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PASSING
300-Yard Passing Games (since 1934)
Date Opp Player Yds Cmp Att
11/16/47 Was Clyde LeForce 317 - -
11/5/50 ChiB Bobby Layne 374 23 45
9/30/51 Was Bobby Layne 310 20 26
10/21/51 NYY Bobby Layne 315 20 44
9/27/53 Pit Bobby Layne 364 19 37
11/20/55 Chi Bobby Layne 319 20 32
11/3/63 at SF Earl Morral 330 24 33
11/17/63 LARm Earl Morral 312 21 44
11/1/64 LARm Milt Plum 347 16 24
11/14/76 at NO Greg Landry 310 27 38
12/9/78 Min Gary Danielson 352 26 33
10/5/80 at Atl Gary Danielson 348 23 36
12/14/80 TB Gary Danielson 360 29 44
10/19/81 Chi Eric Hipple 336 14 25
11/22/84 GB Gary Danielson 305 24 33
9/21/86 TB Eric Hipple 318 31 46
10/19/86 at LARm Eric Hipple 316 31 50
10/25/87 GB Chuck Long 362 33 47
9/17/89 at NYG Bob Gagliano 344 21 31
12/16/90 Chi Rodney Peete 316 18 27
9/27/92 TB Rodney Peete 323 20 31
11/15/92 at Pit Erik Kramer 304 20 37
11/24/94 Buf Dave Krieg 351 20 25
10/22/95 at Was Scott Mitchell 327 30 50
11/5/95 at Atl Scott Mitchell 321 23 50
11/23/95 Min Scott Mitchell 410 30 45
12/4/95 Chi Scott Mitchell 320 26 38
12/23/95 at TB Scott Mitchell 352 26 41
9/22/96 Chi Scott Mitchell 336 24 34
10/13/96 at Oak Scott Mitchell 343 31 50
9/7/97 TB Scott Mitchell 331 29 50
11/14/99 at Arz Gus Frerotte 375 24 39
11/25/99 Chi Gus Frerotte 309 29 42
10/14/01 at Min Charlie Batch 345 31 41
10/21/01 Ten Charlie Batch 338 25 42
11/8/01 at Arz Charlie Batch 436 36 62
12/30/01 Chi Ty Detmer 303 31 51
10/13/02 at Min Joey Harrington 309 25 41
12/19/04 Min Joey Harrington 361 25 44
1/2/04 at Ten Joey Harrington 346 33 49
10/24/06 GB Jon Kitna 342 25 40
11/5/06 Atl Jon Kitna 321 20 32
12/3/06 at NE Jon Kitna 314 22 38
12/31/06 at Dal Jon Kitna 306 28 42
9/23/07 at Phi Jon Kitna 446 29 46
11/18/07 NYG Jon Kitna 377 28 43
12/16/07 at SD Jon Kitna 302 26 45
11/22/09 Cle Matthew Staff ord 422 26 43
9/19/10 Phi Shaun Hill 335 25 45
10/03/10 at GB Shaun Hill 331 34 54
11/14/10 at Buf Shaun Hill 323 29 50
9/11/11 at TB Matthew Staff ord 305 24 33
9/25/11 at Min Matthew Staff ord 378 32 46
11/13/11 at Chi Matthew Staff ord 329 33 63
11/20/11 Car Matthew Staff ord 335 28 36
12/4/11 at NO Matthew Staff ord 408 31 44
12/18/11 at Oak Matthew Staff ord 391 29 52
12/24/11 SD Matthew Staff ord 373 29 36
1/1/12 at GB Matthew Staff ord 520 36 59
300-Yard Passing Games
Rk Player G Years
1 Matthew Staff ord 9 2009-
2 Scott Mitchell 8 1994-98
3 Jon Kitna 7 2006-08
4 Bobby Layne 5 1950-58
5 Gary Danielson 4 1976-84
6t Eric Hipple 3 1980-89
6t Joey Harrington 3 2002-05
6t Shaun Hill 3 2010-
9t Earl Morral 2 1958-64
9t Rodney Peete 2 1989-93
9t Gus Frerotte 2 1999
12t Clyde LeForce 1 1947-49
12t Greg Landry 1 1968-78
12t Milt Plum 1 1962-67
12t Bob Gagliano 1 1989-90
12t Chuck Long 1 1986-89, 91, 94
12t Erik Kramer 1 1991-93
12t Dave Krieg 1 1994
12t Ty Detmer 1 2001-03
Most 400-Yard Passing Games
Rk Player G Years
1 Matthew Staff ord 3 2009-
2t Scott Mitchell 1 1994-98
2t Charlie Batch 1 1998-01
2t Jon Kitna 1 2006-08
Most 500-Yard Passing Games
Rk Player G Years
1 Matthew Staff ord 1 2009-
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RUSHING
100-Yard Rushing Games (since 1934)
Date Opp Player Yds Att
10/28/34 at Cin-StL Dutch Clark 194 -
11/4/34 Pit Dutch Clark 110 -
11/4/34 Pit Ernie Caddel 132 -
11/1/36 N.Y. Ace Gutowsky 137 -
11/15/36 N.Y. Ernie Caddel 153 -
10/30/38 at Chi Bill Shepherd 152 -
10/8/44 at Bkn Frank Sinkwich 135 16
11/25/48 ChiC Camp Wilson 125 19
10/30/49 at GB Wally Triplett 109 9
9/24/50 Pit Bobby Layne 118 15
11/23/50 NYY Bob Hoernschemeyer 198 17
11/18/51 at Phi Bob Hoernschemeyer 118 14
11/9/52 at Pit Bob Hoernschemeyer 107 20
10/10/54 LARm Lew Carpenter 119 14
11/24/55 GB Lew Carpenter 120 20
10/21/56 SF Don McIlhenny 104 13
11/22/56 GB Gene Gedman 103 22
10/6/57 at GB John Henry Johnson 109 18
11/28/57 GB John Henry Johnson 105 8
11/26/59 GB Nick Pietrosante 134 17
10/30/60 at LARm Dan Lewis 128 14
11/20/60 at Chi Nick Pietrosante 106 20
12/11/60 Dal Nick Pietrosante 142 21
12/18/60 Chi Nick Pietrosante 104 15
10/8/61 Chi Nick Pietrosante 113 12
10/29/61 at LARm Nick Pietrosante 112 21
10/27/63 Min Tom Watkins 102 17
11/3/63 at SF Tom Watkins 107 21
11/25/65 Bal Amos Marsh 146 23
12/5/65 at SF Amos Marsh 109 25
9/24/67 Cle Tom Watkins 115 24
11/12/67 at Min Mel Farr 197 24
10/13/68 at Chi Mel Farr 138 18
10/20/68 GB Mel Farr 145 29
11/22/70 SF Mel Farr 117 16
11/26/70 Oak Mel Farr 104 20
11/7/71 at Den Steve Owens 109 16
11/14/71 LARm Altie Taylor 101 19
9/17/72 NYG Steve Owens 113 20
11/23/72 NYJ Altie Taylor 123 15
10/28/73 GB Altie Taylor 160 23
11/18/73 at Chi Altie Taylor 106 18
12/15/73 at Mia Steve Owens 113 27
10/10/76 NE Horace King 100 32
11/7/76 at Min Lawrence Gaines 116 22
11/25/76 Buf Dexter Bussey 137 27
9/25/77 NO Dexter Bussey 150 24
11/6/77 SD Rick Kane 105 24
9/24/78 at Sea Dexter Bussey 120 20
11/12/78 TB Horace King 104 12
10/28/79 Buf Dexter Bussey 139 26
9/7/80 at LARm Dexter Bussey 111 14
9/7/80 at LARm Billy Sims 153 22
9/14/80 at GB Billy Sims 134 20
9/28/80 Min Billy Sims 157 27
10/26/80 at KC Billy Sims 155 28
11/16/80 Bal Billy Sims 126 30
9/20/81 at Min Billy Sims 112 27
9/27/81 Oak Billy Sims 133 21
10/11/81 at Den Billy Sims 185 28
10/19/81 Chi Rick Kane 101 20
11/8/81 at Was Billy Sims 159 21
11/15/81 Dal Billy Sims 119 23
11/22/81 at Chi Billy Sims 117 22
12/12/81 Min Billy Sims 110 13
9/19/82 at LARm Billy Sims 119 25
11/25/82 NYG Billy Sims 114 26
12/12/82 at GB Billy Sims 109 29
11/13/83 at Hou Billy Sims 105 20
11/20/83 at GB Billy Sims 189 36
11/24/83 Pit Billy Sims 106 26
12/5/83 Min Billy Sims 137 23
9/9/84 Atl Billy Sims 140 20
9/30/84 at SD Billy Sims 119 14
10/14/84 TB Billy Sims 100 16
10/21/84 at Min Billy Sims 103 22
10/20/85 SF James Jones 116 30
10/27/85 Mia James Jones 114 36
12/15/85 GB James Jones 104 23
9/7/86 at Min James Jones 174 36
10/12/86 at GB Garry James 140 20
9/24/89 Chi Barry Sanders 126 18
10/29/89 at GB Barry Sanders 184 30
11/19/89 at Cin Barry Sanders 114 18
11/23/89 Cle Barry Sanders 145 28
12/10/89 at Chi Barry Sanders 120 26
12/17/89 TB Barry Sanders 104 21
12/24/89 at Atl Barry Sanders 158 20
11/4/90 Was Barry Sanders 104 11
11/22/90 Den Barry Sanders 147 23
12/10/90 LARd Barry Sanders 176 25
12/22/90 at GB Barry Sanders 133 19
9/15/91 Mia Barry Sanders 143 32
9/22/91 at Ind Barry Sanders 179 30
9/29/91 TB Barry Sanders 160 27
10/6/91 Min Barry Sanders 116 25
11/10/91 at TB Barry Sanders 118 23
11/24/91 at Min Barry Sanders 220 23
12/8/91 NYJ Barry Sanders 114 20