who was the first play to score 40 points in their first season

Carl Garrett had 138 plays when scoring 40+ points in his first season in 1969.

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	NAME	PLY	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH TD	REC TD	RET TD	TD	FGM	XPM	XP2	SFTY	PPG
1	Carl Garrett C. Garrett	138	42	1969	BOS	14	5	2	0	7	0	0	0	0	3.0
2	Dave Hampton D. Hampton	80	42	1969	GB	14	4	2	1	7	0	0		0	3.0
3	Calvin Hill C. Hill	207	48	1969	DAL	13	8	0	0	8	0	0		0	3.7
4	Ron Johnson R. Johnson	139	42	1969	CLE	14	7	0	0	7	0	0		0	3.0
5	Curt Knight C. Knight	1	83	1969	WAS	14	0	0	0	0	16	35		0	5.9
6	Vic Washington V. Washington	191	42	1971	SF	14	3	4	0	7	0	0		0	3.0
7	Fred Willis F. Willis	137	42	1971	CIN	14	7	0	0	7	0	0		0	3.0
8	Franco Harris F. Harris	188	66	1972	PIT	14	10	1	0	11	0	0		0	4.7
9	Boobie Clark B. Clark	254	48	1973	CIN	14	8	0	0	8	0	0		0	3.4
10	Isaac Curtis I. Curtis	2	54	1973	CIN	14	0	9	0	9	0	0		0	3.9
11	Charle Young C. Young	4	42	1973	PHI	14	1	6	0	7	0	0		0	3.0
12	Jon Keyworth J. Keyworth	81	60	1974	DEN	14	10	0	0	10	0	0		0	4.3
13	Don Woods D. Woods	230	60	1974	SD	12	7	3	0	10	0	0		0	5.0
14	Stan Fritts S. Fritts	98	60	1975	CIN	13	8	2	0	10	0	0		0	4.6
15	Walter Payton W. Payton	197	42	1975	CHI	13	7	0	0	7	0	0		0	3.2
16	Mike Thomas M. Thomas	235	42	1975	WAS	14	4	3	0	7	0	0		0	3.0
17	Tony Galbreath T. Galbreath	136	48	1976	NO	14	7	1	0	8	0	0		0	3.4
18	Sammy White S. White	5	60	1976	MIN	14	0	10	0	10	0	0		0	4.3
19	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	209	78	1977	DAL	14	12	1	0	13	0	0		0	5.6
20	David Sims D. Sims	103	48	1977	SEA	14	5	3	0	8	0	0		0	3.4
21	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	302	78	1978	HOU	15	13	0	0	13	0	0		0	5.2
22	John Jefferson J. Jefferson	1	78	1978	SD	14	0	13	0	13	0	0		0	5.6
23	Terry Miller T. Miller	238	42	1978	BUF	16	7	0	0	7	0	0		0	2.6
24	Art Whittington A. Whittington	172	42	1978	OAK	16	7	0	0	7	0	0		0	2.6
25	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	332	60	1979	STL	16	8	2	0	10	0	0		0	3.8

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RUSH YDS/G

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PASS YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	3	0	1.000
Patriots	1	2	.333
Jets	1	2	.333
Dolphins	0	3	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NYJ	@	NE	1:00 PM
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Opp PPG Rankings

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Rush Yards Rankings

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Pass Yards Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

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Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
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Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

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Patriots	1	2	0	.333
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AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
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Bengals	2	1	0	.667
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Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
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Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
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