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In the history of the National Football League (NFL), 21 different quarterbacks have passed for at least 500 yards in a single game 26 times, a feat also referred to as the "500 Club". Norm Van Brocklin was the first to do so, whose 554-yard performance in a 1951 game remains the league record for most passing yards in a game. Only three quarterbacks have thrown for over 500 yards more than once in their career; Drew Brees and Tom Brady did so twice (both of Brees' 500-yard games occurred in regular season games, while Brady had one 500-yard game each in both a regular season game and a postseason game), and Ben Roethlisberger did so four times (three times in the regular season and once in the postseason). No quarterback has thrown for 600 yards in a league game during regulation, but Tom