Boy, That Was Underwhelming In Comparison: Week One Score Report, 2016

Well, if you needed any evidence that the day yesterday was about being "NFL DAY!" -- 15 years since the NFL was made into the largest social construct in our nation -- the two snorefests tonight (the two biggest blowouts of the week by a massive margin!) should've brought that home to bear.

After a 9/11 in which 12 of the 13 games played were competitive, only one of the games tonight was even nominally competitive:  Yes, Pittsburgh was only up eight with about six minutes to go in the fourth quarter before they steamrolled Washington into the ground!!!

But both games were significant blowouts, including a Los Angeles performance which may have Roger Goodell praying he can transplant anybody (the Chargers, Raiders...  Hell, the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders couldn't have done any worse!!!) into the Los Angeles stadium and moving the Rams somewhere north of Pluto!

For the record, at least SIX players were involved in the Colin Kaepernick protest at tonight's second MNF game in San Francisco.  Kaepernick, according to Deadspin, was joined in kneeling by teammate Eric Reid.  Giving raised fists during the Anthem (which we are not sure is Black Power as well as Black Lives Matter) were 49ers Eli Herald and Antoine Bethea, as well as Kenny Britt and Robert Quinn of the Rams.

Anyhow, let's get to it to get it done with:

• Average Week 1 total score was 44.875.  45.25 last year.  44.75 two years ago.  So pretty standard there.
• Home teams were 7-9 this week.  10-6 Week 1 last year.
• The over was 9-7 on the totals this week.  Last year's Week 1 was 8-7-1 or 8-8.
• Two games kicked off with a Pick 'Em line, so only 14 games to discuss in this regard:  Favorites were 6-8 or 5-8-1 ATS, depending on if you got -3.5 or -4 on Green Bay at Jacksonville.  Last year, favorites were 9-6-1 ATS.
• Favorites were 8-6 straight up this week.
• Team with more penalties was 8-8 this week.  Last year:  6-9-1 (both teams had same number in one game).
• Only the five Cliffhangers from yesterday.  Cincinnati, Oakland, Kansas City (OT), Seattle and Detroit.  Two last year.
• Four games were Last Chance Misses.  New Orleans was involved in both an LCM and a Cliffhanger with Oakland, while Arizona, Jacksonville, and Carolina also missed Last Chances.
• Including the last three Last Chance Misses, six other games were decided within one score, for a total of eleven.  Seven non-Cliffhangers and nine total decided within one score last year.
• Only two non-competitive games this week (San Francisco-Los Angeles and Philadelphia-Cleveland), the fewest for a full 16-game schedule I could find at least in the last three years.