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Arizona Cardinals. Baltimore Ravens. The Rams scored two defensive touchdowns, both by outside linebacker Samson Ebukam , now with the 49ers. That was a fun one. As for whether coaches and players who participated think there will ever be such a high-scoring contest in the NFL again? But I doubt that will be a scoreline you see very often. It's just when and how many, but I'm sure it will happen again. Three other games have broken the point mark: The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Cleveland Browns in November for combined points, the New Orleans Saints edged the Giants in November combined points , and the Oakland Raiders defeated the Houston Oilers in December combined points.
In August, I wrote that there was a realistic path to a quarterback throwing for 6, yards in a game season. I'm less confident that we'll see or more points in a single game anytime soon. But recent history has shown that it's possible. Though the aforementioned Chiefs-Rams game fell just short of the record, it gives us a pretty good blueprint of what it would take to get to points.
Both teams leaned heavily on the pass, combining for dropbacks and just 35 designed runs. The defenses offered little pushback, with the Chiefs hitting pass yards and the Rams getting to Penalties 21 combined for yards and turnovers seven combined led to short fields and big plays, including three defensive touchdowns. Perhaps most importantly, the game was close and the scoring back-and-forth. There were 35 points and four lead changes in the fourth quarter. Every offense involved was at or above the league average of Translation: Quick-hitting scores are a key.
The offenses weren't necessarily operating at rocket speed Starting field position own yard line was slightly better than average Those are all notable aspects of these high-scoring games, but nothing stands out more than offensive efficiency. The offenses that participated in the 15 games with plus combined points since averaged 1. That's compared to league averages of 0.
These games also obviously featured few punts and field goals, as well as close margins of victory To get to points, we'd ideally need a pair of fast-paced and super-efficient offenses facing off with struggling pass defenses more on that below.
But we'd also need chaos. The game would need to be overloaded with big plays on both sides of the ball. Can it happen? Of course. Will it? Inevitably the stars will align, but it's enough of a long shot that we shouldn't hold our breath. As Mike suggested, the best way to break the record is to pit two teams with high-powered offenses and sub-par defenses against each other, allowing each side to score at ease and forcing aggression as each team tries to keep pace with the other.
No game better fits that mold in than this weekend's Packers-Chiefs matchup Sunday at p. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Getty Images. Look no further than the zebras and the owners for this…. I am happy to see more scoring. Who wants to watch a game that ends in a score? Not me. We want… D-Fense! The NFL and the rules are a joke. Leave a Reply Cancel reply You must be logged in to leave a comment. The source of the data is Pro Football Reference.
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