The Game Scripts are back! Below are the Game Scripts from week 1:
| Team | H/R | Opp | Boxscore | PF | PA | Margin | Game Script | Pass | Run | P/R Ratio | Op_P | Op_R | Opp_P/R Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | BUF | Boxscore | 47 | 3 | 44 | 24.4 | 40 | 34 | 54.1% | 40 | 20 | 66.7% | |
| WAS | @ | ARI | Boxscore | 24 | 6 | 18 | 12.9 | 33 | 42 | 44% | 36 | 15 | 70.6% |
| NYJ | @ | DET | Boxscore | 48 | 17 | 31 | 11.5 | 23 | 36 | 39% | 52 | 15 | 77.6% |
| NWE | HOU | Boxscore | 27 | 20 | 7 | 10.1 | 41 | 31 | 56.9% | 38 | 34 | 52.8% | |
| KAN | @ | LAC | Boxscore | 38 | 28 | 10 | 9.2 | 28 | 27 | 50.9% | 52 | 22 | 70.3% |
| TAM | @ | NOR | Boxscore | 48 | 40 | 8 | 7.6 | 28 | 34 | 45.2% | 46 | 13 | 78% |
| MIN | SFO | Boxscore | 24 | 16 | 8 | 7.1 | 39 | 32 | 54.9% | 36 | 25 | 59% | |
| CAR | DAL | Boxscore | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 32 | 47.5% | 35 | 22 | 61.4% | |
| PIT | @ | CLE | Boxscore | 21 | 21 | 0 | 4.7 | 45 | 35 | 56.3% | 47 | 38 | 55.3% |
| JAX | @ | NYG | Boxscore | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3.6 | 34 | 28 | 54.8% | 39 | 23 | 62.9% |
| MIA | TEN | Boxscore | 27 | 20 | 7 | 3.2 | 29 | 29 | 50% | 38 | 29 | 56.7% | |
| DEN | SEA | Boxscore | 27 | 24 | 3 | 1.8 | 40 | 32 | 55.6% | 39 | 16 | 70.9% | |
| LAR | @ | OAK | Boxscore | 33 | 13 | 20 | 1.1 | 34 | 26 | 56.7% | 42 | 22 | 65.6% |
| PHI | ATL | Boxscore | 18 | 12 | 6 | -0.5 | 37 | 27 | 57.8% | 47 | 18 | 72.3% | |
| CIN | @ | IND | Boxscore | 34 | 23 | 11 | -3.1 | 30 | 20 | 60% | 55 | 22 | 71.4% |
| GNB | CHI | Boxscore | 24 | 23 | 1 | -9.3 | 41 | 18 | 69.5% | 39 | 27 | 59.1% |
The Texans were the only team that came across as particularly run-heavy. Houston actually finished with more rushing yards than passing yards, which is pretty unusual for a team that’s losing (but not in total blowout fashion) most of the game. It will be interesting to see if the Texans wind up looking like a run-heavy team this year because the Texans have one of the most run-heavy quarterbacks in the league, or if week 1 was an anomaly.
As for pass-happy teams, Indianapolis and Atlanta stole the show. Atlanta had a neutral Game Script of +0.5, but threw the ball on 72.3% of passes; that’s very pass-happy. Indianapolis had a Game Script of +3.1 and threw on 71% of passes. The Colts were verywinning at halftime and after three quarters pass-happy for a team that was .