A Flash of Brilliance: Unpacking the NFL's Week 1 Offensive Explosion The opening Sunday of the NFL season is a time for optimism and promise. New storylines emerge, and old favorites dust off their cleats.
But in a year where offenses were expected to be more polished, ten teams managed to score 30 or more points – an unprecedented feat that has left analysts scrambling to explain what went right.
The sheer number of high scoring games is noteworthy. Nine different teams breached the 30 point mark, marking only the second time this has happened since the NFL AFL merger in 1970.