Week 12 scoring topped 800 points
NFL scoring averaged 52.3 points per game
The football kicked by New Orleans Saints Garrett Hartley late in the first half of his team’s game against the Green Bay Packers on Nov. 24, 2008 has been added to the Hall of Fame’s collection.
Hartley’s 30-yard field goal with 1:42 remaining in the half put the NFL’s scoring total for Week 12 above 800 points. It was the first time in the 89-year history that a week’s scoring total eclipsed 800 points. By the end of the Saints’ 51-29 win over the Packers that night, the weekend’s point tally stood at 837. The previous mark was 788 points set three times (Sept. 5, 8-9, 2002; Dec. 5-6, 2004; and Dec. 29-30, 2007).
NFL Week 12 – 2008
STEELERS 27, Bengals 10
RAVENS 36, Eagles 7
Jets 34, TITANS 13
Buccaneers 38, LIONS 20
Vikings 30, JAGUARS 12
Bills 54, CHIEFS 31
Bears 27, RAMS 3
Patriots 48, DOLPHINS 28
COWBOYS 35, 49ers 22
Texans 16, BROWNS 6
Raiders 31, BRONCOS 10
FALCONS 45, Panthers 28
Giants 37, CARDINALS 29
Redskins 20, SEAHAWKS 17
Colts 23, CHARGERS 20
SAINTS 51, Packers 29
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