List of 500-yard passing games in the NFL

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In the history of the National Football League (NFL), 22 different quarterbacks have passed for at least 500 yards in a single game 27 times, a feat also referred to as the "500 Club". [1] [2] [3] [4]

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History

Norm Van Brocklin was the first to do so, whose 554-yard performance in a 1951 game remains the league record for most passing yards in a game. [5]

Only three quarterbacks have thrown for over 500 yards more than once in their career; Drew Brees and Tom Brady did so twice (both of Brees' 500-yard games occurred in regular season games, while Brady had one 500-yard game each in both a regular season game and a postseason game), and Ben Roethlisberger did so four times (three times in the regular season and once in the postseason). [6] Kirk Cousins became the latest member of the club, after a 509-yard performance on October 3, 2024 against Tampa Bay. No quarterback has thrown for 600 yards in a league game during regulation, but Tom Brady was the first player to total 600 or more yards passing over four consecutive quarters. [7] If counting interception return yards, then Jameis Winston holds the league record with a 668-yard game (497 passing + 171 return yards). [8]

Brady and Roethlisberger are the only quarterbacks to have thrown for over 500 yards in a postseason game during the modern era; Brady did so in a Super Bowl LII loss to the Philadelphia Eagles during the 2017–18 playoffs while Roethlisberger did so in a Wild Card round loss to the Cleveland Browns during the 2020–21 NFL playoffs. [9] Quarterbacks throwing for 500 yards have amassed 15 wins and 12 losses while doing so. Over time, the frequency of quarterbacks throwing for 500 or more yards in a game has increased, with 17 of 27 such performances occurring since 2010.

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Norm Van Brocklin threw for an NFL record 554 yards in a 1951 game. Norm Van Brocklin 1974.JPG
Norm Van Brocklin threw for an NFL record 554 yards in a 1951 game.
Tom Brady threw for 505 yards in Super Bowl LII, the most in NFL playoff history. Tom Brady 2011.JPG
Tom Brady threw for 505 yards in Super Bowl LII, the most in NFL playoff history.
Ben Roethlisberger has thrown for at least 500 yards an NFL record four times. Ben Roethlisberger 2015.jpg
Ben Roethlisberger has thrown for at least 500 yards an NFL record four times.
Playoff performance
No.QuarterbackDateTeamOpponentResultComp.Att.Comp. %YardsY/ATDsINTsPasser ratingRef.
1 Norm Van Brocklin September 28, 1951 Los Angeles Rams New York Yanks W 54–14274165.955413.5152128.3 [5]
2 Y. A. Tittle October 28, 1962 New York Giants Washington Redskins W 49–34273969.250512.9470151.4 [10]
3 Vince Ferragamo December 26, 1982 Los Angeles Rams Chicago Bears L 34–26304665.250911.0732106.2 [11]
4 Phil Simms October 13, 1985 New York Giants Cincinnati Bengals L 35–30406264.55138.271282.3 [12]
5 Dan Marino October 23, 1988 Miami Dolphins New York Jets L 44–30356058.35218.683568.8 [13]
6 Warren Moon December 16, 1990 Houston Oilers Kansas City Chiefs W 27–10274560.052711.7130123.1 [14]
7 Boomer Esiason November 10, 1996 Arizona Cardinals Washington Redskins W 37–34 (OT)355959.35228.853477.1 [15]
8 Elvis Grbac November 5, 2000 Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders L 49–31395373.65049.512299.9 [16]
9 Drew Brees November 19, 2006 New Orleans Saints Cincinnati Bengals L 31–16375271.25109.812391.0 [3]
10 Ben Roethlisberger December 20, 2009 Pittsburgh Steelers Green Bay Packers W 37–36294663.050310.9330121.9 [6]
11 Tom Brady September 12, 2011 New England Patriots Miami Dolphins W 38–24324866.751710.7741121.6 [3]
12 Matthew Stafford January 1, 2012 Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers L 45–41365961.05208.8152103.8 [3]
13 Eli Manning September 16, 2012 New York Giants Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 41–34315160.851010.003389.5 [17]
14 Matt Schaub November 18, 2012 Houston Texans Jacksonville Jaguars W 43–37 (OT)435578.25279.5852121.7 [18]
15 Tony Romo October 6, 2013 Dallas Cowboys Denver Broncos L 51–48253669.450614.0651140.0 [19]
16 Ben Roethlisberger October 26, 2014 Pittsburgh Steelers Indianapolis Colts W 51–34404981.652210.6560150.6 [6]
17 Philip Rivers October 18, 2015 San Diego Chargers Green Bay Packers L 27–20436566.25037.742099.7 [20]
18 Drew Brees November 1, 2015 New Orleans Saints New York Giants W 52–49395078.050510.1072131.7 [21]
19 Matt Ryan October 2, 2016 Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers W 48–33283775.750313.5941142.0 [22]
20 Derek Carr October 30, 2016 Oakland Raiders Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 30–24 (OT)405967.85138.6940117.4 [23]
21 Ben Roethlisberger December 10, 2017 Pittsburgh Steelers Baltimore Ravens W 39–38446666.75067.672099.7 [6]
22 Tom Brady February 4, 2018 New England Patriots Philadelphia Eagles L 41–33 284858.350510.5230115.4 [9]
23 Jared Goff September 29, 2019 Los Angeles Rams Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 55–40456866.25177.602380.3 [24]
24 Dak Prescott October 4, 2020 Dallas Cowboys Cleveland Browns L 49–38415870.65028.741112.9 [25]
25 Ben Roethlisberger January 10, 2021 Pittsburgh Steelers Cleveland Browns L 48–37476869.15017.44485.5 [26]
26 Joe Burrow December 26, 2021 Cincinnati Bengals Baltimore Ravens W 41–21374680.452511.440143.2 [27]
27 Kirk Cousins October 3, 2024 Atlanta Falcons Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 36-30 (OT)425872.45098.841114.8 [28]
No.QuarterbackDateTeamOpponentResultComp.Att.Comp. %YardsY/ATDsINTsPasser ratingRef.

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