▁had ▁a ▁season - high ▁ 3 9 6 ▁passing ▁yards , ▁four ▁touch down s , ▁and ▁one ▁inter ception ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 7 – 3 5 ▁victory . ▁The ▁Dol ph ins ▁lost ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁finale ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁J ets ▁to ▁finish ▁ 8 – 8 ▁and ▁miss ▁the ▁play offs . ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁season ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Tan neh ill ▁signed ▁a ▁six - year , ▁$ 9 6 ▁million ▁contract ▁extension ▁with ▁the ▁Dol ph ins ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁season , ▁making ▁him ▁an ▁un rest rict ed ▁free ▁agent ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 1 . ▁ ▁During ▁a ▁Week ▁ 7 ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁Houston ▁Tex ans , ▁Tan neh ill ▁became ▁the ▁ 6 4 th ▁quarter back ▁in ▁NFL ▁history ▁to ▁post ▁a ▁perfect ▁ 1 5 8 . 3 ▁passer ▁rating . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁game , ▁Tan neh ill ▁set ▁the ▁all - time ▁NFL ▁record ▁for ▁consecutive ▁completed ▁passes ▁with ▁ 2 5 , ▁comple ting ▁his ▁first ▁ 1 8 ▁passes ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁and ▁the ▁final ▁ 7 ▁of ▁his ▁previous ▁game . ▁( In ▁, ▁Philip ▁R ivers ▁& ▁Nick ▁F oles ▁tied ▁his ▁record , ▁but ▁they ▁did ▁it ▁in ▁one ▁game .) ▁Tan neh ill ▁then ▁had ▁a ▁rough ▁spell ▁during ▁a ▁Th urs day ▁Night ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Patri ots , ▁throwing ▁no