by Vincent Verhei

The San Diego Chargers' Week 6 game against Green Bay came to an end when they failed to convert a first-and-goal at the 3-yard line into what would have been a game-tying touchdown. Two passes and two runs produced a total of zero net yards, and the Packers escaped with a 27-20 win. From a stat-based point of view, it's a shame the Chargers couldn't tie the score, because given the ball in overtime Philip Rivers likely would have set some all-time single-game records. As it stands, even in defeat, it was the best game for a quarterback in 2015, and quite possibly the best of Rivers' stellar career.

Right now, Rivers' game on Sunday counts for 257 DYAR (257 passing, zero rushing). That is not among the top 50 games of all time, but it is very close to Rivers' personal best. Rivers had 259 DYAR (256 passing, 3 rushing) in Week 2 of 2013, a last-second win over Philadelphia. He has gone over 200 DYAR in a game nine other times. Given that the year is less than half over and baselines and opponent adjustments will continue to evolve all the way through Week 17, it is entirely possible that Rivers' performance against the Packers will eventually be seen as his best ever.

Rivers completed 43 passes in 65 attempts against Green Bay for 503 yards. That puts him in the top ten for pass attempts in a single game, and in a tie for second for most completions. Drew Bledsoe holds both records for his 45-of-70 day against Minnesota in 1994. The other two quarterbacks to complete 43 passes in a game: Rich Gannon in 2002, and Matt Schaub -- really! -- in 2012.

Meanwhile, this was the 17th time a quarterback has thrown for 500 yards in a game. Ben Roethlisberger has done it twice. Given overtime, Rivers might have been the man to break Norm Van Brocklin's record.

(By the way, as passing records seem to fall every season these days, how amazing is it that Van Brocklin's record of 554 yards has remained unbroken for 64 years? Warren Moon and Schaub -- yes, really! -- have come the closest at 527 yards each. Coincidentally, both hit 500 yards while playing for Houston, albeit for different franchises.)

The single-game records remain unbroken, but the single-season marks are still certainly within reach. Rivers has now completed 178 of 254 passes for 2,117 yards in 2015, leading the NFL in all three categories. He's also among the leaders in all three categories in the first six weeks of a season since 1960: