most passing yards per game in the first 5 games

Cam Newton gained the most passing yards per game in his first 5 games, with 322.0 per game.

	NAME	YDS/G	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Cam Newton C. Newton	322.0	5	113	194	58.2	1,610	8.3	7	6	84.3	3.6	3.1	9	52
2	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	308.4	5	124	184	67.4	1,542	8.4	12	3	108.1	6.5	1.6	10	65
3	Marc Bulger M. Bulger	299.2	5	113	173	65.3	1,496	8.6	12	4	106.0	6.9	2.3	9	75
4	Andrew Luck A. Luck	297.6	5	118	221	53.4	1,488	6.7	7	7	72.0	3.2	3.2	13	86
5	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	296.8	5	112	173	64.7	1,484	8.6	14	1	116.3	8.1	0.6	7	26
6	Nick Mullens N. Mullens	295.8	5	111	174	63.8	1,479	8.5	9	6	93.5	5.2	3.4	10	82
7	C.J. Stroud	292.2	5	114	186	61.3	1,461	7.9	7	0	98.4	3.8	0.0	11	93
8	Austin Davis A. Davis	273.0	5	118	185	63.8	1,365	7.4	7	4	89.6	3.8	2.2	15	90
9	Kyler Murray K. Murray	264.8	5	126	201	62.7	1,324	6.6	4	4	80.1	2.0	2.0	21	139
10	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	260.8	5	135	207	65.2	1,304	6.3	6	3	86.3	2.9	1.4	22	155
11	Baker Mayfield B. Mayfield	258.2	5	108	187	57.8	1,291	6.9	6	5	78.5	3.2	2.7	18	115
12	Geno Smith G. Smith	257.8	5	94	156	60.3	1,289	8.3	7	8	80.3	4.5	5.1	18	146
13	Brandon Weeden B. Weeden	257.6	5	112	202	55.4	1,288	6.4	5	9	64.5	2.5	4.5	9	56
14	Gardner Minshew II G. Minshew II	255.8	5	110	165	66.7	1,279	7.8	9	1	105.6	5.5	0.6	12	81
15	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	253.8	5	97	169	57.4	1,269	7.5	2	6	70.4	1.2	3.6	9	80
16	Mike White M. White	253.6	5	110	160	68.8	1,268	7.9	8	8	88.2	5.0	5.0	5	25
17	Kurt Warner K. Warner	251.2	5	86	124	69.4	1,256	10.1	14	3	129.6	11.3	2.4	6	45
18	Mac Jones M. Jones	248.6	5	135	190	71.1	1,243	6.5	5	5	86.4	2.6	2.6	11	89
19	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	247.8	5	107	155	69.0	1,239	8.0	4	0	101.5	2.6	0.0	7	30
20	Marcus Mariota M. Mariota	247.8	5	103	161	64.0	1,239	7.7	9	5	93.2	5.6	3.1	19	129
21	Carson Wentz C. Wentz	237.2	5	102	157	65.0	1,186	7.6	7	1	99.9	4.5	0.6	12	60
22	Jameis Winston J. Winston	234.8	5	86	152	56.6	1,174	7.7	7	7	77.6	4.6	4.6	11	82
23	Nick Foles N. Foles	234.8	5	113	184	61.4	1,174	6.4	4	3	80.3	2.2	1.6	14	104
24	Mike Glennon M. Glennon	233.0	5	123	204	60.3	1,165	5.7	8	3	83.1	3.9	1.5	13	117
25	Blake Bortles B. Bortles	232.6	5	114	174	65.5	1,163	6.7	5	10	70.2	2.9	5.7	13	76

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PASS

1,268

Young

RUSH

306

Hubbard

REC

385

McMillan

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PPG

30.3

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OPP PPG

27.3

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RUSH YDS/G

104.5

18th

PASS YDS/G

317.0

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	2	2	.500
Panthers	2	2	.500
Saints	1	3	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	.200

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	CAR	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	TB	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	DEN	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	CAR	@	NO	1:00 PM

Last Game

Lions

2 - 2

Final

Panthers

2 - 2

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

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PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

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Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000