San Antonio.- A look back at the best kickoff performances, in terms of yardage: most yards passing, rushing and receiving, might give us a little insight into the new season. But every year is a whole new season, so who knows? We think it's still worth a peek at the best performances from the last ten years. Plus a little trivia about how far the teams travel in a season. Click the headline for the story -- All the facts and figures are provided by the NFL.
Posted by Angela Covo
BEST KICKOFF WEEKEND PERFORMANCES, PAST 10 YEARS
(2011 Performances in Bold & Italics)
|
MOST YARDS RUSHING |
YARDS |
ATT |
LG |
TD |
|
Arian Foster, Houston vs. Indianapolis, 9/12/10 |
231 |
33 |
42 |
3 |
|
Michael Turner, Atlanta vs. Detroit, 9/7/08 |
220 |
22 |
66t |
2 |
|
Curtis Martin, N.Y. Jets vs. Cincinnati, 9/12/04 |
196 |
29 |
24t |
1 |
|
Adrian Peterson, Minnesota vs. Cleveland, 9/13/09 |
180 |
25 |
64t |
3 |
|
Chris Brown, Tennessee vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/07 |
175 |
19 |
42 |
0 |
|
Willie Parker, Pittsburgh vs. Tennessee, 9/11/05 |
161 |
22 |
45 |
1 |
|
Quentin Griffin, Denver vs. Kansas City, 9/12/04 |
156 |
23 |
47t |
2 |
|
Ahman Green, Green Bay vs. Atlanta, 9/8/02 |
155 |
27 |
38 |
0 |
|
Priest Holmes, Kansas City vs. Denver, 9/12/04 |
151 |
26 |
33t |
3 |
|
Darren McFadden, Oakland vs. Denver, 9/12/11 |
150 |
22 |
47 |
0 |
|
MOST YARDS PASSING |
YARDS |
ATT |
COMP |
TD |
INT |
|
Tom Brady, New England vs. Miami, 9/12/11 |
517 |
48 |
32 |
4 |
1 |
|
Peyton Manning, Indianapolis vs. Houston, 9/12/10 |
433 |
57 |
40 |
3 |
0 |
|
Cam Newton, Carolina vs. Arizona, 9/11/11 |
422 |
37 |
24 |
2 |
1 |
|
Drew Brees, New Orleans vs. Green Bay, 9/8/11 |
419 |
49 |
32 |
3 |
0 |
|
Chad Henne, Miami vs. New England, 9/12/11 |
416 |
49 |
30 |
2 |
1 |
|
Tom Brady, New England vs. Buffalo, 9/14/09 |
378 |
53 |
39 |
2 |
1 |
Marc Bulger, St. Louis vs. San Francisco, 9/11/05 |
362 |
56 |
34 |
2 |
1 |
Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia vs. St. Louis, 9/7/08 |
361 |
33 |
21 |
3 |
0 |
Jeff Blake, Arizona vs. Detroit, 9/7/03 |
358 |
46 |
28 |
3 |
1 |
Vinny Testaverde, Dallas vs. Minnesota, 9/12/04 |
355 |
50 |
29 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MOST YARDS RECEIVING |
YARDS |
REC |
LG |
TD |
|
Anquan Boldin, Arizona vs. Detroit, 9/7/03 |
217 |
10 |
71t |
2 |
|
Marty Booker, Chicago vs. Minnesota, 9/8/02 |
198 |
8 |
54 |
1 |
|
Randy Moss, New England vs. N.Y. Jets, 9/9/07 |
183 |
9 |
51t |
1 |
|
Steve Smith, Carolina vs. Arizona, 9/11/11 |
178 |
8 |
77t |
2 |
|
Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis vs. Jacksonville, 9/13/09 |
162 |
10 |
39 |
1 |
|
Antwaan Randle El, Washington vs. Miami, 9/9/07 |
162 |
5 |
54 |
0 |
|
Wes Welker, New England vs. Miami, 9/12/11 |
160 |
8 |
99t |
2 |
|
Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona vs. N.Y. Giants, 9/11/05 |
155 |
13 |
30 |
1 |
|
Laveranues Coles, N.Y. Jets vs. Tennessee, 9/10/06 |
153 |
8 |
41 |
0 |
|
Matt Forté, Chicago vs. Detroit, 9/12/10 |
151 |
7 |
89t |
2 |
|
Quincy Morgan, Cleveland vs. Kansas City, 9/8/02 |
151 |
9 |
44t |
2 |
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TOTAL MILES TRAVELED & NOTES ON 2012 TRAVEL
(2012 regular season)
|
1. |
Oakland |
28,692 |
|
17. |
New Orleans |
12,830 |
|
2. |
Seattle |
26,200 |
|
18. |
Pittsburgh |
11,972 |
|
3. |
San Diego |
25,766 |
|
19. |
Chicago |
11,862 |
|
4. |
San Francisco |
24,110 |
|
20. |
Philadelphia |
11,730 |
|
5. |
St. Louis |
23,570 |
|
21. |
New York Giants |
11,634 |
|
6. |
Miami |
22,048 |
|
22. |
Tennessee |
11,468 |
|
7. |
New England |
19,820 |
|
23. |
Cleveland |
11,422 |
|
8. |
Arizona |
18,992 |
|
24. |
Baltimore |
11,142 |
|
9. |
Dallas |
18,486 |
|
25. |
Carolina |
10,280 |
|
10. |
Denver |
18,470 |
|
26. |
Minnesota |
9,944 |
|
11. |
Houston |
16,396 |
|
27. |
Cincinnati |
9,688 |
|
12. |
Buffalo |
16,172 |
|
28. |
Atlanta |
9,510 |
|
13. |
Jacksonville |
15,296 |
|
29. |
Detroit |
8,792 |
|
14. |
Tampa Bay |
15,068 |
|
30. |
Indianapolis |
8,246 |
|
15. |
Kansas City |
14,842 |
|
31. |
Washington |
7,144 |
|
16. |
New York Jets |
13,636 |
|
32. |
Green Bay |
5,774 |
- The total distance traveled by all teams during the regular season will be 481,002 miles.
- The teams of the NFC West (92,872) have the highest combined mileage total of all divisions.
- The remaining division totals ranking from highest to lowest are the AFC West (87,770), AFC East (71,676), AFC South (51,406), NFC East (48,994), NFC South (47,688), AFC North (44,224) and NFC North (36,372).
- Three teams – the OAKLAND RAIDERS (28,692), SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (26,200) and SAN DIEGO CHARGERS(25,766) – will “travel around the world” at least once. A trip around the globe is 25,000 miles.
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