- 48.5 points a game this week, up from 47.8125 last year Week 1.
- And that's with three of the five lowest scoring games of the week being on national primetime television.
- Home team did eke out a winning week at 8-7-1, but needed 6-1-1 late games on forward to get it done. (Last year: Also 8-7-1)
- Over was 9-7, also the same as last year.
- 6-9-1 against the spread (7-8-1 last year), 10-5-1 straight up (same as last year)
- Biggest news of the week: Team with more penalties only won 4 games this week and lost nine. (Last year: 6-6)
- Last year had 255 penalties in Week 1. This year? 250.
- Three Cliffhangers this year (A Cliffhanger is a game in which a tying or lead-changing score happens within 2:00 to go in regulation -- overtime counts. A tie with no scoring at that point is NOT a Cliffhanger. A game can have multiple Cliffhangers -- the tie in Arizona had 3.) (Last year: 1)
- 9 games finished within a score (Last year: 10)
- 6 non-competitive games (not within one score at any point in the fourth quarter). (Last year: 4)
- 3 Last Chance Misses (a reasonable chance that a team behind can win or tie a game that fails in the final 2:00. Onside kick situation fails count automatically, but if you have the ball, you must have at least field position to tie or lead/win the game). (Last Year had 6 of them in Week 1.)
Sunday Overnight Ratings, from Sports Media Watch:
It appears as if the ratings have stabilized.
- Sunday national: 15.9 rating, up about 1%.
- Sunday regional: CBS single: 10.2, down 4%
- FOX first: 8.6, down 2%.
- Sunday Night: 14.8, up 3%
- Thursday Night: 12.8, up 14% and the highest Kickoff Game in three years.
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