NFL ties Week 1 scoring record for Super Bowl era
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Key Points:
- The 2026 NFL season's Week 1 games matched the 2012 record for most points scored in Week 1 during the Super Bowl era, totaling 791 points.
- The Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos combined for 41 points on Monday night, slightly lowering the average points per game from 50.0 to 49.4 for the week.
- The season opened with a defensive game between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots (13-10), but most other games featured high-scoring offenses.
- Notable offensive performances included Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears scoring 59 points against the Carolina Panthers, contributing to the highest-scoring Week 1 game ever with 96 combined points.
- Several teams, including the Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Minnesota Vikings, had significant scoring outputs, defying the usual trend of defenses dominating early in the season.
