
53
54.7
8.6
2
2
80.3
3.8
3.8
4
26
5Dan Marino
D. Marino
448
9/21/1986
@
30
50
60.0
9.0
6
2
112.3
12.0
4.0
2
13
6Richard Todd
R. Todd
447
9/21/1980
vs
42
60
70.0
7.5
3
1
101.2
5.0
1.7
7Jon Kitna
J. Kitna
446
9/23/2007
@
29
46
63.0
9.7
2
1
100.5
4.3
2.2
10
53
8Tommy Kramer
T. Kramer
436
9/19/1985
vs
28
55
50.9
7.9
3
3
73.0
5.5
5.5
4
25
9Tom Brady
T. Brady
432
9/26/2021
@
41
55
74.5
7.9
1
0
103.0
1.8
0.0
3
21
10Joe Montana
J. Montana
428
9/24/1989
@
25
34
73.5
12.6
5
1
142.8
14.7
2.9
8
43
11Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
427
9/21/2014
@
30
48
62.5
8.9
3
1
103.4
6.3
2.1
0
0
12Dan Marino
D. Marino
427
9/24/1989
vs
33
55
60.0
7.8
3
2
87.5
5.5
3.6
0
0
13Drew Brees
D. Brees
421
9/21/2008
@
39
48
81.3
8.8
1
0
110.2
2.1
0.0
1
7
14Tony Eason
T. Eason
414
9/21/1986
vs
26
45
57.8
9.2
3
0
110.8
6.7
0.0
3
28
15Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
411
9/24/2018
vs
30
50
60.0
8.2
3
3
81.3
6.0
6.0
3
19
16Tom Brady
T. Brady
410
9/22/2002
vs
39
54
72.2
7.6
4
1
110.9
7.4
1.9
4
11
17Brian Griese
B. Griese
407
9/21/2008
@
38
67
56.7
6.1
2
3
66.0
3.0
4.5
0
0
18Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
406
9/22/2019
vs
32
50
64.0
8.1
2
0
102.6
4.0
0.0
0
0
19Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
406
9/22/2013
vs
26
41
63.4
9.9
2
2
92.1
4.9
4.9
3
27
20Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
405
9/24/2023
@
40
47
85.1
8.6
3
0
123.8
6.4
0.0
1
9
21Jameis Winston
J. Winston
405
9/25/2016
vs
36
58
62.1
7.0
3
1
93.0
5.2
1.7
2
16
22Peyton Manning
P. Manning
404
9/26/1999
@
29
54
53.7
7.5
2
1
82.6
3.7
1.9
0
0
23Josh Allen
J. Allen
400
9/25/2022
@
42
63
66.7
6.3
2
0
94.7
3.2
0.0
4
18
24Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
399
10/1/1961
vs
24
36
66.7
11.1
3
2
108.4
8.3
5.6
25Joe Montana
J. Montana
398
9/23/1990
vs
24
35
68.6
11.4
2
0
125.7
5.7
0.0
3
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