Offense was the name of the game in the NFL in Week 1 to the tune of a league record.

After a historic first NFL Sunday in terms of points scored around the league, the Chiefs and Broncos went into Monday night with a chance to push the league over the top for a new NFL record.

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They didn’t quite reach new heights. But with Kenneth Walker’s touchdown and ensuing extra point to extend Kansas City’s lead to 31-10 early in the fourth quarter, the total point tally for Week 1 reached 791 across 16 NFL games. That calculates to a combined average of 49.4 points per game.

That total and that average tally are tied for Week 1 in 2012 for…

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