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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".
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.
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). 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. If counting interception return yards, then Jameis Winston holds the league record with a 668-yard game (497 passing + 171 return yards).
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. 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.
List
| Playoff performance |
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| No. | Quarterback | Date | Team | Opponent | Result | Comp. | Att. | Comp. % | Yards | Y/A | TDs | INTs | Passer rating | Ref. | No. | Quarterback | Date | Team | Opponent | Result | Comp. | Att. | Comp. % | Yards | Y/A | TDs | INTs | Passer rating | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Los Angeles Rams](1951-los-angeles-rams-season) | [New York Yanks](1951-new-york-yanks-season) | W 54–14 | 27 | 41 | 65.9 | 554 | 13.51 | 5 | 2 | 128.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | [New York Giants](1962-new-york-giants-season) | [Washington Redskins](1962-washington-redskins-season) | W 49–34 | 27 | 39 | 69.2 | 505 | 12.94 | 7 | 0 | 151.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | [Los Angeles Rams](1982-los-angeles-rams-season) | [Chicago Bears](1982-chicago-bears-season) | L 34–26 | 30 | 46 | 65.2 | 509 | 11.07 | 3 | 2 | 106.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | [New York Giants](1985-new-york-giants-season) | [Cincinnati Bengals](1985-cincinnati-bengals-season) | L 35–30 | 40 | 62 | 64.5 | 513 | 8.27 | 1 | 2 | 82.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | [Miami Dolphins](1988-miami-dolphins-season) | [New York Jets](1988-new-york-jets-season) | L 44–30 | 35 | 60 | 58.3 | 521 | 8.68 | 3 | 5 | 68.8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | [Houston Oilers](1990-houston-oilers-season) | [Kansas City Chiefs](1990-kansas-city-chiefs-season) | W 27–10 | 27 | 45 | 60.0 | 527 | 11.71 | 3 | 0 | 123.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | [Arizona Cardinals](1996-arizona-cardinals-season) | [Washington Redskins](1996-washington-redskins-season) | W 37–34 (OT) | 35 | 59 | 59.3 | 522 | 8.85 | 3 | 4 | 77.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | [Kansas City Chiefs](2000-kansas-city-chiefs-season) | [Oakland Raiders](2000-oakland-raiders-season) | L 49–31 | 39 | 53 | 73.6 | 504 | 9.51 | 2 | 2 | 99.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | [New Orleans Saints](2006-new-orleans-saints-season) | [Cincinnati Bengals](2006-cincinnati-bengals-season) | L 31–16 | 37 | 52 | 71.2 | 510 | 9.81 | 2 | 3 | 91.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | [Pittsburgh Steelers](2009-pittsburgh-steelers-season) | [Green Bay Packers](2009-green-bay-packers-season) | W 37–36 | 29 | 46 | 63.0 | 503 | 10.93 | 3 | 0 | 121.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | [New England Patriots](2011-new-england-patriots-season) | [Miami Dolphins](2011-miami-dolphins-season) | W 38–24 | 32 | 48 | 66.7 | 517 | 10.77 | 4 | 1 | 121.6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | [Detroit Lions](2011-detroit-lions-season) | [Green Bay Packers](2011-green-bay-packers-season) | L 45–41 | 36 | 59 | 61.0 | 520 | 8.81 | 5 | 2 | 103.8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | [New York Giants](2012-new-york-giants-season) | [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](2012-tampa-bay-buccaneers-season) | W 41–34 | 31 | 51 | 60.8 | 510 | 10.00 | 3 | 3 | 89.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | [Houston Texans](2012-houston-texans-season) | [Jacksonville Jaguars](2012-jacksonville-jaguars-season) | W 43–37 (OT) | 43 | 55 | 78.2 | 527 | 9.58 | 5 | 2 | 121.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | [Dallas Cowboys](2013-dallas-cowboys-season) | [Denver Broncos](2013-denver-broncos-season) | L 51–48 | 25 | 36 | 69.4 | 506 | 14.06 | 5 | 1 | 140.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | [Pittsburgh Steelers](2014-pittsburgh-steelers-season) | [Indianapolis Colts](2014-indianapolis-colts-season) | W 51–34 | 40 | 49 | 81.6 | 522 | 10.65 | 6 | 0 | 150.6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | [San Diego Chargers](2015-san-diego-chargers-season) | [Green Bay Packers](2015-green-bay-packers-season) | L 27–20 | 43 | 65 | 66.2 | 503 | 7.74 | 2 | 0 | 99.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | [New Orleans Saints](2015-new-orleans-saints-season) | [New York Giants](2015-new-york-giants-season) | W 52–49 | 39 | 50 | 78.0 | 505 | 10.10 | 7 | 2 | 131.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | [Atlanta Falcons](2016-atlanta-falcons-season) | [Carolina Panthers](2016-carolina-panthers-season) | W 48–33 | 28 | 37 | 75.7 | 503 | 13.59 | 4 | 1 | 142.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | [Oakland Raiders](2016-oakland-raiders-season) | [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](2016-tampa-bay-buccaneers-season) | W 30–24 (OT) | 40 | 59 | 67.8 | 513 | 8.69 | 4 | 0 | 117.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | [Pittsburgh Steelers](2017-pittsburgh-steelers-season) | [Baltimore Ravens](2017-baltimore-ravens-season) | W 39–38 | 44 | 66 | 66.7 | 506 | 7.67 | 2 | 0 | 99.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | [New England Patriots](2017-new-england-patriots-season) | [Philadelphia Eagles](2017-philadelphia-eagles-season) | L 41–33 | 28 | 48 | 58.3 | 505 | 10.52 | 3 | 0 | 115.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | [Los Angeles Rams](2019-los-angeles-rams-season) | [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](2019-tampa-bay-buccaneers-season) | L 55–40 | 45 | 68 | 66.2 | 517 | 7.60 | 2 | 3 | 80.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | [Dallas Cowboys](2020-dallas-cowboys-season) | [Cleveland Browns](2020-cleveland-browns-season) | L 49–38 | 41 | 58 | 70.6 | 502 | 8.7 | 4 | 1 | 112.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | [Pittsburgh Steelers](2020-pittsburgh-steelers-season) | [Cleveland Browns](2020-cleveland-browns-season) | L 48–37 | 47 | 68 | 69.1 | 501 | 7.4 | 4 | 4 | 85.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | [Cincinnati Bengals](2021-cincinnati-bengals-season) | [Baltimore Ravens](2021-baltimore-ravens-season) | W 41–21 | 37 | 46 | 80.4 | 525 | 11.4 | 4 | 0 | 143.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | [Atlanta Falcons](2024-atlanta-falcons-season) | [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](2024-tampa-bay-buccaneers-season) | W 36–30 (OT) | 42 | 58 | 72.4 | 509 | 8.8 | 4 | 1 | 114.8 |
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