Week 1 Scoring Frenzy Ties Super Bowl Era Record
TL;DR
Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season produced a scoring surge that ties the Super Bowl era record for most Week 1 points (791), driven by the Chiefs-Broncos 41-point clash and a fireworks-filled weekend that saw Caleb Williams’ Bears drop 59 on the Panthers in the league’s highest-scoring Week 1 game (96 combined), plus Ravens (41), Bills (36-31), and Vikings (39-22) among other high-scoring performances, with NFL Research noting an average of 50.0 points per game before the finale brought it down to 49.4.
- NFL ties Week 1 scoring record for Super Bowl era NFL.com
- NFL Week 1 offense explosion: Bears, Ravens, Bills, Jaguars ESPN
- Fantasy Football Week 1 Booms and Busts: Ravens, Bears impress in historic, high-scoring start to 2026 Yahoo Sports
- NFL Week 1 grades for all 32 teams: Chiefs earn an 'A' for destroying Broncos, Ravens roll to an 'A-' CBS Sports
- NFL results: Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills & Baltimore Ravens win on record-breaking Sunday BBC
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