In Good Hands

Steve Smith's hands are good as new after a finger injury in Aug.

It appears rookie quarterback Cam Newton is in good hands with veteran receiver Steve Smith. Newton had a big debut with 422 yards passing and 178 of those went to Smith, who had 8 receptions and scored two touchdowns. Steve Smith is the ProUte of the Week for the season opener. Smith also garnered the quote of the week from Bill Barnwell, who writes for Grantland.com: "We would say that he hit Steve Smith for two touchdowns, but nobody's ever hit Steve Smith and lived to tell the tale."

Honorable mention goes to Alex Smith, who was 15-20 passing for 124 yards and rushed 7 times for 22 yards and a touchdown, and Jonathan Fanene, who had 6 tackles in his return from last year's season-ending injury.