NFL Offenses Provide One of Highest-Scoring Opening Weeks in History

NFL offenses provide one of the highest-scoring opening weeks in history - Regional Media News

Offenses didn't need any time to shake off the rust. They lit up the scoreboard in one of the highest-scoring opening weeks in NFL history. The Bears beat Carolina 59-37, falling three points shy of tying Atlanta's 53-year-old record for the most in Week 1. [...]

NFL offenses provide one of highest-scoring opening weeks in history

NFL offenses didn’t need any time to shake off the rust. They lit up the scoreboard in one of the highest-scoring opening weeks in NFL history.

NFL Week 1 Recap: Super Bowl favourite Rams have a problem

The first Sunday of the NFL season produced more points than any other opening Sunday since 1970.

NFL Week 1 2026 Could Be the Highest-Scoring Since 1970 Merger - Archysport

The opening weekend of the National Football League season is on the verge of setting a historic scoring benchmark, with the upcoming slate of games threatening to shatter a record that has stood since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. According to league scheduling and historical data, the total scoring output across the opening slate could eclipse ...

Mike Tomlin offers theory to explain Week 1's record-breaking offensive explosion across the NFL

If you thought Week 1 in the NFL was explosive, you thought right. Per multiple metrics, Sunday’s Week 1 slate and the entire set of games leading up to Sunday night were historic in terms of scoring. Entering “Sunday Night Football” between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants, Week 1 was the highest scoring in the NFL since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger by average with 50.1 combined points per game. Per NBC, Sunday’s slate alone marked the highest…