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Dan Marino of the Miami Dolphins threw for 521 yards in a 44-30 loss to the New York Jets on October 23, 1988. That is the 4th highest passing yards total for a game in NFL history.
The quarterback who holds the record for the fewest passing yards in a single NFL game is Jack Concannon, who only threw for -7 yards in a game in 1972.
Norm Van Brocklin. 554 passing yards. 1951.
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The NFL record for passing yards in a single game is held by Norm Van Brocklin of the Los Angeles Rams who passed for 554 yards in a game against the New York Yanks in 1951.
The record for the most rushing yards in a single NFL game is 296 yards, set by Adrian Peterson in 2007.
As of the start of the 2008 season, the NFL single game record for passing yardage is held by Norm Van Brocklin of the Los Angeles Rams who threw for 554 yards in a game against the New York Yanks in 1951.
That record is held by Torry Holt with 83.5 yards receiving yards per game as of the start of the 2008 season.
As of the 2007 season, the NFL record for passing yardage in a season is held by Dan Marino of the Miami Dolphins who threw for 5,084 yards in 1984. Then in the 2011 season Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints lit it up for a record setting 5,476 (not counting playoffs).
5,084 Dan Marino, Miami, 1984
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The player who holds the record for the most NFL rushing yards in a single game is Adrian Peterson, who rushed for 296 yards in a game in 2007.