6 players scored 18 points. The first three are John Riggins on January 1, 1984, Jerry Rice on January 1, 1989 and Larry Johnson on January 1, 2006.
Interpreted as:
highest scoring by a player first game of a new year| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | RUSH TD | REC TD | RET TD | TD | FGM | XPM | XP2 | SFTY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Riggins | 18 | 1/1/1984 | vs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2 |  | J. Rice | 18 | 1/1/1989 | vs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | | L. Johnson | 18 | 1/1/2006 | vs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 |  | J. Bettis | 18 | 1/1/2006 | vs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 |  | J. Nelson | 18 | 1/1/2012 | vs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 |  | M. Evans | 18 | 1/1/2023 | vs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | M. Moseley | 15 | 1/1/1984 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 8 | | J. Kasay | 14 | 1/1/2006 | @ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | O. Mare | 14 | 1/1/2006 | @ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | R. Lindell | 14 | 1/1/2006 | @ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | S. Janikowski | 14 | 1/1/2012 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | C. Catanzaro | 14 | 1/1/2017 | @ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 |  | D. Adams | 14 | 1/1/2017 | @ | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | L. Tynes | 13 | 1/1/2006 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | J. Scobee | 13 | 1/1/2012 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | D. Carpenter | 13 | 1/1/2012 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | S. Hauschka | 13 | 1/1/2017 | @ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | C. Santos | 13 | 1/1/2017 | @ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | M. Prater | 13 | 1/1/2023 | @ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | R. Gould | 13 | 1/1/2023 | @ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | M. Garrett | 12 | 1/1/1967 | @ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | D. Casper | 12 | 1/1/1978 | @ | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 23 | | H. Moses | 12 | 1/1/1978 | vs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | | M. Allen | 12 | 1/1/1984 | vs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 25 | | A. Monk | 12 | 1/1/1984 | vs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
