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Takeaways - NFL Week 1 (2016)

  • This is the 1st time in NFL history that 3 games in Week 1 were decided by exactly 1 point via (Elias)
  • 9 4th-quarter comeback wins in Week 1. That's the most 4th-quarter comeback wins in team's season openers in NFL history (Elias)
  • 2 games left in Week 1, there's only 1 player who reached 100 rush yds: Lamar Miller with 106

 

  • Jameis Winston joined Steve DeBerg in 1987 as the only Buccaneer with 4 Pass TD in a season opener
  • On 24 attempts in 2nd & 3rd qtrs, Jameis Winston averaged 10.9 yards per att, had 4 pass TD and 1 off-target throw
  • Jameis Winston Buccaneers 1st quarter- 3-7, 15 yards, INT
  • Rest of game: 20-26, 266 yards, 4 TD
  • Julio Jones: 35th career receiving TD, tying Tony Gonzalez and Alge Crumpler for 5th on Falcons' all-time list

 

  • The Raiders are 1st team to score a go-ahead 2-pt conversion in final minute of 4th quater since Broncos in Week 2 of 2008
  • Drew Brees is 7th player to pass for 400 yards and 4 TD in a season opener during the Super Bowl era

 

  • Most 300-Yard Passing Games - NFL History

Drew Brees 97

Peyton Manning 93

Tom Brady 71

 

  • Packers 27, Jaguars 23 Aaron Rodgers: 11th game w/ 2+ Pass TD and a Rush TD, only Cam Newton has more since 2008
  • Aaron Rodgers has completed 70% of his passes to Jordy Nelson in his career, including 45 touchdowns, his most to any Packers receiver.

 

  • The Dolphins' 4-man pass rush recorded 8 pressures and 3 sacks on Russell Wilson
  • Russell Wilson: 26 pass attempts in 1st half, most pass attempts in any half of his career
  • Russell Wilson: career-high 43 pass att; was 0-2 previously when throwing 40+ passes in gm

 

  • The Vikings have lost 33 straight road games in which they trailed by 10+ points at halftime. Last such win: 1998 at Bears

 

  • The Chiefs win was largest comeback win in Week 1 since Texans came back from down 21 …in 2013, also vs Chargers.
  • Melvin Gordon's 219 touches before his 1st career TD are 4th-most by any player in last 25 seasons (Elias)

 

  • Larry Fitzgerald is the 10th player in NFL history with 100 career Rec TD.
  • New England is currently a 9.5-point underdog. Last time New England was that big of an underdog? 2001 championship vs St. Louis
  • Patriots: 12-1 in last 13 season openers
  • The Patriots scored their 1st offensive TD w/out Tom Brady or Rob Gronkowski on the field since Week 6 in 2009, a streak of 343 TD

 

  • Adam Rank - NFL Network - Here's what A.J. Green did against him.

10 Targets
10 Receptions
152 Yards 1 TD

  • A.J. Green's 180 rec yds were 3rd-most by WR in gm vs Darrelle Revis' team (Moss, 183 in 2007 & Welker, 192 in 2009)