500 Club
Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr is one of 18 QBs in NFL history to throw for 500 yards in a game. Carr completed 40 of his 59 passes for 513 yards and four touchdowns in his team’s 30-24 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 8 of the 2016 NFL Season.
Matt Ryan also threw for over 500 yards during the 2016 season.
Former Los Angeles Rams great and Hall of Famer Norm Van Brocklin’s 554 yards in the 1951 season opener remains the most passing yards ever in a NFL game.
The 18 quarterbacks who have passed for 500 yards in a NFL game.
Sept. 28, 1951 – Norm Van Brocklin#, Los Angeles Rams vs. New York Yanks
27 of 41 for 554 yards and 5 TDs
Oct. 28, 1962 – Y.A. Tittle#, New York Giants vs. Washington Redskins
27 of 39 for 505 yards and 7 TDs
Dec. 26, 1982 – Vince Ferragamo, Los Angeles Rams vs. Chicago Bears
30 of 46 for 509 yards and 3 TDs
Oct. 13, 1985 – Phil Simms, New York Giants vs. Cincinnati Bengals
40 of 62 for 513 yards and 1 TD
Oct. 23, 1988 – Dan Marino#, Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets
35 of 60 for 521 yards and 3 TDs
Dec. 16, 1990 – Warren Moon#, Houston Oilers vs. Kansas City Chiefs
27 of 45 for 527 yards and 3 TDs
Nov. 10, 1996 – Boomer Esiason, Arizona Cardinals vs. Washington Redskins*
35 of 59 for 522 yards and 3 TDs
Nov. 5, 2000 – Elvis Grbac, Kansas City Chiefs vs. Oakland Raiders
39 of 53 for 504 yards, 2 TDs
Nov. 19, 2006 – Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints vs. Cincinnati Bengals
37 of 52 for 510 yards and 2 TDs
Dec. 20, 2009 – Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers
29 of 46 for 503 yards and 3 TDs
Sept. 12, 2011 – Tom Brady, New England Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins
32 of 48 for 517 yards and 4 TDs
Jan. 1, 2012 – Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers
36 of 59 for 520 yards and 5 TDs
Sept. 16, 2012 – Eli Manning, New York Giants vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
31 of 51 for 510 yards and 3 TDS
Nov. 18, 2012 – Matt Schaub, Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars*
43 of 55 for 527 yards and 5 TDS
Oct. 6, 2013 – Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys vs. Denver Broncos
25 of 36 for 506 yards and 5 TDS
Oct. 26, 2014 – Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Indianapolis Colts
40 of 49 for 522 and 6 TDS
Oct. 18, 2015 – Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers vs. Green Bay Packers
43 of 65 for 503 and 2 TDS
Nov. 1, 2015 – Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints vs. New York Giants
40 of 50 for 511 and 7 TDS
Oct. 2, 2016 – Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers
28 of 37 for 503 and 4 TDS
Oct. 30, 2016 – Derek Carr, Oakland Raiders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
40 of 59 for 513 and 4 TDS
# - Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
*Overtime
Ace dodges baseball (continued)
The contract didn’t specifically stipulate that Parker had to quit baseball but it did say that he had to agree to report to the Dodgers by August 15.
Rookie magic
History shows that it is a longshot for a rookie to win any statistical title.