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Aaron Rodgers threw for 308 yards and two, while the Green Bay Packers withstood a passing day of 400 yards by Carolina rookie Cam Newton to beat Panthers 30-23 on Sunday.

A week after throwing for 422 yards, Newton himself overcome by throwing for 432 yards and a touchdown. He also ran four yards for a touchdown with 37 seconds left to put Carolina (0-2) in September, but the Packers (2-0) recovered the onside kick to seal the victory.

Rodgers found Greg Jennings for 49-yard touchdown in the third quarter to put the Packers in front of a good. Then, when Clay Matthews, Newton stopped a fourth down run inside the 5, Rodgers found Jordy Nelson for a 84-yard score to make it a two possession game for the Packers and help.

Although Newton had another great yardage day, the Packers' defense had three interceptions by forcing the great rookie. - Two by Charles Woodson Linebacker Clay Matthews, also managed to overthrow Newton's fourth down Ensuring security guard inside the 5 end of the Panthers, tying touchdown drive.

Two plays later, Rodgers Nelson is on the left side and the receiver ran down the band and all the way to the end zone to push the lead to 30-16 with 2:14 left.

Newton broke the 400-yard drive that followed, to find Steve Smith deep in the middle of a pass of 62 yards before the drive with limited scoring streak. The No. 1 pick overall pick in the NFL and Heisman Trophy winner completed 28 of 46 passes but was sacked four times. He also showed great mobility - that was lost in the directions of Matthews at least three times - and finished in the top row of Carolina with 53 yards.

Newton could not have asked for a better start in his home debut and threw a touchdown to Brandon LaFell three yards on his first record as the Panthers raced to a lead of 13-0 against the defending champions the Super Bowl. But Rodgers and the Packers offense - who spent most of the first quarter on the bench - finally entered the pace and ran 23 straight points.

Newton, meanwhile, got his rookie mistake at the end of the first quarter by throwing into double coverage Smith. Woodson Smith dove into the front near the left sideline to reach the first interception with about 2 ½ minutes left in the half.

Newton's second interception came when he tried to roll with a handgun pressure Matthews him. The jet appeared to be slightly behind Smith and Woodson he has chosen.

The third, which overthrew Newton Legedu Naanee an opening and the ball ends up in the arms of safety Morgan Burnett near midfield late in the third quarter.

At the same time, Rodgers had a game without errors and has completed 19 30 shots. John Kuhn added the plunge goal line for the first goal in the Packers' during the day, when Mason Crosby kicked three field goals as the Packers just have to come up with results to put pressure on Newton and the offense Carolina.

Green Bay safety Nick Collins was carried off the field on a stretcher after injuring his neck in the fourth quarter. He was injured when he tried to tackle Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart to a power. Stewart tried to hedge Collins, whose head appeared to hit the left hip Stewart as he dove for the legs Stewart. Collins bent neck awkwardly on the spot, and landed face down on the grass with 11:57 left, but he gave a little wave to the audience when it was taken off the field.