This last weekend, The Bus had 5 rushes for a net 1 yard and 3 touchdowns. What other interesting/goofy football statistics are there that we’d all like to hear about?
Since the season is starting, I’m going to resurrect this thread from last year and see if anyone has anything to contribute.
I’ll only do it this once, I promise.
The Houston Texans hold the record for fewest offensive yards gained by a team that won a game. In a game against the Steelers in 2002, they gained only 47 yards in their 24-6 victory. The defense scored 3 touchdowns; the offense managed to scrape together enough yards on a drive to get a field goal.
I just saw one last night that said the Bears lead the NFL with 20 starting QBs in the past 15 years.
And it will be going up by probably 2 this season.
In one game in the late 60s, the Oakland Raiders scored in every possible way before their opponent, the Denver Broncos, ever got to run a play:
- Oakland received the opening kickoff and drove to a touchdown.
- They kicked the extra point*.
- On the kickoff, Floyd Little grabbed the ball on the one-yard line and took it back behind the goal line: safety.
- The Broncos were forced to kick the ball after the safety. Oakland ran a few plays and stalled, then kicked a field goal.
12-0 before the Brocos could run a play.
*Two point conversions weren’t allowed at the time.
As of Superbowl XXX in 1996, the Dallas Cowboys had appeared in over 25% of all Superbowls.
(Now, its down to about 20%).
Brad Johnson is the only quarterback to ever officially complete a touchdown pass to himself.
At halftime of Superbowl XX, the Patriots had negative net yards on offense.