SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Scoring Is Out Of Control In The NFL

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		Tech Science Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Law International Video Latest Monday, September 10, 2012 SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Scoring Is Out Of Control In The NFL There are still two games remaining in week one of the NFL season, and there have already been four teams that scored at least 40 points. That is the first time since 1954 that the NFL had so many teams score 40 points in the opening week. And even if the NFL is unlikely to keep up their pace of 64 games with a team scoring 40+ points, the league is well on its way to breaking the (post-merger) record of 29 games in 1983. There were 28 such games in 2011. In addition, the NFL has already seen six teams score at least 22 points and lose. There was only one such week (week 4) during the 2011 season with so many hard-luck offensive outbursts. Here is a look at the number of 40-point games in each season since 1970... Data via Pro-Football-Reference.com Read » Also On Sports Page Today: Why Robert Griffin III Dominated Yesterday While All The Other Rookie QBs Stunk Cleveland Browns QB Explains How He Got Trapped Under A Gigantic American Flag Before The Game Yesterday Advertisement SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: It Now Costs Nearly $450 For A Family Of Four To Attend An NFL Game SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Andy Roddick Ends Career Among Top Ten All-Time Money Winners SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Will The NFL Continue To Pass The Ball At Record Levels? Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Sports Page RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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