From 2000 through 2011, Cam Newton had the most passing yards by a rookie, with 4,051 yards in 2011.
| NAME | YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Newton | 4,051 | 2011 | 16 | 310 | 517 | 60.0 | 7.8 | 253.2 | 21 | 17 | 84.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 35 | 260 | |
| 2 |  | S. Bradford | 3,512 | 2010 | 16 | 354 | 590 | 60.0 | 6.0 | 219.5 | 18 | 15 | 76.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 34 | 244 | |
| 3 |  | M. Ryan | 3,440 | 2008 | 16 | 265 | 434 | 61.1 | 7.9 | 215.0 | 16 | 11 | 87.7 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 17 | 104 | |
| 4 |  | A. Dalton | 3,398 | 2011 | 16 | 300 | 516 | 58.1 | 6.6 | 212.4 | 20 | 13 | 80.4 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 24 | 160 | |
| 5 |  | J. Flacco | 2,971 | 2008 | 16 | 257 | 428 | 60.0 | 6.9 | 185.7 | 14 | 12 | 80.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 32 | 276 | |
| 6 |  | C. Weinke | 2,931 | 2001 | 15 | 293 | 540 | 54.3 | 5.4 | 195.4 | 11 | 19 | 62.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 26 | 177 | |
| 7 |  | C. Palmer | 2,897 | 2004 | 13 | 263 | 432 | 60.9 | 6.7 | 222.8 | 18 | 18 | 77.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 25 | 178 | |
| 8 | | B. Leftwich | 2,819 | 2003 | 15 | 239 | 418 | 57.2 | 6.7 | 187.9 | 14 | 16 | 73.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 19 | 90 | |
| 9 |  | B. Roethlisberger | 2,621 | 2004 | 14 | 196 | 295 | 66.4 | 8.9 | 187.2 | 17 | 11 | 98.1 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 30 | 213 | |
| 10 | | D. Carr | 2,592 | 2002 | 16 | 233 | 444 | 52.5 | 5.8 | 162.0 | 9 | 15 | 62.8 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 76 | 411 | |
| 11 | | M. Leinart | 2,547 | 2006 | 12 | 214 | 377 | 56.8 | 6.8 | 212.3 | 11 | 12 | 74.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 21 | 158 | |
| 12 | | M. Sanchez | 2,444 | 2009 | 15 | 196 | 364 | 53.8 | 6.7 | 162.9 | 12 | 20 | 63.0 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 26 | 195 | |
| 13 | | J. Harrington | 2,294 | 2002 | 14 | 215 | 429 | 50.1 | 5.3 | 163.9 | 12 | 16 | 59.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 8 | 75 | |
| 14 |  | M. Stafford | 2,267 | 2009 | 10 | 201 | 377 | 53.3 | 6.0 | 226.7 | 13 | 20 | 61.0 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 24 | 169 | |
| 15 | | B. Gabbert | 2,214 | 2011 | 15 | 210 | 413 | 50.8 | 5.4 | 147.6 | 12 | 11 | 65.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 40 | 293 | |
| 16 | | V. Young | 2,199 | 2006 | 15 | 184 | 357 | 51.5 | 6.2 | 146.6 | 12 | 13 | 66.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 25 | 129 | |
| 17 | | K. Orton | 1,869 | 2005 | 15 | 190 | 368 | 51.6 | 5.1 | 124.6 | 9 | 13 | 59.7 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 30 | 190 | |
| 18 | | J. Freeman | 1,855 | 2009 | 10 | 158 | 290 | 54.5 | 6.4 | 185.5 | 10 | 18 | 59.8 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 20 | 102 | |
| 19 | | C. Ponder | 1,853 | 2011 | 11 | 158 | 291 | 54.3 | 6.4 | 168.5 | 13 | 13 | 70.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 30 | 164 | |
| 20 | | M. Bulger | 1,826 | 2002 | 7 | 138 | 214 | 64.5 | 8.5 | 260.9 | 14 | 6 | 101.5 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 12 | 102 | |
| 21 | | A. Walter | 1,677 | 2006 | 12 | 147 | 276 | 53.3 | 6.1 | 139.8 | 3 | 13 | 55.8 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 46 | 256 | |
| 22 | | B. Gradkowski | 1,661 | 2006 | 13 | 177 | 328 | 54.0 | 5.1 | 127.8 | 9 | 9 | 65.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 25 | 146 | |
| 23 | | T. Edwards | 1,630 | 2007 | 10 | 151 | 269 | 56.1 | 6.1 | 163.0 | 7 | 8 | 70.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 12 | 105 | |
| 24 | | C. McCoy | 1,576 | 2010 | 8 | 135 | 222 | 60.8 | 7.1 | 197.0 | 6 | 9 | 74.5 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 23 | 132 | |
| 25 | | J. Clausen | 1,558 | 2010 | 13 | 157 | 299 | 52.5 | 5.2 | 119.8 | 3 | 9 | 58.4 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 33 | 223 | |
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939
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184
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| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
 Panthers | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
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