Early-season fireworks set NFL records

Published: September 20th, 2011 | Tags: Jon Zimmer, Michael Signora, Darren Sproles, Matt Forte, Mike Tolbert

With two weeks of football in the books, the numbers don’t lie. We’re in the heart of an offensive explosion.

A few factoids from our very own Jon Zimmer, lead editor of NFL media publications:

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And two gems from Michael Signora, NFL vice president of football communications:

– Marc Sessler

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