NFL “SCORING BY QUARTERS” REPORT – THRU FIRST 5 GAMES
By Gary Greene
Note: In the first few weeks it’s a little hard to use some of the numbers teams have produced, or not produced, in specific quarters since the 2022 NFL season started. But with 5 weeks now in the books the numbers start to show Coaching tendencies and really just how teams go about things each week with their Gameplans. Some of the standouts to look at are below.
LEADING TEAM IN ANY ONE QUARTER: PHILA. EAGLES (78) points scored in (2nd) quarter this season.
FIRST HALF SCORING LEADERS: KANSAS CITY (82) points leads way with LA CHARGERS (78) in second place.
BEST 2ND HALF DEFENSES: #1: CINCI DEFENSE (Only 21 points allowed), DENVER DEFENSE (Only 23 points allowed).
ONLY TEAM TO SCORE 30 or more points in EVERY QUARTER THIS SEASON: DETROIT LIONS
BEST 4TH QUARTER TEAMS: NY JETS (58), ARIZONA (56)
TENNESSEE “NO O SECOND HALF” TITANS: Have not scored a point in the 4th Quarter all season. Only 14 points in the 3rd Quarter all season.
SEATTLE “SHOOTOUTS” SEAHAWKS: Have scored (80) first half points but allowed (82) first half points.
DETROIT “NO DEPTH/TIRED LEGS” DEFENSE IN SECOND HALFS: Lions D has allowed league most 86 second half points.
INDY “CAN’T SCORE” COLTS: They have only score (10-16-13) points all season in Quarters 1-2-3.
INDY “PERFECT DEFENSE” COLTS: Have still not allowed a point in the 4th Quarter all season.
ARIZONA “CAN’T SCORE EARLY” CARDS: Only team in NFL still not to score a point in the 1st Quarter this season.
ARIZONA: Has been ridiculously outscored (80-26) in the First Half this season.
ARIZONA “LATE GAME SCORING STUDS” CARDS: Now 3rd in NFL with (56) points scored in 4th quarters.
NEW ORLEANS “LAST QTR. KINGS” SAINTS: Second in the NFL in 4th Quarter scoring with (57).
NY “WE CAN’T SCORE IN 3RD BUT BEST IN 4TH” JETS: Only 3 points scored in 3rd quarters but #1 in 4th Quarters (58).
SAN FRAN “YOU CAN’T SCORE EARLY” NINERS DEFENSE: Only allowed 3 points in 1st Quarters, 9 in 2nd Quarters this year.
LA “NO DEPTH” RAMS: Have been outscored (47-3) in the 4th Quarter this season.
BUFFALO “JUST SAY NO” DEFENSE: The Bills D has not allowed a single point in the 3rd Quarter and only one TD in the 4th Quarter.
“TIRED LEGS” DOWN STRETCH: Carolina Defense has allowed league high (55) points in the 4th Quarter with Cleveland Defense a close second allowing (53) points in the 4th quarter.