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Norm Van Brocklin

Norm Van Brocklin The Dutchman greatest single game passing effort in National Football League history

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57 Years Ago On Opening Day: The Dutchman Goes Wild!

Los Angeles Rams Hall of Fame quarterback Norm "The Dutchman" Van Brocklin entered the 1951 season entrenched in a duel for the starting position with veteran BOB WATERFIELD. A Waterfield injury sidelined the incumbent quarterback prior to the season opener against the New York Yanks on September 28, and opened the door for Van Brocklin to show his worth.

Norm Van Brocklin took advantage of the opportunity to produce the most prolific passing performance in NFL history.

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Van Brocklin threw for an NFL record 554 yards in a 54-14 rout of the Yanks at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback tossed five touchdowns and completed 27 of 41 passes.

The mark still stands as the greatest single passing effort in National Football League history.

"It’s the finest exhibition of passing I’ve ever seen," said Rams Coach JIMMY PHELAN after the game. "Van Brocklin was hitting them in the eye practically every time he threw the ball." Van Brocklin, who passed away at the age of 57 in 1983, remained subdued about the performance. "Everything I threw seemed to be caught and run for a long gain," he said.

The Rams' TOM FEARS averaged 23.1 yards on his seven catches and ELROY "CRAZYLEGS" HIRSCH averaged 19.2 on nine receptions. Los Angeles amassed an NFL record 735 total yards and 34 first downs.

"They don’t need me out here anymore," said Waterfield after the game. The two quarterbacks would split time for the rest of the season as the Rams captured the 1951 NFL Championship.

Van Brocklin’s record has stood for the past 57 years. Former Houston Oilers quarterback WARREN MOON came the closest to breaking Van Brocklin’s mark with a 527-yard day against Kansas City on December 16, 1990.

Top passing performances at various levels of football

BEST GAME PERFORMANCES: MOST YARDS PASSING by LEVEL

 

LEVEL

Quarterback

Date

Performance

High School

David Koral, Pacific Palisades, CA

September 22, 2000

764 yards vs. Grant, CA

NCAA Division I-A (FBS)

David Klingler, Houston

December 2, 1990

732 yards vs. Arizona St.

NCAA Division III

Zamir Amin, Menlo

October 7, 2000

723 yards vs. Cal Lutheran

Canadian Football

League Matt Dunigan, Winnipeg

July 14, 1994

713 yards vs. Edmonton

NCAA Division I-AA (FCS)

Robert Kent, Jackson St.

October 6, 2001

668 yards vs. Alabama St.

NCAA Division II

Andrew Webb, Fort Lewis

November 16, 2002

660 yards vs. Mesa St.

NFL

Norm Van Brocklin, LA Rams

September 28, 1951

554 yards vs. NY Yanks

Arena Football League

Clint Dolezel, Houston

May 14, 1999

479 yards vs. Milwaukee

 

BEST OPENING DAY GAME PERFORMANCES: MOST YARDS PASSING (1933-2007)

 

QB

Game

Date

Yards

Attempts

Complete

TD

INT

Norm Van Brocklin

L.A. Rams vs. N.Y. Yanks

9/28/51

554

41

27

5

2

Dan Marino

Miami vs. New England

9/4/94

473

42

23

5

1

Kurt Warner

St. Louis vs. Denver

9/4/00

441

35

25

3

3

Drew Bledsoe

New England vs. Miami

9/4/94

421

51

32

4

2

Glen Foley

N.Y. Jets vs. San Francisco

9/6/98

415

30

58

3

1

Pete Beathard

Houston vs. Kansas City

9/9/68

413

48

23

2

3

Phil Simms

N.Y. Giants vs. Philadelphia

9/2/84

409

30

23

4

0

Johnny Unitas

Baltimore vs. Atlanta

9/17/67

401

32

22

2

1

STARTING RECORDS OF ACTIVE NFL QUARTERBACKS
(Minimum 10 regular-season starts)

 

QUARTERBACK, TEAM

W

L

T

Pct.

Tom Brady, New England

86

24

0

.782

Philip Rivers, San Diego

25

7

0

.781

Tony Romo, Dallas

19

7

0

.731

Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh

39

16

0

.709

Kyle Orton, Chicago

12

6

0

.667

Peyton Manning, Indianapolis

105

55

0

.656

Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia

73

39

0

.652

David Garrard, Jacksonville

19

11

0

.633

Rex Grossman, Chicago

19

11

0

.633

Brett Favre, NY Jets

160

93

0

.632

Vince Young, Tennessee

17

11

0

.607

Matt Hasselbeck, Seattle

57

39

0

.594

Jake Delhomme, Carolina

38

27

0

.585

Damon Huard, Kansas City

14

10

0

.583

Brad Johnson, Dallas

71

51

0

.582

Tarvaris Jackson, Minnesota

8

6

0

.571

Kurt Warner, Arizona

48

37

0

.565

Derek Anderson, Cleveland

10

8

0

.556

Eli Manning, N.Y. Giants

30

25

0

.545

Brian Griese, Tampa Bay

42

36

0

.538

Marc Bulger, St. Louis

38

34

0

.528

Carson Palmer, Cincinnati

32

29

0

.525

Chad Pennington, N.Y. Jets

32

29

0

.525

Drew Brees, New Orleans

47

43

0

.522

Mark Brunell, New Orleans

78

72

0

.520

Todd Collins, Washington

10

10

0

.500

Trent Green, St. Louis

56

56

0

.500

Jeff Garcia, Tampa Bay

52

53

0

.495

Kyle Boller, Baltimore

20

22

0

.476

A.J. Feeley, Philadelphia

7

8

0

.467

Chris Simms, Tampa Bay

7

8

0

.467

Gus Frerotte, Minnesota

37

44

1

.457

Kerry Collins, Tennessee

67

82

0

.450

Charlie Batch, Pittsburgh

22

28

0

.440

Matt Leinart, Arizona

7

9

0

.438

Jay Cutler, Denver

9

12

0

.429

Anthony Wright, N.Y. Giants

8

11

0

.421

Patrick Ramsey, Denver

10

14

0

.417

Jon Kitna, Detroit

46

65

0

.414

Jason Campbell, Washington

8

12

0

.400

Chris Redman, Atlanta

4

6

0

.400

Josh McCown, Miami

12

19

0

.387

Alex Smith, San Francisco

11

19

0

.367

Joey Harrington, Atlanta

26

50

0

.342

Kelly Holcomb, Buffalo

8

16

0

.333

J.P. Losman, Buffalo

10

21

0

.323

Charlie Frye, Seattle

6

13

0

.316

Matt Schaub, Houston

4

9

0

.308

Billy Volek, San Diego

3

7

0

.300

David Carr, N.Y. Giants

23

56

0

.291

Bruce Gradkowski, St. Louis

3

8

0

.273

Brooks Bollinger, Minnesota

2

8

0

.200

Ken Dorsey, Cleveland

2

8

0

.200

 

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