But the Eagles could not take advantage, running 21 more offensive plays than the Giants but converting on only one of five trips into the red zone.
Notre Dame had more first downs (22-9), more time with the ball (33:58 to 26:02), more offensive plays 84-533) and more sacks (4-2), but fewer points.
Boston College (1-1) finished with more first downs (18 to 12), more total yards (262 to 235) and ran 24 more offensive plays.
The Jets scored 29 and, in running 23 more offensive plays than the Colts, had the ball for 34 minutes 54 seconds, to the Colts' 25:06.
Haji-Rasouli remarked on the strange momentum of a game that saw the losing team record more first downs 30-188), more net yards (476-391) and more offensive plays 85-633).
The Jets are searching for a way to run more offensive plays and are casting about like someone reaching deep into his pockets, hoping to unearth some spare change.
A 19-yard opening kickoff return, a 25-yard completion, a double-reverse pass for a 51-yard touchdown, a fumble recovery, five more offensive plays and another tricky touchdown -- all of that happened, seemingly at once, for the St. Louis Rams.
The 17-23 Kings, meanwhile, are a shocking playoff contender, having become respectable in the rugged Western Conference and boasting more far more efficient offensive play with Rondo at the helm.
That said, I didn't find it much more offensive than playing "I Am Woman" when Katherine Bigelow won her Oscar for directing.
Gary Bettman, it seems, is trying to keep Canada out of the next Olympics, insisting that the Winter Games interfere with the normal flow of N.H.L. play and that, anyway, "our game has more offensive intensity, particularly in play around the net" (i.e., more guys sitting on top of helpless goaltenders).
