Browne made a habit of being in the right place at the right time throughout his 14-year career, hauling in 87 interceptions during stints with Hamilton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, and BC.

Less Browne pretty much defined the term ball hawk. Only two quarterbacks have ever gone over 600 yards in a game. Since 1950 there have been 384 games of 400-plus individual passing yards and only 32 games of 500-plus yards. If it’s happened once, it can happen again, right? Averaging 13.7 yards per attempt on 33-of-52 passing, Dunigan threw five touchdowns and two interceptions, leading the Bombers to a 50-35 home win over Edmonton.Ĭould this ever happen again? Given the random nature of football and the fact that it only takes 60 spectacular minutes of football, sure. Alas, Barrett’s record would last only 11 months.Ī quarter-century later and still no takers on Matt Dunigan’s single game passing record of 713 yards. 12, 1993, Lions pivot Danny Barrett became the CFL’s single game passing yards leader with a 601-yard effort in a win over Toronto, breaking Sam Etcheverry’s record that lasted nearly 40 years. Matt Dunigan, Mike Pringle, and Lui Passaglia could easily have their names in the CFL record book for all of eternity.ĬFL.ca looks at some records that may never fall. One of the many great things about sports, they provide a world in which some people live forever.

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On the other hand, maybe it’s time to admit that some of the CFL’s long-standing benchmarks would be better etched in stone. It’s often said records are meant to be broken.

Most 400 yard passing games in a season