most passing yard in a week 1 rookie game

Cam Newton has the most passing yards by a player in his rookie season in a Week-1 game, with 422 yards against the Cardinals on September 11, 2011.

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  • Data note: Passing Yards: player game data may be incomplete before 1950
NAMEYDSDATETMOPPCMPATTPCTAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Cam Newton
C. Newton
422
9/11/2011
@
24
37
64.9
11.4
2
1
110.4
5.4
2.7
4
19
2Trevor Lawrence
T. Lawrence
332
9/12/2021
@
28
51
54.9
6.5
3
3
70.1
5.9
5.9
1
13
3Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
320
9/9/2012
@
19
26
73.1
12.3
2
0
139.9
7.7
0.0
2
14
4Andrew Luck
A. Luck
309
9/9/2012
@
23
45
51.1
6.9
1
3
52.9
2.2
6.7
3
16
5Kyler Murray
K. Murray
308
9/8/2019
vs
29
54
53.7
5.7
2
1
75.2
3.7
1.9
5
33
6Peyton Manning
P. Manning
302
9/6/1998
vs
21
37
56.8
8.2
1
3
58.6
2.7
8.1
4
29
7Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
292
9/7/1986
vs
20
33
60.6
8.8
3
0
119.8
9.1
0.0
1
3
8Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
292
9/12/1976
vs
17
37
45.9
7.9
2
2
68.8
5.4
5.4
9Mac Jones
M. Jones
281
9/12/2021
vs
29
39
74.4
7.2
1
0
102.6
2.6
0.0
1
13
10Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
278
9/11/2016
vs
22
37
59.5
7.5
2
0
101.0
5.4
0.0
2
8
11Gardner Minshew II
G. Minshew II
275
9/8/2019
vs
22
25
88.0
11.0
2
1
122.5
8.0
4.0
1
3
12Mark Sanchez
M. Sanchez
272
9/13/2009
@
18
31
58.1
8.8
1
1
84.3
3.2
3.2
0
0
13Zach Wilson
Z. Wilson
258
9/12/2021
@
20
37
54.1
7.0
2
1
82.9
5.4
2.7
6
51
14Geno Smith
G. Smith
256
9/8/2013
vs
24
38
63.2
6.7
1
1
80.6
2.6
2.6
5
42
15Sam Bradford
S. Bradford
253
9/12/2010
vs
32
55
58.2
4.6
1
3
53.1
1.8
5.5
2
13
16Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
250
9/17/1961
vs
17
23
73.9
10.9
4
0
148.6
17.4
0.0
17Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
248
9/12/2004
@
18
27
66.7
9.2
2
1
105.2
7.4
3.7
1
10
18C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
242
9/10/2023
@
28
44
63.6
5.5
0
0
78.0
0.0
0.0
5
46
19Tom Flores
T. Flores
232
9/11/1960
vs
13
32
40.6
7.3
2
0
87.0
6.3
0.0
20Greg Landry
G. Landry
231
9/15/1968
@
15
31
48.4
7.5
2
4
55.4
6.5
12.9
21Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
227
9/11/2016
vs
25
45
55.6
5.0
0
0
69.4
0.0
0.0
0
0
22Anthony Richardson Sr.
A. Richardson Sr.
223
9/10/2023
vs
24
37
64.9
6.0
1
1
79.0
2.7
2.7
4
8
23Chris Weinke
C. Weinke
223
9/9/2001
@
13
22
59.1
10.1
1
1
89.8
4.5
4.5
2
23
24DeShone Kizer
D. Kizer
222
9/10/2017
vs
20
30
66.7
7.4
1
1
85.7
3.3
3.3
7
42
25Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
220
9/21/1969
vs
7
15
46.7
14.7
1
0
115.3
6.7
0.0

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