But 357 yards were not enough for a Super Bowl ring for Donovan McNabb, as he and Philadelphia Eagles lost 24-21 to Tom Brady’s New England Patriots. In 2005 at his only Super Bowl appearance, Donovan McNabb tied Joe Montana’s 357 passing yards. DONOVAN MCNABB: 357 PASSING YARDS IN SUPER BOWL XXXIX PHILADELPHIA EAGLES VS. In the third of his four Super Bowls, Montana did not throw a touchdown pass until the final quarter, when he connected first with MVP Jerry Rice and then with John Taylor to win the game with 34 seconds remaining. The 49ers were behind by a touchdown but made a legendary game-winning drive in the final quarter.

CINCINNATI BENGALSĭoug Williams’ record lasted just twelve months in 1989, at Super Bowl XXIII, Joe Montana threw the ball 17 yards further as the San Francisco 49ers ousted the Cincinnati Bengals 20-16 in Miami. JOE MONTANA: 357 PASSING YARDS IN SUPER BOWL XXIII SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS VS. This was Brady’s second of seven total Super Bowls! 8. It’s no surprise that Tom Brady is on this list! Two years on from the franchise’s first Super Bowl, New England Patriots edged out Carolina Panthers in Houston, and the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick double act was well on its way to creating a dynasty.īrady built solid drives, which all resulted in short touchdown runs and passes before he got Adam Vinatieri in position to win the game 32-29 with a field goal. TOM BRADY: 354 PASSING YARDS IN SUPER BOWL XXXVIII NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS VS. Williams became the first African American quarterback to start and win a Super Bowl, in which he was rightly named the MVP. This and Williams’ 340 yards – the record at the time – set Washington up for a 42-10 win. The Redskins were down 10-0 after the first quarter to the Denver Broncos, scoring 35 unanswered points in the second as Doug Williams became the first player to throw four touchdown passes in the same quarter of a Super Bowl.

We begin our countdown by going back to January 1988 to a quarterback performance significant for many reasons. DOUG WILLIAMS: 340 PASSING YARDS IN SUPER BOWL XXII WASHINGTON REDSKINS VS. Yet, surprisingly, a significant number of these performances still were not enough for the players in question to get their hands on the Vince Lombardi Super Bowl trophy.

The top 10 passing yards in a Super Bowl include some of American football’s most legendary names, performances, and comebacks.

Most pass yards in a game