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Top 5 Facts From NFL Opening Night
The best facts to know from NFL's Opening Night including Mahomes making history, Edwards-Helaire NFL debut, and more!
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The NFL kicked off the season with a matchup of high-powered offenses anchored by the two highest-paid players in the league. Patrick Mahomes continues to do what he does best, while KC’s rookies proved they can make a statement in the league. Most of these facts are about the Kansas City Chiefs’ dominant performance, but Watson’s surprising inaccuracies also proved to be interesting. Here are the top 5 facts to know from NFL Opening Night, 2020:
The half a billion dollar man is proving he is worth every penny so far, especially in the month of September.
Patrick Mahomes became the 1st player in NFL history to throw for 3 Pass TDs & 0 INTs in a 3rd consecutive season opener pic.twitter.com/aVjHHYFydk
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 11, 2020
Only 3 quarterbacks have 25 wins in their first 32 career games since the 1970 merger:
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) September 11, 2020
HOF @DanMarino
HOF @kurt13warner
and....
Super Bowl LIV MVP @PatrickMahomes
Patrick Mahomes has not thrown an INT in Sept. in his career, but he has thrown for 3+ pass TD in 7 games, 300+ yds in 6 games (and counting) and won all 7 (and counting) of his career Sept. starts.
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) September 11, 2020
Those are all the most by a player before his first INT in Sept. since 1950.
The rookie Edwards-Helaire picked up in the NFL right where he left off in college after winning the National Championship last year.
Clyde Edwards-Helaire is the 4th player in the last 30 seasons with at least 130 rush yards and a TD in his NFL debut.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 11, 2020
Each of the previous 3 either went on to win Rookie of the Year or a rushing title that year. pic.twitter.com/VJbCwSJIVE
Clyde Edwards-Helaire's 7 missed tackles forced on runs is tied for the best ever from a rookie RB in Week 1. pic.twitter.com/VrUYQPz7aW
— PFF (@PFF) September 11, 2020
Last night, Clyde Edwards-Helaire became the youngest player with 130+ rushing yards and a TD in his debut... (21 years, 152 days)
— NFL Stats (@NFL_Stats) September 11, 2020
(via @NFLonCBS) pic.twitter.com/S9X3QwsS9v
Clyde Edwards-Helaire is such a good candidate to dominate in fantasy this year because of how good KC's pass offense is and the high frequency he'll only have to face 6 or fewer defenders in the box https://t.co/epWpjhPqwg
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 11, 2020
The Texans QB was one of the most accurate downfield passers last year with Hopkins in town, but he struggled in those situations during the season opener.
Deshaun Watson is now 0-of-5 with an interception on passes thrown 15 or more yards downfield tonight.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 11, 2020
In 2019, Watson completed 51% of those same throws, fourth best among qualified players. pic.twitter.com/odgNvuwLAR
The Chiefs explosive offensive has an abundance weapons that showed they can put up points at a high rate. They seem to do that against this Houston defense.
The Chiefs have scored 31 unanswered points against the Texans.
— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) September 11, 2020
The most unanswered points Kansas City has scored since a 41-point outburst against the ... Texans in the AFC Divisional Round last season.#Kickoff2020 #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/6a3YcN299X
The Super Bowl champions continue to carry their momentum into the new season as they look toward the all-time record of 23 consecutive wins set by the Peyton Manning-led Colts.
The Chiefs are 10-0 in their last ten games, including playoffs. pic.twitter.com/7KA7uIePBW
— StatMuse (@statmuse) September 11, 2020
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