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Over the top: a proliferation of points. A yield of yards. A plethora of passes. An offensive explosion has define the first half of the season. Here's why. (Midseason Report).
Ask someone in the NFL "What's up?" and you might get a more involved answer than you expect.
Points are up. Through eight weeks, the scoring average per game is 44.4, compared with 40.4 through the same point last season. In fact, teams are scoring more points per game than they have in 38 years.
Touchdowns are up. The NFL had not scored 592 touchdowns through the first eight weeks, as it did this year, since it started keeping track in 1978.
Yards are up--661 per game, compared with 633.3 a year ago.
Passing yards are up, 432 per game from 411.2.
Number of plays are up.
Scoring in the fourth quarter is up, by 18 ...
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