Newton 's 854 passing yards through the first two games of the season , the most in league history by a rookie , broke the NFL record of 827 set by Kurt Warner in the 2000 season and stood as the most by any quarterback in the first two weeks of the season until New England 's Tom Brady broke the mark again later in the day with 940 .
Newton 's 854 passing yards in the first two games of the season was the most in league history by a rookie . Newton broke the NFL record of 827 set by Kurt Warner in the 2000 season and stood as the most by any quarterback in the first two weeks of the season until New England 's Tom Brady broke the mark again later in the day with 940 .