List of NFL 500-yard games
Posted: August 2025
List of every NFL 500-yard passing game, in order of most yards. Norm Van Brocklin holds the record for most passing yards in a game, set in 1951. Tom Brady (Super Bowl LII) and Ben Roethlisberger (2020 AFC Wild Card, Jan. 10, 2021) are the only two players with 500 passing yards in a postseason game. Sourced from Pro Football Reference, nfl.com and nfl-related websites:
1. Norm Van Brocklin, Los Angeles Rams: 554 — Sept. 28, 1951, home win over New York Yanks, 54-14
2. (tie) Warren Moon, Houston Oilders: 527 — Dec. 16, 1990, road win over Kansas City Chiefs, 27–10
2. (tie) Matt Schaub, Houston Texans: 527 — Nov. 18, 2012, home win over Jacksonville Jaguars, 43–37 (OT)
4. Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals: 525 — Dec. 26, 2021, home win over Baltimore Ravens, 41–21
5. (tie) Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers: 522 — Oct. 26, 2014, home win over Indianapolis Colts, 51–34
5. (tie) Boomer Esiason, Arizona Cardinals: 522 — Nov. 10, 1996, road win over Washington Redskins, 37–34 (OT)
7. Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins: 521 — Oct. 23, 1988, home loss to New York Jets, 44-30
8. Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions: 520 — Jan. 1, 2012, road loss to Green Bay Packers, 45–41
9. (tie) Jared Goff, Los Angeles Rams: 517 — Sept. 29, 2019, home loss to Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 55–40
9. (tie) Tom Brady, New England Patriots: 517 — Sept. 12, 2011, road win over Miami Dolphins, 38–24
11. (tie) Derek Carr, Oakland Raiders: 513 — Oct. 30, 2016, road win over Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 30–24 (OT)
11. (tie) Phil Simms, New York Giants: 513 — Oct. 13, 1985, road loss to Cincinnati Bengals, 35-30
13. (tie) Eli Manning, New York Giants: 510 — Sept. 16, 2012, home win over Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 41–34
13. (tie) Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints: 510 — Nov. 19, 2006, home loss to Cincinnati Bengals, 31–16
15. (tie) Vince Ferragamo, Los Angeles Rams: 509 — Dec. 26, 1982, home loss to Chicago Bears, 34-26
15. (tie) Kirk Cousins, Atlanta Falcons: 509 — Oct. 3, 2024, home win over Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 36–30 (OT)
17. (tie) Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys: 506 — Oct. 6, 2013, home loss to Denver Broncos, 51–48
17. (tie) Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers: 506 — Dec. 10, 2017, home win over Baltimore Ravens, 39–38
19. (tie) Y. A. Tittle, New York Giants: 505 — Oct. 28, 1962, home win over Washington Redskins, 49-34 (7 TD passes)
19. (tie) Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints: 505 — Nov. 1, 2015, home win over New York Giants, 52–49
19. (tie) Tom Brady, New England Patriots: 505 — Feb. 4, 2018, loss to Philadelphia Eagles, 41–33 (Super Bowl LII)
22. Elvis Grbac, Kansas City Chiefs: 504 — Nov. 5, 2000, road loss to Oakland Raiders, 49–31
23. (tie) Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers: 503 — Dec. 20, 2009, home win over Green Bay Packers, 37–36
23. (tie) Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers: 503 — Oct. 18, 2015, road loss to Green Bay Packers, 27–20
23. (tie) Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons: 503 — Oct. 2, 2016, home win over Carolina Panthers, 48–33
26. Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys: 502 — Oct. 4, 2020, home loss to Cleveland Browns, 49–38
27. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers: 501 — Jan. 10, 2021, home loss to Cleveland Browns, 48–37 (AFC Wild Card playoff game)
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