How NFL's Week 1 scoring explosion tied all-time record for offense
Here's a look at the record that the NFL tied this week.
The NFL season kicked off with a high-scoring explosion during Week 1, as all 16 teams combined to set a record for the most points scored in a Week 1. On Monday night, the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos needed 41 points to tie the record, and 42 points to surpass it. Kansas City's fourth touchdown put the game 31-10 in the fourth quarter, but scoring slowed to prevent the record from being finalized.
Now, NFL teams can claim they hold an all-time record, matching the 14-year-old point total from Week 1 in 2012. The record is 791 points, which NFL teams scored across 13 games on Sunday, the highest-scoring Week 1 Sunday in NFL history. The Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers led the pack with 96 points, more than double the second-highest-scoring game.
Six games saw at least 60 points, and 11 teams scored 30 points or more throughout the week. While there were fewer than 33 points in one game, the Bears' 59-point win over the Panthers was the biggest single-game score in Week 1 history, surpassing the previous record of 48 points set by the Jets in 2012.
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