List of 500-yard passing games in the National Football League
In the history of the National Football League (NFL), 18 different quarterbacks have passed for at least 500 yards in a single game 22 times, a feat also referred to as the "500 Club".[1][2][3][4] Norm Van Brocklin was the first to do so in 1951, whose performance remains the league record for most passing yards in a game with 554.[5] Only three quarterbacks have ever thrown for over 500 more than once in their career; Drew Brees and Tom Brady did so twice and Ben Roethlisberger did so three times.[6] Brady is the only quarterback to have thrown for over 500 in a postseason game, doing so in Super Bowl LII.[7] Quarterbacks throwing for 500 yards have amassed 13 wins and 9 losses by doing so, with 12 of the 22 total games occurring in the 2010s.
List
No. = Number; Comp. = Completions; Att. = Attempts; TDs = Touchdowns; INTs = Interceptions; Rtg = Passer rating
No. | Quarterback | Date | Team | Opponent | Result | Comp. | Att. | Yards | TDs | INTs | QBR | Ref. |
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1 | Norm Van Brocklin | September 28, 1951 | Los Angeles Rams | New York Yanks | W 54–14 | 27 | 41 | 554 | 5 | 2 | 128.3 | [5] |
2 | Y. A. Tittle | October 28, 1962 | New York Giants | Washington Redskins | W 49–34 | 27 | 39 | 505 | 7 | 0 | 151.4 | [8] |
3 | Vince Ferragamo | December 26, 1982 | Los Angeles Rams | Chicago Bears | L 34–26 | 30 | 46 | 509 | 3 | 2 | 106.2 | [9] |
4 | Phil Simms | October 13, 1985 | New York Giants | Cincinnati Bengals | L 35–30 | 40 | 62 | 513 | 1 | 2 | 82.3 | [10] |
5 | Dan Marino | October 23, 1988 | Miami Dolphins | New York Jets | L 44–30 | 35 | 60 | 521 | 3 | 5 | 68.8 | [11] |
6 | Warren Moon | December 16, 1990 | Houston Oilers | Kansas City Chiefs | W 27–10 | 27 | 45 | 527 | 3 | 0 | 123.1 | [12] |
7 | Boomer Esiason | November 10, 1996 | Arizona Cardinals | Washington Redskins | W 37–34 (OT) | 35 | 59 | 522 | 3 | 4 | 77.1 | [13] |
8 | Elvis Grbac | November 5, 2000 | Kansas City Chiefs | Oakland Raiders | L 49–31 | 39 | 53 | 504 | 2 | 2 | 99.9 | [14] |
9 | Drew Brees | November 19, 2006 | New Orleans Saints | Cincinnati Bengals | L 31–16 | 37 | 52 | 510 | 2 | 3 | 91.0 | [3] |
10 | Ben Roethlisberger | December 20, 2009 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Green Bay Packers | W 37–36 | 29 | 46 | 503 | 3 | 0 | 121.9 | [6] |
11 | Tom Brady | September 12, 2011 | New England Patriots | Miami Dolphins | W 38–24 | 32 | 48 | 517 | 4 | 1 | 121.6 | [3] |
12 | Matthew Stafford | January 1, 2012 | Detroit Lions | Green Bay Packers | L 41–45 | 36 | 59 | 520 | 5 | 2 | 103.8 | [3] |
13 | Eli Manning | September 16, 2012 | New York Giants | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 41–34 | 31 | 51 | 510 | 3 | 3 | 89.5 | [15] |
14 | Matt Schaub | November 18, 2012 | Houston Texans | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 43–37 (OT) | 43 | 55 | 527 | 5 | 2 | 121.7 | [16] |
15 | Tony Romo | October 6, 2013 | Dallas Cowboys | Denver Broncos | L 51–48 | 25 | 36 | 506 | 5 | 1 | 140.0 | [17] |
16 | Ben Roethlisberger | October 26, 2014 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Indianapolis Colts | W 51–34 | 40 | 49 | 522 | 6 | 0 | 150.6 | [6] |
17 | Philip Rivers | October 18, 2015 | San Diego Chargers | Green Bay Packers | L 20–27 | 43 | 65 | 503 | 2 | 0 | 99.7 | [18] |
18 | Drew Brees | November 1, 2015 | New Orleans Saints | New York Giants | W 52–49 | 39 | 50 | 505 | 7 | 2 | 131.7 | [19] |
19 | Matt Ryan | October 2, 2016 | Atlanta Falcons | Carolina Panthers | W 48–33 | 28 | 37 | 503 | 4 | 1 | 142.0 | [20] |
20 | Derek Carr | October 30, 2016 | Oakland Raiders | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 30–24 (OT) | 40 | 59 | 513 | 4 | 0 | 117.4 | [21] |
21 | Ben Roethlisberger | December 10, 2017 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Baltimore Ravens | W 39–38 | 44 | 66 | 506 | 2 | 0 | 99.7 | [6] |
22 | Tom Brady | February 4, 2018 | New England Patriots | Philadelphia Eagles | L 33–41 | 28 | 48 | 505 | 3 | 0 | 115.4 | [7] |
No. | Quarterback | Date | Team | Opponent | Result | Comp. | Att. | Yards | TDs | INTs | QBR | Ref. |
See also
References
- ↑ "500-yard NFL passers in a game". Newsday. November 18, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ↑ "List of quarterbacks to throw over 500 yards". Reuters. February 5, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 "The NFL's 500-Yard Passers". Sports Illustrated. October 7, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ↑ "500 Club". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- 1 2 Battista, Judy (September 27, 2011). "Still the Biggest Passing Day". The New York Times. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 "Ben Roethlisberger becomes first QB with three 500-yard games". ESPN.com. December 11, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- 1 2 "Brady takes his 3rd Super Bowl loss, despite 500-yard game". USA Today. Associated Press. February 5, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ↑ "Tittle's Aerials Rip Skins". The Milwaukee Sentinel. United Press. October 29, 1962. p. 3. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ↑ Rapoport, Ron (December 28, 1982). "Ferragamo record show wasted". The Morning News. p. 27. Retrieved September 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Dodd, Mike (October 14, 1985). "Defense Makes Big Plays, Overcomes Simms' Big Day". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 19. Retrieved September 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Marino's 521 Passing Yards Not Enough as Dolphins Lose". The Atlanta Constitution. Associated Press. October 24, 1988. p. 41. Retrieved September 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Oilers' Moon Is Shining With Pride". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. December 17, 1990. p. 141. Retrieved September 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Esiason revives status with 522-yard showing". The Daily Times. Associated Press. November 12, 1996. p. 11. Retrieved September 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Raiders overcome Grbac's 500 yards". Detroit Free Press. November 6, 2000. p. 41. Retrieved September 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Worthington, Dan. "Just the Facts: A closer look at Eli Manning's first 500-yard game". NJ.com. The Star Ledger. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ↑ Rosenthal, Gregg. "Matt Schaub's passing keys Houston Texans' OT win". NFL.com. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ↑ Wilson, Ryan. "Cowboys QB Tony Romo throws for 506 yards in loss to Broncos". CBS Sports. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ↑ Williams, Eric D. (October 19, 2015). "Philip Rivers throws for more than 500 yards in loss to Packers". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures, LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ↑ Orr, Conor (November 1, 2015). "Drew Brees ties single-game record with 7 TD passes". NFL.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ↑ RotoWire Staff (October 3, 2016). "Falcons' Matt Ryan: Throws for career-high 503 yards in rousing victory". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ↑ RotoWire Staff (October 31, 2016). "Raiders' Derek Carr: Surpasses 500 yards in overtime victory". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 22, 2018.