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Checkdowns: Best Thanksgiving Performances

by Chase Stuart on November 22, 2012

in Checkdowns, Trivia

Stump your family with some Football Perspective trivia today. The tables below show the leaders in various categories in all games played on Thanksgiving since 1960.

Most passing yards

Rk	Year	Tm	Opp	PF	PA	QB	CMP	ATT	PYD	TD	INT
1	1998	dal	min	36	46	Troy Aikman	34	57	455	1	0
2	1995	det	min	44	38	Scott Mitchell	30	45	410	4	1
3	1995	min	det	38	44	Warren Moon	30	47	384	3	2
4	2007	gnb	det	37	26	Brett Favre	31	41	381	3	0
5	1998	min	dal	46	36	Randall Cunningham	17	35	359	4	1
6	1997	dal	oti	14	27	Troy Aikman	27	42	356	2	3
7	2010	nor	dal	30	27	Drew Brees	23	39	352	1	1
8	1994	det	buf	35	21	Dave Krieg	20	25	351	3	0
9	2009	gnb	det	34	12	Aaron Rodgers	28	39	348	3	0
10	2010	nwe	det	45	24	Tom Brady	21	27	341	4	0

Most passing touchdowns

Rk	Year	Tm	Opp	PF	PA	QB	CMP	ATT	PYD	TD	INT
1	2004	clt	det	41	9	Peyton Manning	23	28	236	6	0
1	1977	mia	crd	55	14	Bob Griese	15	23	207	6	1
3	2006	dal	tam	38	10	Tony Romo	22	29	306	5	0
3	1962	nyj	den	46	45	Johnny Green	22	46	292	5	3
5	1995	det	min	44	38	Scott Mitchell	30	45	410	4	1
5	1998	min	dal	46	36	Randall Cunningham	17	35	359	4	1
5	2010	nwe	det	45	24	Tom Brady	21	27	341	4	0
5	1987	dal	min	38	44	Danny White	25	41	341	4	3
5	1985	det	nyj	31	20	Eric Hipple	19	29	269	4	1
5	2008	phi	crd	48	20	Donovan McNabb	27	39	260	4	0
5	1994	gnb	dal	31	42	Brett Favre	27	40	257	4	0
5	1985	dal	crd	35	17	Danny White	14	26	235	4	1

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