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OK, let’s handle the important NFL figures first:
If the mathematical computation staff at elliottharris.com can accurately total all this (and it does require taking off socks to count so high), Jaime Edmondson — the January 2010 Playboy Playmate and a friend of your humble correspondent — went 11-4 in her predictions for Sunday’s games.
It may be some time before Jaime Edmondson picks the Panthers to win. Think of this as a consolation prize for Carolina supporters.
* Danielle Moinet, the former Chicago Bliss defensive back and a friend of your humble correspondent, went 4-1 in her predictions.
Both would have fared one game better if the Philadelphia Eagles had managed to defeat the Falcons in Atlanta in the Sunday night contest. Can’t win ‘em all, ladies. Well, maybe not until next week perhaps.
Danielle Moinet was an all-fantasy player for the Bliss and apparently is an all-pro at pigskin picks.
Some other NFL figures, although hardly as compelling and/or good-looking as Jaime and Danielle provide, courtesy of the NFL:
* Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton surpassed Kurt Warner for most passing yard by a player in the first two weeks of a season. Warner threw for 827. With 432 yards Sunday, Newton totaled 454. A few hours later, New England quarterback Tom Brady surpassed Newton by throwing for 423 yards to give him 940 for the first two weeks. Newton is the first rookie with consecutive 400-yard games to start his career. His 432 yards Sunday in the Panthers’ loss to the Green Bay Packers set a rookie single-game record.
* Brady, who became one of only 11 QBs in NFL history to throw for 500 or more yards in a game in the season opener (517 yards), became the first 500-yard QB to follow that effort with a 400-yard game.
* Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (298 passing yards and a touchdown in the Steelers’ 24-0 victory over Seattle), posted his 70th career in his 100th start. Among quarterbacks who began their careers in the Super Bowl era, only three QBs reached 70 in fewer games: Roger Staubach (94), Tom Brady (94) and Ken Stabler (98).
* Green Bay wide receiver Donald Driver had a 10-yard reception in the Packers’ victory at Carolina. Driver has 9,666 career receiving yards and passed James Lofton (9,656) for most receiving yards in franchise history. Driver is the team’s all-time leader in receptions with 703.
* Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns in the Vikings’ loss to Tampa Bay. Peterson has 54 career rushing TDs, most in franchise history. He had been tied at 52 with Chuck Foreman and Bill Brown. Peterson also is averaging 110.6 rushing yards per game in September. He trails only Hall of Famer Jim Brown (110.8) in that category (minimum 10 September games).
* Detroit kicker Jason Hanson scored 12 points (two field goals, six extra points) in the Lions’ 48-3 victory over Kansas City and became the seventh player in NFL history with 1,900 career points or more. Hanson has 1,911. He also set an NFL record by playing in his 297th career game for the Lions. That broke the mark of most games played by one player for a single team that Bruce Matthews had set with the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans.