In their Sunday overtime loss to the New York Jets, the New York Giants totaled -9 negative passing yards, which is especially impressive since they had -8 passing yards at the end of regulation. Tyrod Taylor completed four of seven passes for four yards before he left with a rib injury, and backup Tommy Devito completed two of seven passes for -1 yard in reserve. Add in four sacks for -16 yards, and there’s your final number.
The Giants also had the last game in which a team had negative net passing yards in a game, at the end of their 2021 season in a 26-3 loss to the Chicago Bears that mercifully ended the Joe Judge era. In that game, Mike Glennon completed four of 11 passes for 24 yards, two interceptions, and four sacks for -30 yards, which is how you wind up with -6 passing yards overall.
Incredibly, that’s nowhere near the fewest net passing yards in a game in pro football history. There are multiple teams with much more futility over time, and we’d like you to know a bit more about them.