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The Chiefs routed the Broncos, 31-10, on Monday night behind a huge game from offseason addition Kenneth Walker (191 yards from scrimmage, two touchdowns) to put a bow on the opening week of the NFL season — and complete a truly unbelievable stat.
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Every Week 1 game had a different margin of victory, making this the first 16-game week in NFL history with 16 unique point differentials.
1 point: Lions 31, Saints 30
2 points: Eagles 24, Commanders 22
3 points: Seahawks 13, Patriots 10
5 points: Bills 36, Texans 31
6 points: Bengals 33, Buccaneers 27
12 points: Cardinals 26, Chargers 14
13 points: Jets 23, Titans 10
14 points: Raiders 27, Dolphins 13
18 points: Ravens 41, Colts 23
20 points: 49ers 27, Rams 7
22 points: Bears 59, Panthers 37
24 points: Jaguars 34, Browns 10
Shoutout to stat guru Lee Sharpe for being the first person to notice that this quirky feat was in play heading into “Monday Night Football.” And shoutout to data scientist Timo Riske for crunching the numbers to determine the odds of this happening: 430-to-1.