Week One Stats of the Week

Stat of the week No. 1: Detroit has lost 21 consecutive road games.

Stat of the week No. 2: Jake Delhomme was the ninth opening day starter in the 12 seasons since the Browns were revived; Jason Campbell was the sixth opening day starter for Oakland in the past seven years.

Stat of the week No. 3: Jahvid Best became the first rookie running back to score two touchdowns in his debut since LaDanian Tomlinson in 2001.

Stat of the week No. 4: Rashard Mendenhall racked up the third longest overtime touchdown run in NFL history behind Herschel Walker’s 60-yard run in 1987 and Garrison Hearst’s 96 yard run in 1998.

Stat of the week No. 5: Chris Johnson eclipsed 4,000 career yards from scrimmage in his 32^nd NFL game, becoming the fourth fastest player to reach the milestone.  Edgerrin James and Eric Dickerson reached 4,000 yards in 30 games and Clinton Portis reached the mark in 31 games.