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Monday’s 6-pack
Interesting Week 10 spreads in the NFL:
— Falcons (-2.5) @ Carolina
— Seahawks vs Buccaneers (-1.5) (@ Munich)
— Lions @ Chicago (-2.5)
— Vikings @ Buffalo (-7.5)
— Jaguars @ Kansas City (-10)
— Saints (-3) @ Pittsburgh
Quote of the Day
“To get in this league and play who we play day after day, I would think it would be a tremendous awakening. You don’t get to make your own schedule in the Big 12.”
West Virginia hoop coach Bob Huggins, talking about Gonzaga potentially jumping to the Big 12 Conference from the WCC, where they’re a big fish in a very small pond.
Monday’s quiz
Where did Kawhi Leonard play his college basketball?
Sunday’s quiz
AJ Hinch was the Houston Astros’ manager, the other time they won a World Series, in 2017.
Saturday’s quiz
Tim Matheson appeared in Animal House, later played the Vice President on The West Wing.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday
Chiefs 20, Titans 17 OT
— Chiefs tied game on TD/2-point play with 2:56 left.
— Kansas City ran 91 plays for 499 yards; Titans 48 plays, 229 yards.
— Mahomes had 63 of Chiefs’ 77 rushing yards.
— Last five games, Chiefs converted 37-68 (54.4%) third down plays.
— Kansas City is 7-12 ATS last 19 games as a home favorite.
— Titans’ first 3 drives: 16 plays, 196 yards, 14 points.
— Rest of game: 32 plays, 32 yards, 3 points.
— Chiefs converted 8-19 on 3rd down, Tennessee 1-11.
— Willis is 11-26/135 passing (1 INT) in his first two NFL starts.
— Tennessee covered its last six games (5-1 SU)
Chargers 20, Falcons 17
— Falcons led 10-0 after the first quarter.
— Chargers drove 24 yards in 0:34, kicked GW FG at the gun.
— Chargers converted 8-16 third down plays.
— Bolts are 5-0 if they allow less than 37 points.
— Chargers won four of their last five games.
— Atlanta only scored 17 points on four red zone drives.
— Falcons first two drives: 22 plays, 145 yards, 10 points.
— Falcons next three drives: 9 plays, minus-10 yards, 3 punts.
— Last seven games, Falcons ran ball for 169 yards/game.
— Last five opponents converted 52-105 (49.5%) third down plays.
Dolphins 35, Bears 32
— Miami’s first 5 drives: 36 plays, 364 yards, 4 TD’s, missed FG
— Dolphins led 21-10 after scoring TD on a blocked punt.
— Last four games, Miami averaged 7.3/7.5/9.2/10.1 yards/pass attempt.
— Dolphins are 5-0 if they score more than 17 points.
— Miami is 5-0 this season in games decided by 6 or fewer points.
— Fields carried ball 15 times for 178 yards, threw for 123 yards, 3 TDs.
— Last four games, Bears ran ball for 238-243-240-252 yards.
— Chicago converted 10-16 third down plays.
— Bears scored 33-29-32 points in their last three games (1-2).
— Chicago lost five of its last six games SU.
— Bears allowed 10 TD’s on opponents’ last 17 drives.
Jets 20, Bills 17
— Bills in first half: 37 plays, 254 yards, 14 points.
— Bills in second half: 26 plays, 43 yards, 3 points.
— Allen threw red zone INT on Bills’ first drive of game.
— Buffalo averaged only 4.7 yards/pass attempt.
— All eight Buffalo games stayed under the total.
— Jets drove 86 yards, kicked 28-yard FG with 1:43 left for the win.
— Gang Green is 6-3, would be #5-seed in AFC if playoffs were today.
— Last five games, Jets allowed only seven TD’s on 58 drives.
— Last five weeks, Jets outscored foes 68-29 in second half.
— Jets won/covered five of last six games.
Bengals 42, Panthers 21
— Bengals in first half: 45 plays, 316 yards, 35 points.
— Mixon had 26 touches for 211 yards, five TD’s.
— Bengals are 6-3 ATS last nine games as a home favorite.
— Bengals converted 42 of last 80 (52.5%) third down plays.
— Cincinnati won five of last seven games (6-1 ATS).
— Carolina in first half: 17 plays, 32 yards, 1 first down, 2 turnovers.
— Down 35-0, QB Mayfield played 2nd half, led three TD drives in garbage time.
— Panthers are 4-12 ATS in last 16 games coming off a loss.
— Carolina is 3-7 ATS last ten games as a road underdog.
— Carolina lost three of four games since firing their coach.
Vikings 20, Commanders 17
— Vikings drove 44 yards, kicked 28-yard FG with 0:12 left for the win.
— Minnesota drove 78 yards for a TD on its opening drive.
— Vikings’ next 7 drives: 32 plays, 110 yards, no points.
— Vikings in 4th quarter: 3 drives, 26 plays, 124 yards, 17 points.
— Last five games, Jefferson caught 41 passes for 621 yards.
— Vikings won last six games SU (4-1-1 ATS)
— Washington led 17-7 with 11:00 left in game.
— Commanders converted only 15 of last 60 third down plays.
— Washington’s last four games (3-1) were decided by total of 11 points.
— Six of their last seven games stayed under the total.
— Last eight games, Commanders have been outscored 100-40 in first half
Lions 15, Packers 9
— Rodgers threw red zone INTs on Packers’ first two drives.
— Green Bay was in red zone four times, scored 3 points.
— Packers lost their last five games, scoring 15.8 ppg.
— Packers are 1-7-1 ATS last nine games as a road favorite.
— Green Bay went under its team total in seven of eight games.
— Packers are 7-13 ATS in last 20 NFC North road games.
— Packers are 0-6 ATS in last six trips to Detroit.
— Lions won despite losing field position by 10 yards.
— Packers started two drives in Detroit territory, didn’t scored on either one.
— Under Campbell, Lions are 5-19-1 SU, 15-9-1 ATS.
— Under Campbell, Lions are 8-2-1 ATS as a home underdog.
Patriots 26, Colts 3
— Patriots forced nine 3/outs on Colts’ 14 drives.
— New England is 5-0 when it allows less than 20 points.
— Last two games, Patriots scored 2 TD’s, kicked 9 FG’s on 25 drives.
— Last five games, Patriots outscored foes 70-32 in 2nd half.
— New England won four of last five games SU (5-1 ATS last six).
— Colts fired their offensive coordinator Tuesday; it didn’t help.
— Patriots sacked Ehlinger nine times, held Colts to 1.1 yards/pass attempt.
— Indianapolis was 0-14 on third down conversions.
— Eight of their nine games stayed under the total.
— Colts went under their team total in eight of nine games TY.
— Colts have trailed all nine games after the third quarter.
Jaguars 27, Raiders 20
— Raiders led 17-0 with 5:00 left in first half.
— Raiders in first half: 34 plays, 231 yards, 12 first downs, 20 points.
— Raiders in 2nd half: 25 plays, 65 yards, 4 first downs, no points.
— Adams caught 10 passes for 146 yards, two TD’s.
— Raiders are 2-10-1 ATS last 13 games as a road favorite.
— Las Vegas is 0-5 SU on road TY, giving up 25.8 ppg.
— Jaguars’ 1st three drives: 13 plays, 51 yards, 2 first downs, no points.
— Jaguars rest of game: 55 plays, 340 yards, 20 first downs, 27 points.
— Jacksonville converted 9-15 on third down, Raiders 3-12.
— Etienne carried ball 28 times for 109 yards, two TD’s.
— Last five games, Jacksonville ran ball for 175.8 yards/game.
Buccaneers 16, Rams 13
— Cooper Kupp caught 8 passes for 127 yards, Rams’ only TD.
— Rest of offense for the day: 47 plays, 79 yards.
— Rams lost four of their last five games SU.
— Rams were held to 10-9-10-14-13 points in their losses.
— In their losses, LA was outscored 68-9 in second half.
— Last five games, Rams ran ball for only 66 yards/game.
— Tampa Bay drove 60 yards for game-winning TD with 0:09 left.
— Tampa Bay outgained Rams 323-206, held LA to nine first downs.
— Last three games, Bucs scored four TD’s on 42 drives.
— Last five weeks, Bucs ran ball 100 times for 285 yards (2.85/carry)
— Seven of nine Tampa Bay games stayed under the total.
Seahawks 31, Cardinals 21
— Smith threw pick-6 in 3rd quarter, Arizona led 14-10
— Seahawks’ 3 drives after that: 31 plays, 231 yards, 21 points.
— Last four weeks, Seattle outscored foes 61-35 in 2nd half.
— Seahawks won/covered five of their last six games.
— Seattle is 5-0 when it allows less than 27 points.
— Five of Seahawks’ last seven games went over the total.
— Seahawks converted 10-15 third down plays.
— Hopkins caught only four passes for 36 yards.
— Arizona is 1-6 when it scores less than 29 points.
— Arizona is 5-14 ATS last 19 games as a home favorite.
— Cardinals lost four of their last five games SU.
— Seahawks are 7-2-1 ATS in last ten visits to Arizona.
