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.
| NAME | YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Newton | 422 | 9/11/2011 | @ | 24 | 37 | 64.9 | 11.4 | 2 | 1 | 110.4 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 4 | 19 | ||
| 2 |  | T. Lawrence | 332 | 9/12/2021 | @ | 28 | 51 | 54.9 | 6.5 | 3 | 3 | 70.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 3 |  | R. Griffin III | 320 | 9/9/2012 | @ | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 12.3 | 2 | 0 | 139.9 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 4 |  | A. Luck | 309 | 9/9/2012 | @ | 23 | 45 | 51.1 | 6.9 | 1 | 3 | 52.9 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 5 |  | K. Murray | 308 | 9/8/2019 | vs | 29 | 54 | 53.7 | 5.7 | 2 | 1 | 75.2 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 5 | 33 | ||
| 6 |  | P. Manning | 302 | 9/6/1998 | vs | 21 | 37 | 56.8 | 8.2 | 1 | 3 | 58.6 | 2.7 | 8.1 | 4 | 29 | ||
| 7 |  | J. Kelly | 292 | 9/7/1986 | vs | 20 | 33 | 60.6 | 8.8 | 3 | 0 | 119.8 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8 | | J. Zorn | 292 | 9/12/1976 | vs | 17 | 37 | 45.9 | 7.9 | 2 | 2 | 68.8 | 5.4 | 5.4 | ||||
| 9 |  | M. Jones | 281 | 9/12/2021 | vs | 29 | 39 | 74.4 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 102.6 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 10 |  | C. Wentz | 278 | 9/11/2016 | vs | 22 | 37 | 59.5 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | 101.0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 11 |  | G. Minshew II | 275 | 9/8/2019 | vs | 22 | 25 | 88.0 | 11.0 | 2 | 1 | 122.5 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 12 | | M. Sanchez | 272 | 9/13/2009 | @ | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 8.8 | 1 | 1 | 84.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 |  | Z. Wilson | 258 | 9/12/2021 | @ | 20 | 37 | 54.1 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 82.9 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 6 | 51 | ||
| 14 |  | G. Smith | 256 | 9/8/2013 | vs | 24 | 38 | 63.2 | 6.7 | 1 | 1 | 80.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 5 | 42 | ||
| 15 |  | S. Bradford | 253 | 9/12/2010 | vs | 32 | 55 | 58.2 | 4.6 | 1 | 3 | 53.1 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 16 | | F. Tarkenton | 250 | 9/17/1961 | vs | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 10.9 | 4 | 0 | 148.6 | 17.4 | 0.0 | ||||
| 17 |  | C. Palmer | 248 | 9/12/2004 | @ | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 9.2 | 2 | 1 | 105.2 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 18 |  | C.J. Stroud | 242 | 9/10/2023 | @ | 28 | 44 | 63.6 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 78.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 46 | ||
| 19 | | T. Flores | 232 | 9/11/1960 | vs | 13 | 32 | 40.6 | 7.3 | 2 | 0 | 87.0 | 6.3 | 0.0 | ||||
| 20 | | G. Landry | 231 | 9/15/1968 | @ | 15 | 31 | 48.4 | 7.5 | 2 | 4 | 55.4 | 6.5 | 12.9 | ||||
| 21 |  | D. Prescott | 227 | 9/11/2016 | vs | 25 | 45 | 55.6 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 69.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 |  | A. Richardson Sr. | 223 | 9/10/2023 | vs | 24 | 37 | 64.9 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 79.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 23 | | C. Weinke | 223 | 9/9/2001 | @ | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 10.1 | 1 | 1 | 89.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 23 | ||
| 24 |  | D. Kizer | 222 | 9/10/2017 | vs | 20 | 30 | 66.7 | 7.4 | 1 | 1 | 85.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 7 | 42 | ||
| 25 | | 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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PASS
648
Young
RUSH
102
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REC
204
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PPG
35.5
2nd
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| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
 Panthers | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
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Bears
49ers
Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
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