Only one game in Week 1 of the NFL season has a total posted higher than 50, and that seems like the right number based on what happened in last year's meeting between the Houston Texans and New England Patriots.
Houston nearly pulled off a massive upset as a 13.5-point road underdog at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com in that contest, but the total easily sailed OVER the closing number of 44 points in a 36-33 New England win.
The Patriots needed a touchdown pass from quarterback Tom Brady to wide receiver Brandin Cooks with 23 seconds remaining to win that game, otherwise then-rookie Deshaun Watson would have notched the biggest victory of his young career.