most passing yards by a quarterback in their first career game

Cam Newton had the most passing yards by a quarterback in his first game, with 422 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Cam Newton
C. Newton
422
1
24
37
64.9
11.4
422.0
2
1
110.4
5.4
2.7
4
19
2Otto Graham
O. Graham
346
1
21
38
55.3
9.1
346.0
3
2
90.5
7.9
5.3
3Ed Rubbert
E. Rubbert
334
1
14
24
58.3
13.9
334.0
3
1
125.0
12.5
4.2
0
0
4Trevor Lawrence
T. Lawrence
332
1
28
51
54.9
6.5
332.0
3
3
70.1
5.9
5.9
1
13
5Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
320
1
19
26
73.1
12.3
320.0
2
0
139.9
7.7
0.0
2
14
6Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
311
1
22
33
66.7
9.4
311.0
1
1
94.4
3.0
3.0
2
15
7Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
310
1
19
30
63.3
10.3
310.0
3
1
117.4
10.0
3.3
5
22
8Andrew Luck
A. Luck
309
1
23
45
51.1
6.9
309.0
1
3
52.9
2.2
6.7
3
16
9Kyler Murray
K. Murray
308
1
29
54
53.7
5.7
308.0
2
1
75.2
3.7
1.9
5
33
10Jake Luton
J. Luton
304
1
26
38
68.4
8.0
304.0
1
1
90.2
2.6
2.6
2
16
11Mark Rypien
M. Rypien
303
1
26
41
63.4
7.4
303.0
3
1
99.9
7.3
2.4
4
21
12Peyton Manning
P. Manning
302
1
21
37
56.8
8.2
302.0
1
3
58.6
2.7
8.1
4
29
13Dick Wood
D. Wood
294
1
16
33
48.5
8.9
294.0
2
1
87.2
6.1
3.0
14Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
292
1
20
33
60.6
8.8
292.0
3
0
119.8
9.1
0.0
1
3
15Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
292
1
17
37
45.9
7.9
292.0
2
2
68.8
5.4
5.4
16Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
284
1
22
35
62.9
8.1
284.0
0
1
76.4
0.0
2.9
2
15
17Mac Jones
M. Jones
281
1
29
39
74.4
7.2
281.0
1
0
102.6
2.6
0.0
1
13
18Colt McCoy
C. McCoy
281
1
23
33
69.7
8.5
281.0
1
2
80.5
3.0
6.1
5
23
19David Blough
D. Blough
280
1
22
38
57.9
7.4
280.0
2
1
87.6
5.3
2.6
2
21
20Scott Tolzien
S. Tolzien
280
1
24
39
61.5
7.2
280.0
1
2
70.5
2.6
5.1
1
8
21Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
278
1
22
37
59.5
7.5
278.0
2
0
101.0
5.4
0.0
2
8
22Jake Delhomme
J. Delhomme
278
1
16
27
59.3
10.3
278.0
2
1
103.6
7.4
3.7
3
29
23Gardner Minshew
G. Minshew
275
1
22
25
88.0
11.0
275.0
2
1
122.5
8.0
4.0
1
3
24Mark Sanchez
M. Sanchez
272
1
18
31
58.1
8.8
272.0
1
1
84.3
3.2
3.2
0
0
25Case Keenum
C. Keenum
271
1
15
25
60.0
10.8
271.0
1
0
110.6
4.0
0.0
5
50
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PPG

19.3

27th

OPP PPG

24.0

20th

RUSH YDS/G

136.9

5th

PASS YDS/G

197.6

30th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
Falcons Falcons
3
4
0
.429
Saints Saints
1
7
0
.125
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
CAR CAR
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NO NO
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
CAR CAR
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Mon
11/24
CAR CAR
@
SF SF
8:15 PM
Sun
11/30
LAR LAR
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Last Game
BUF Bills

5 - 2 - 0

40

Final

9

CAR Panthers

4 - 4 - 0

Sun 26 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
6
2
0
.750
Bills Bills
5
2
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
3
0
.571
Bengals Bengals
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
1
0
.875
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
6
2
0
.750
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
4
1
.438
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
Rams Rams
5
2
0
.714

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
CAR CAR
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
SF SF
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM