Owner Real Deal Posted September 14, 2011 Owner Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Okay, seriously, you have to read through all of this I put together... After so many bashed him and said he would more than likely struggle (Terry Bradshaw being too harsh), Cam Newton throws for 422 yards and sets the rookie debut record. Those 422 yards, in his first NFL game, are more than Terry Bradshaw has ever thrown in a single game in his career. To no one's surprise, Tom Brady has a big night...but probably far bigger than we thought he would have. Brady threw for 517 yards, both a MNF record and a franchise record (and fifth highest of all time), and one of his throws was a 99.5 yard TD pass to Wes Welker, tying an NFL record. If that wasn't enough, Brady and Chad Henne threw for a combined 916 net yards (Henne at 416, Brady at 517) to set an NFL single-game record for combined passing. No other game in NFL history has ever featured a 500-yard AND a 400-yard passer. There were four 400+ yard passers in Week 1, the most in any week in league history. How about 300+ yards, 3+ TD's, and zero interceptions for two quarterbacks in a season opener? Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees are the first opposing QB's to do it. Five games had both QB's throwing for 300+ yards, an NFL single week record. Hell of a lot of passing. The 7,842 net yards passing, for all teams in Week 1, is an NFL record. How many QB's threw for 300+ yards this last week? There were 14 of them, and that's also a record. Monday night wasn't just about Brady, though. In the Oakland/Denver game, Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 63-yard field goal, tying the record set by Tom Dempsey and later matched by Jason Elam. Funny enough, the Raiders broke their eight consecutive season-opening losses streak by snapping Denver's 11 consecutive season-opening wins. The 752 combined points this last week was the second most in NFL Week 1 history, ninth in single week history. The 89 touchdowns tied a Week 1 record, and stands as the sixth-highest in single week history. Cam did get his on his rookie stage, but so did Randall Cobb, the Packers' rookie WR, who returned a kickoff for a record-tying 108 yards. Speaking of kick/punt returns, the eight kicks returned for TD's in Week 1 is the most in any week in league history. The three 100+ yard kickoff returns in one weekend (by Harvin, Ginn Jr. and Cobb) has only taken place just one other time in NFL history, in 1958. Not done yet. Ted Ginn Jr. is only the 12th player in league history (first in a Week 1) to return both a kickoff and a punt for a TD in the same game, and the 59 seconds it took him to accomplish the feat is the fastest among the 12 players. It seems like everyone saw the events, also. Saints/Packers, Giants/Redskins, and Cowboys/Jets were the three most-watched sporting events since last February's Super Bowl, and on top of that, the Cowboys/Jets game was the most-watched Sunday Night Football game ever, with 25.8 million viewers. Crazy, huh? Yeah, I'm bored...and amazed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Crazy, so much for offense being behind defense because of the lack of TC, and not being able to return kicks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Brady and Henne, the U of Michigan boys, put on a hell of a show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Make It Naaaashty Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Damn. Never thought about all the shit that happened this week lol. Looks like it's going to be on hell of a football season fellas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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