The number of 400-yard games has varied dramatically, from a high of 14 times each in 19 to just one in 2005, and none at all in some years (most recently 1979).Ī quarterback with 400 yards has earned a passer rating of 100 or more 137 times, resulting in 96 wins and 1 tie every quarterback whose rating has exceeded 131.2 (24 total) won that game. Since 2006, only 15 out of 46 400-yard games have resulted in a win (33%).

Of the 240 times a quarterback has earned 400 passing yards, 131 resulted in wins, 105 in losses, and 4 in ties. Since 2002, each NFL season has 267 games (including postseason play), giving 534 chances for a quarterback to try and achieve this milestone every year.

In that season, only 40 regular-season games were played, plus one tiebreaker playoff game and the championship game.

10 Number of 400 or more yard games by seasonġ943 was the first year a quarterback passed for at least 400 yards.

9 Every 400 or more yard postseason game in rating order.

8 Every game with two 400 or more yard quarterbacks.7 Top 10 games of 400 or more yards by category.5 Quarterbacks with consecutive games of 400 or more yards.4 Quarterbacks with multiple games of 400 or more yards passing.Only seven times have two quarterbacks collected 400 passing yards in the same game, and only seven times has one quarterback had two consecutive 400-yard games in the regular season. Kurt Warner is the only quarterback to have thrown a 400 yard game in the Super Bowl. Don Strock is the only quarterback to have thrown for 400 yards in a game he did not start.

Ken O'Brien is the only quarterback to have earned a perfect passer rating in a 400-yard game. Three rookies have thrown for 400 yards in a game, with Cam Newton the only one to have done so twice in that season, as well as the only one to do so in his first career start. Peyton Manning is the only other quarterback with two postseason 400-yard games, and has the second most overall, with 10. In the National Football League, 115 quarterbacks have passed for at least 400 yards in a single game ('400-yard game') 225 times in the regular season and 15 more in the postseason.ĭan Marino has recorded the most 400-yard games, with 15, including two postseason games.

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