Inside The Numbers: Lockout Lingers

14. September 2011  - Published by Dan Clasgens

The NFL lockout caused teams to rush to get ready for the regular season and it showed big time, especially for many of the defenses are the league. Check out some of these numbers (Rotoworld.com) from the opening weekend of football:

  • NFL teams passed for 7,842 net yards, the most in any week in NFL history.
  • Fourteen QBs passed for more than 300 yards, the most of any week in NFL history.
  • Five games in which both QBs passed for more than 300 yards, the most in any week in NFL history.
  • Four 400-yard passers were the most in a single week in NFL history.
  • The combined 752 points scored are tied for ninth-most in a single week in NFL history.
  • The 89 touchdowns are tied for sixth-most in a single week in NFL history.
  • The eight combined kickoffs and punts returned for touchdowns are the most in any week in NFL history.
  • Games averaged 47.0 total points compared to 36.6 in last year's Kickoff Weekend.
  • The 906 net passing yards between the Patriots (516) and Dolphins (390) is the most in a single game in NFL history.
  • The Patriots-Dolphins game was also the first in NFL history to feature a both a 500-yard passer and a 400-yard passer.

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