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NFL by the numbers

By Times staff

© St. Petersburg Times, published September 1, 2000

1 -- Number of teams playing on FieldTurf (like that used in Tropicana Field), by the Seattle Seahawks in the University of Washington's Husky Stadium.

3 -- announcers in the ABC Monday Night Football booth (Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller), up from two last season (Michaels, Boomer Esiason).

4 -- consecutive opening-day losses by the Oakland Raiders, longest streak in the NFL.

7 -- consecutive years the NFC Central has sent more than one team to the playoffs.

8 -- consecutive opening-day victories by the Miami Dolphins, longest streak in the NFL.

9 -- most consecutive wins to open a new stadium (Dallas Cowboys, Texas Stadium). Titans were 8-0 in new Adelphia Coliseum last year and can tie or surpass record this year.

10 -- most Monday Night Football openers, by the Dallas Cowboys (7-3).

13 -- consecutive years the Arizona Cardinals have opened their season on the road.

14 -- Super Bowls won by AFC teams.

15 -- games Bruce Matthews must play to pass brother Clay (278) on the all-time list.

20 -- Super Bowls won by NFC teams.

21 -- largest second-half deficits overcome in 1999: Dallas trailed Washington 35-14 and won 41-35 in OT with 21 fourth-quarter points, New England trailed Indianapolis 28-7 and won 31-28.

22 -- NFL stadiums built or renovated in the 1990s or this year.

24 -- field goals by Atlanta's Morten Anderson to pass all-time leader Gary Anderson (439).

28 -- date in January of Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa's Raymond James Stadium.

30 -- teams that have gone undefeated in the preseason that have advanced to the playoffs (since 1970), including the '99 Buccaneers (4-0 in preseason).

31 -- consecutive years MNF has been on the air, TVs longest continuously running prime-time entertainment series. Walt Disney is second at 29 (1954-82).

45 -- percentage of teams who lost the overtime coin toss and won the game.

50 -- percentage of teams who won the overtime coin toss and won the game.

55 -- points needed by Vikings kicker Gary Anderson to pass George Blanda (2,002) as the all-time points leader.

60 -- minutes, length of ESPN's NFL Prime Time after the kickoff for the Sunday Night Football game was moved back 15 minutes, from 8:15 to 8:30.

68 -- NFL teams (out of 299) that lost their season openers that went on the make the playoffs (since 1978).

72 -- man hours to complete the construction of the Vince Lombardi trophy, awarded to the Super Bowl winner.

160 -- NFL teams (out of 299) that won their season openers that went to the playoffs (since 1978).

178 -- countries that receive about 57,729 hours of NFL programming.

200 -- average bowls of ice cream (three scoops each) by 49ers on plane trip (each way).

250 -- most rushing yards on opening day, by O.J. Simpson, Buffalo vs. New England, 9/16/73.

354 -- consecutive games since the San Francisco 49ers were shut out, the league's longest active streak. In a distant second place is the Chicago Bears at 160 games.

554 -- most passing yards on opening day, by Norm Van Brocklin, L.A. Rams vs. N.Y. Yanks, 9/28/51.

697 -- interconference games won by the NFC since the 1970 merger of the NFL and AFL.

746 -- interconference games won by the AFC since the 1970 merger of the NFL and AFL.

10,651 -- number of NFL games since the league was formed in 1920.

16,326 -- number of air miles that will be traveled by the Bucs (preseason and regular season), 15th in the NFL.

31,020 -- number of air miles that will be traveled by the Dallas Cowboys (preseason and regular season), tops in the NFL.

$250,000 -- donated by Colts RB Edgerrin James to the University of Miami to upgrade his alma mater's student-athlete facilities.

406,752 -- number of points scored in the NFL since the league was formed in 1920.

983,625 -- number of participants in high school football in the 1998-99 school year.

471,458,434 -- paid attendance at NFL games since the league was formed in 1920.

.426 -- winning percentage of Philadelphia Eagles' 2000 opponents in 1999 (easiest in the league).

.430 -- winner percentage of the Super Bowl champion St. Louis Rams' 2000 opponents in 1999 (30th out of 31 teams in strength of schedule)

.540 -- winning percentage of teams in the 90s that had fewer penalties than their opponent.

.550 -- best winning percentage in road games since 1995, by Tennessee (22-18).

.588 -- winning percentage of Buffalo Bills' 2000 opponents in 1999 (toughest in the league).

.706 -- best season winning percentage over the past 10 years, by San Francisco (113-47).

.721 -- winning percentage of teams in the '90s that returned a punt for a touchdown.

.742 -- best September winning percentage over the past 10 years, by Miami (26-9).

.765 -- winning percentage of Atlanta coach Dan Reeves on opening day as an NFL player, assistant and coach (26-8).

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