NFL Pass Attempts Single Game Playoffs Leaders
All-Time Pass Attempts Leaders
Single game leaders only reflect years for which we have mostly complete boxscore data (1933 onward).
+ Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
Att |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Ben Roethlisberger | 68 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns, January 10, 2021 |
2 | Tom Brady | 66 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 16, 2023 |
3 | Steve Young+ | 65 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers, January 6, 1996 |
4 | Dan Marino+ | 64 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills, December 30, 1995 |
| Bernie Kosar | 64 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. New York Jets, January 3, 1987 |
6 | Drew Brees | 63 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 14, 2012 |
7 | Tom Brady | 62 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons, February 5, 2017 |
8 | Dak Prescott | 60 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers, January 14, 2024 |
| Drew Brees | 60 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Seattle Seahawks, January 8, 2011 |
10 | Lamar Jackson | 59 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Tennessee Titans, January 11, 2020 |
11 | Ben Roethlisberger | 58 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, January 14, 2018 |
| Eli Manning | 58 | NYG | New York Giants vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 22, 2012 |
| Jim Kelly+ | 58 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Washington Redskins, January 26, 1992 |
14 | Tom Brady | 56 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Denver Broncos, January 24, 2016 |
15 | Tom Brady | 54 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Los Angeles Rams, January 23, 2022 |
| Derek Carr | 54 | LVR | Las Vegas Raiders vs. Cincinnati Bengals, January 15, 2022 |
| Tom Brady | 54 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 20, 2013 |
| Andrew Luck | 54 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 6, 2013 |
| Jeff George | 54 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Green Bay Packers, December 31, 1995 |
| Neil O'Donnell | 54 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. San Diego Chargers, January 15, 1995 |
| Jim Kelly+ | 54 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Cleveland Browns, January 6, 1990 |
| Randall Cunningham | 54 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Chicago Bears, December 31, 1988 |
23 | Tom Brady | 53 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Tennessee Titans, January 13, 2018 |
| Troy Aikman+ | 53 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 15, 1995 |
| Danny White | 53 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Los Angeles Rams, December 26, 1983 |
| Dan Fouts+ | 53 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Miami Dolphins, January 2, 1982 |
27 | Deshaun Watson | 52 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 12, 2020 |
| Tom Brady | 52 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Oakland Raiders, January 19, 2002 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 52 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Denver Broncos, January 17, 1999 |
| Warren Moon+ | 52 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears, January 1, 1995 |
31 | Philip Rivers | 51 | LAC | Los Angeles Chargers vs. New England Patriots, January 13, 2019 |
| Andy Dalton | 51 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. San Diego Chargers, January 5, 2014 |
| Matt Schaub | 51 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. New England Patriots, January 13, 2013 |
| Tom Brady | 51 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. San Diego Chargers, January 14, 2007 |
| Donovan McNabb | 51 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. New England Patriots, February 6, 2005 |
| Neil Lomax | 51 | STL | St. Louis Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers, January 8, 1983 |
| Richard Todd | 51 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills, December 27, 1981 |
38 | Alex Smith | 50 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. New England Patriots, January 16, 2016 |
| Tom Brady | 50 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks, February 1, 2015 |
| Tom Brady | 50 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 10, 2015 |
| Todd Collins | 50 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Seattle Seahawks, January 5, 2008 |
| Jeff George | 50 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. St. Louis Rams, January 16, 2000 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 50 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Cleveland Browns, January 1, 1995 |
| Jim Kelly+ | 50 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 30, 1994 |
| Warren Moon+ | 50 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Buffalo Bills, January 3, 1993 |
| Dave Krieg | 50 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Cincinnati Bengals, December 31, 1988 |
| Jay Schroeder | 50 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. New York Giants, January 11, 1987 |
| Dan Marino+ | 50 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 20, 1985 |
49 | Patrick Mahomes | 49 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, February 7, 2021 |
| Deshaun Watson | 49 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 5, 2019 |
| Peyton Manning+ | 49 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Seattle Seahawks, February 2, 2014 |
| Drew Brees | 49 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Chicago Bears, January 21, 2007 |
| Matt Hasselbeck | 49 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, February 5, 2006 |
| Donovan McNabb | 49 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, January 19, 2003 |
| Troy Aikman+ | 49 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Arizona Cardinals, January 2, 1999 |
| Neil O'Donnell | 49 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 28, 1996 |
| Stan Humphries | 49 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 29, 1995 |
| Dan Marino+ | 49 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills, January 12, 1991 |
| Billy Kilmer | 49 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Minnesota Vikings, December 18, 1976 |
| Joe Namath+ | 49 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Oakland Raiders, December 29, 1968 |
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