Article 78DEY What are the odds? NFL's opening week delivers historic stat

What are the odds? NFL's opening week delivers historic stat

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The Chiefs routed the Broncos, 31-10, on Monday night behind a huge game from offseason addition Kenneth Walker (191 yards from scrimmage, two touchdowns) to put a bow on the opening week of the NFL season - and complete a truly unbelievable stat.

Every Week 1 game had a different margin of victory, making this the first 16-game week in NFL history with 16 unique point differentials.

  • 1 point: Lions 31, Saints 30

  • 2 points: Eagles 24, Commanders 22

  • 3 points: Seahawks 13, Patriots 10

  • 5 points: Bills 36, Texans 31

  • 6 points: Bengals 33, Buccaneers 27

  • 7 points: Steelers 20, Falcons 13

  • 8 points: Giants 28, Cowboys 20

  • 12 points: Cardinals 26, Chargers 14

  • 13 points: Jets 23, Titans 10

  • 14 points: Raiders 27, Dolphins 13

  • 17 points: Vikings 39, Packers 22

  • 18 points: Ravens 41, Colts 23

  • 20 points: 49ers 27, Rams 7

  • 21 points: Chiefs 31, Broncos 10

  • 22 points: Bears 59, Panthers 37

  • 24 points: Jaguars 34, Browns 10

Shoutout to stat guru Lee Sharpe for being the first person to notice that this quirky feat was in play heading into "Monday Night Football." And shoutout to data scientist Timo Riske for crunching the numbers to determine the odds of this happening: 430-to-1.

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