Cam Newton had the most passing yards in his first game, with 422 yards against the Cardinals on September 11, 2011.
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most passing yards by a player in a first 1 games ever| 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 |  | J. Hardy | 406 | 10/31/1948 | vs | 28 | 53 | 52.8 | 7.7 | 3 | 2 | 81.2 | 5.7 | 3.8 | ||||
| 3 | | O. Graham | 346 | 9/16/1950 | @ | 21 | 38 | 55.3 | 9.1 | 3 | 2 | 90.5 | 7.9 | 5.3 | ||||
| 4 | | P. Governali | 341 | 11/9/1947 | vs | 16 | 35 | 45.7 | 9.7 | 2 | 2 | 76.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | ||||
| 5 | | S. Baugh | 335 | 12/12/1937 | @ | 18 | 33 | 54.5 | 10.2 | 3 | 1 | 107.5 | 9.1 | 3.0 | 1 | 26 | ||
| 6 | | E. Rubbert | 334 | 10/4/1987 | vs | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 13.9 | 3 | 1 | 125.0 | 12.5 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | B. Layne | 333 | 11/6/1949 | @ | 23 | 39 | 59.0 | 8.5 | 2 | 1 | 93.2 | 5.1 | 2.6 | ||||
| 8 |  | T. Lawrence | 332 | 9/12/2021 | @ | 28 | 51 | 54.9 | 6.5 | 3 | 3 | 70.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 9 | | B. Waterfield | 329 | 11/22/1945 | @ | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 15.7 | 2 | 3 | 93.9 | 9.5 | 14.3 | ||||
| 10 | | R. Griffin III | 320 | 9/9/2012 | @ | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 12.3 | 2 | 0 | 139.9 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 11 | | J. Lujack | 319 | 10/23/1949 | @ | 29 | 52 | 55.8 | 6.1 | 2 | 2 | 70.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||||
| 12 | | C. LeForce | 317 | 11/16/1947 | vs | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 13.2 | 3 | 2 | 111.1 | 12.5 | 8.3 | ||||
| 13 | | D. O'Brien | 316 | 12/1/1940 | @ | 33 | 60 | 55.0 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 75.4 | 1.7 | 0.0 | ||||
| 14 |  | J. Herbert | 311 | 9/20/2020 | vs | 22 | 33 | 66.7 | 9.4 | 1 | 1 | 94.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 15 | ||
| 15 |  | R. Fitzpatrick | 310 | 11/27/2005 | @ | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 10.3 | 3 | 1 | 117.4 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 5 | 22 | ||
| 16 |  | A. Luck | 309 | 9/9/2012 | @ | 23 | 45 | 51.1 | 6.9 | 1 | 3 | 52.9 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 17 |  | K. Murray | 308 | 9/8/2019 | vs | 29 | 54 | 53.7 | 5.7 | 2 | 1 | 75.2 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 5 | 33 | ||
| 18 | | P. Coffee | 306 | 12/5/1937 | vs | 15 | 33 | 45.5 | 9.3 | 3 | 2 | 83.6 | 9.1 | 6.1 | ||||
| 19 | | J. Luton | 304 | 11/8/2020 | vs | 26 | 38 | 68.4 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 90.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 20 | | M. Rypien | 303 | 9/25/1988 | @ | 26 | 41 | 63.4 | 7.4 | 3 | 1 | 99.9 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 4 | 21 | ||
| 21 |  | P. Manning | 302 | 9/6/1998 | vs | 21 | 37 | 56.8 | 8.2 | 1 | 3 | 58.6 | 2.7 | 8.1 | 4 | 29 | ||
| 22 | | D. Wood | 294 | 9/23/1962 | vs | 16 | 33 | 48.5 | 8.9 | 2 | 1 | 87.2 | 6.1 | 3.0 | ||||
| 23 |  | J. Kelly | 292 | 9/7/1986 | vs | 20 | 33 | 60.6 | 8.8 | 3 | 0 | 119.8 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 24 | | J. Zorn | 292 | 9/12/1976 | vs | 17 | 37 | 45.9 | 7.9 | 2 | 2 | 68.8 | 5.4 | 5.4 | ||||
| 25 |  | P. Mahomes | 284 | 12/31/2017 | @ | 22 | 35 | 62.9 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 76.4 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2 | 15 | ||
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| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
 Panthers | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
| Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |