{"id":1539118,"date":"2022-11-23T15:41:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T20:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1539118"},"modified":"2022-11-26T10:35:03","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T15:35:03","slug":"best-thanksgiving-day-qb-performances-nfl-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/best-thanksgiving-day-qb-performances-nfl-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranking the 10 Best Thanksgiving Day QB Performances in NFL History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Turkey Day is a time for celebrations with family and friends, tryptophan-fueled naps, and NFL<\/a> games on the television throughout the holiday. Plenty of Thanksgiving QB performances have taken center stage throughout the sport's long history of showcase games on late-November Thursdays<\/a>, but these 10 performances have risen to the top of the pack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To determine the order of the 367 qualified games by signal-callers from 1950 to the present, we're turning to QB Math's Total Yards Added (TYA) metric, which looks at fumble avoidance, sack avoidance, rushing success, and passing success to see how many more yards a given quarterback accumulated than a league-average player during the year in question would've with the same number of attempts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out the honorable mentions first, then dive into the top 10 with as much vigor as you would have while battling an extended family member for the coveted final drumstick:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rank<\/th>Player<\/th>Year<\/th>Team<\/th>Opponent<\/th>Result<\/th>TYA<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
20<\/td>Ben Roethlisberger<\/td>2016<\/td>Pittsburgh Steelers<\/td>Indianapolis Colts<\/td>W 28-7<\/td>160.537<\/td><\/tr>
19<\/td>Tony Romo<\/td>2009<\/td>Dallas Cowboys<\/td>Oakland Raiders<\/td>W 24-7<\/td>163.312<\/td><\/tr>
18<\/td>Tony Romo<\/td>2008<\/td>Dallas Cowboys<\/td>Seattle Seahawks<\/td>W 34-9<\/td>163.48<\/td><\/tr>
17<\/td>Scott Mitchell<\/td>1995<\/td>Detroit Lions<\/td>Minnesota Vikings<\/td>W 44-38<\/td>168.727<\/td><\/tr>
16<\/td>Troy Aikman<\/td>1998<\/td>Dallas Cowboys<\/td>Minnesota Vikings<\/td>L 36-46<\/td>169.179<\/td><\/tr>
15<\/td>Bob Griese<\/td>1977<\/td>Miami Dolphins<\/td>St. Louis Cardinals<\/td>W 55-14<\/td>172.843<\/td><\/tr>
14<\/td>Aaron Rodgers<\/td>2009<\/td>Green Bay Packers<\/td>Detroit Lions<\/td>W 34-12<\/td>173.181<\/td><\/tr>
13<\/td>Kirk Cousins<\/td>2016<\/td>Washington<\/td>Dallas Cowboys<\/td>L 26-31<\/td>175.751<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/td>Matthew Stafford<\/td>2015<\/td>Detroit Lions<\/td>Philadelphia Eagles<\/td>W 45-14<\/td>183.152<\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>Randall Cunningham<\/td>1998<\/td>Minnesota Vikings<\/td>Dallas Cowboys<\/td>W 46-36<\/td>189.881<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

View the bottom 10 Thanksgiving QB performances here<\/a>, as well as the complete rankings of all such performances since 1950 here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Jay Fiedler: 191.5 Total Yards Added for the Miami Dolphins in 2003<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cThey might not even score today.\u201d

Oh but they did. @ChrisChambers84 goes wild in a Dallas catching not one, not two, but three touchdowns from Jay Fiedler on Thanksgiving Day 2003 on this edition of Fins Flashback.https:\/\/t.co\/FzjZVtmXsV<\/a><\/p>— Travis Wingfield (@WingfieldNFL) May 1, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>