[vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html]Cam Newton was back where he belonged, playing the way he has to. After cracked ribs forced him to be a spectator in Week 1, the Panthers quarterback totaled 300 yards in Sunday’s win over the Lions.Newton passed for 281 yards, completing 22 of his 34 attempts, including a 14-yard touchdown to receiver Jason Avant in the third quarter. Newton added 19 rushing yards on four carries, and while his ribs and surgically-repaired ankle still aren’t 100 percent, he proved he’s healthy enough to be more than effective.”Today was the first time in a long time playing four quarters of football,” Newton said. “I didn’t know how my body was going to react to it, and with me still feeling a couple of things here and there. But it was fun to go out there and battle for each and every possession, to try to get points up on the board.”Newton was sacked five times and took a few more shots on scrambles and designed runs. But besides improving to 2-0 for the first time since 2008, the best thing coming out of Sunday for the Panthers was Newton’s ability to take and absorb hits.“He is close (to 100 percent),” head coach Ron Rivera said. “He is going to be sore, obviously. He can’t help himself; he ran a couple times. The thing that I’m very pleased with is once he got the rust off, once he settled down, he made some really good decisions.”While tight end Greg Olsen, who’s played with Newton since 2011, led the Panthers with 72 receiving yards, a trio of new guys also provided plenty of help.Avant had five receptions for 54 yards, while fellow veteran Jerricho Cotchery had 46 yards on four catches and a 2-point conversion.Like Olsen, receiver Kelvin Benjamin saw eight targets, but the rookie caught just two for 46 yards. One of those was the game’s biggest highlight, though. A play after he dropped a pass across the middle, Benjamin snagged a one-handed catch on the sideline.After an offseason filled with concerns about the timing between Newton and his new receiving corps, their regular-season debut went much better than most had been expecting. And that was really just the beginning.“Moving forward, I’ll get my feet back under me,” Newton said. “As the game went on, I started feeling more and more comfortable, and it showed.”[vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html]