Monday?s 6-pack
Odds to win the college football playoff:
4-5? Alabama
3-1? Clemson
7-2? Ohio State
14-1? Notre Dame
30-1? Florida
60-1? Cincinnati, Texas A&M
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 281,854
PLEASE wear a mask when you go out.
Quote of the Day
?My emotions right now, I can?t even think straight. I?m just trying to wrap my head around this whole thing on what just happened.?
Detroit Lions? coach Darrell Bevell
Monday?s quiz
Who was the Seahawks? coach the first time they played in a Super Bowl?
Sunday?s quiz
Troy Aikman finished his college career at UCLA; he started it at Oklahoma.
Saturday?s quiz
Billie Jean King once played a judge on Law and Order.
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Monday?s Den: Wrapping up a sports Sunday
NJ Giants 17, Seattle 12
? Giants held Seattle without a TD until there was 6:09 left to play.
? Giants won their last four games, covered eight of last nine.
? Seven of Giants? last eight games were decided by 5 or fewer points.
? Big Blue ran ball for 190 yards; Gallman had 135 of those.
? Seattle is 3-4 in its last seven games, after a 5-0 start.
? Seahawks led 5-0 at halftime, blocking a punt for a safety.
? Teams combined to convert only 7-25 on third down.
? Seahawks are minus-6 in turnovers (3-9) their last five games.
Colts 26, Houston 20
? Houston had ball on 2-yard line with 1:30 left; a poor shotgun snap ended drive.
? Texans lost four of their six home games.
? Houston is 0-7 this year when they score fewer than 27 points.
? Under is 6-0 in Houston?s home games this year.
? Last three games, Colts allowed 83 first half points.
? Indy won four of its last five road games.
? Colts are 7-1 when they score 26+ points. 1-3 when they do not.
? Indy won four of its last five visits to Houston.
Lions 34, Chicago 30
? Detroit scored 14 points in last 2:18 for the unlikely win.
? Stafford was 27-42 passing, for 402 yards, three TD?s.
? Lions snap a 5-game losing streak to Chicago.
? Five of last six Lion games went over the total.
? Leading 30-27, Trubisky was sacked/fumbled on his own 10 with 1:49 left.
? Bears lost their last six games, after a 5-1 start.
? Chicago is 2-6 ATS in last eight games as a home favorite.
? Chicago has only four takeaways in its last six games (-7).
Miami 19, Bengals 7
? Boyd scored on a 72-yard TD pass in first quarter for first score of game.
? Boyd was later ejected after a scuffle; this was chippy game, five players got tossed.
? Cincinnati?s last 7 drives: 36 plays, 88 yards, zero points.
? Bengals lost last four games by a combined 94-43.
? Dolphins won/covered seven of their last eight games.
? Dolphins won/covered their last four home games.
? Miami allowed 17 or fewer points in six of eight wins; 21-31-31-20 in losses.
? Miami is 8-1-1 ATS in last ten games as a home favorite.
Minnesota 27, Jaguars 24 OT
? Jacksonville led 16-6 after a pick-6 early in third quarter.
? Jaguars tied game 24-all with 1:08 left, after a 75-yard drive.
? Glennon is 48-77/501 passing in his first two Jaguar starts, but he threw critical INT in OT.
? Jaguars lost last 11 games, but covered four of last five.
? Vikings won five of six games, are currently #7 seed in NFC.
? Minnesota won field position by 10 yards, first time this year they won this stat.
? Vikings have one win this season by more than 8 points.
? Cook ran ball for 120 yards, caught six passes for 59 yards.
Raiders 31, NJ Jets 28
? Carr hit single-covered Ruggs on 46-yard TD pass with 0:05 left.
? Raiders are 5-2 SU on road, winning by 4-8-10-5-3 points.
? Raiders are 2-5-1 ATS in last eight games as road favorites.
? Waller caught 13 passes for 200 yards, two TD?s.
? Jets stopped Raiders on downs in red zone with 1:37 left, didn?t get first down to ice game.
? For long term success of Jets, they need to get #1 pick and parlay it into a bounty of draft picks (or trade Darnold for picks); only a very cynical person would suggest that Ruggs was single covered to give Las Vegas a shot at the win.
? Winless Jets are 4-8 ATS; they ran ball for 206 yards.
? Johnson ran ball for 104 yards, Adams ran it for 74 more.
Saints 21, Atlanta 16
? New Orleans won its last nine games, covering last five.
? Saints allowed two TD?s on opponents? last 44 drives.
? New Orleans won six of last seven games in this underrated rivalry.
? Last five Saint games stayed under the total.
? Falcons scored 13 points on four drives in red zone; no bueno.
? Atlanta had ball on Saints? 20 in last 2:00, turned it over on downs.
? Atlanta is 2-4-1 ATS in last seven games as home underdogs.
? Seven of their last nine games stayed under the total.
Browns 41, Tennessee 35
? Browns in first half: six drives- five TD?s and a field goal.
? Mayfield is first Cleveland QB since 1951 to throw 4 TD?s in first half of a game.
? Cleveland won its last four games overall, by 3-5-2-6 points.
? Last five games, Browns outscored foes 68-26 in first half.
? Down 38-7 at half, Tennessee got within 41-35 with 0:28 left.
? 3rd down conversions: Browns 10-16, Titans 2-10.
? Over is 8-2-1 in Titans? last 11 games.
? Titans are 5-8-1 ATS in last 14 games as a home favorite.
Rams 38, Arizona 28
? Rams won last seven series games, scoring 34.3 ppg in last four.
? LA has outscored opponents 157-82 in second half of games.
? Rams converted 9-15 third down plays, had 30 first downs.
? Goff was 37-47 passing, for 351 yards.
? Arizona hit 59-yard TD pass on first series; rest of half, they ran 18 plays for 46 yards.
? Cardinals allowed 30.7 ppg in their last six games.
? Redbirds lost four of five games since their bye week.
? Arizona trailed at halftime in nine of its 12 games.
Green Bay 30, Eagles 16
? Eagles lost last four games, by 10-5-6-14, scoring 17-17-17-16 points.
? QB Hurts came off bench, was 5-12/109 passing, throwing a TD pass.
? Eagles are 3-0 if they allow 21 or fewer points, 0-8-1 if they allow more than 21.
? Reagor ran a punt back 73 yards for Philly?s second TD.
? Green Bay won four of its last five games, scoring 31-41-30 last three weeks.
? Packers sacked Wentz/Hurts seven times.
? Green Bay is 10-5 ATS in last 15 games as a home favorite.
? First time in nine games Packers outscored their opponent in 2nd half.
New England 45, LA Chargers 0
? Patriots ran punt back for a TD, blocked FG for a TD.
? New England won field position by 28 yards; that doesn?t count the two TD?s.
? New England won four of its last five games overall.
? Underdogs covered last eight Patriot games.
? Chargers lost their last five games, giving up 32.6 ppg.
? Last three games, LA converted only 14-47 third down plays.
? Chargers are 6-14 ATS in their last 20 home games.
? In their last nine games, Chargers gave up 27+ points every week.
Kansas City 22, Broncos 16
? Denver led this game 10-9 at halftime.
? Broncos lost five of last six games, giving up 32.8 ppg.
? Denver held Chiefs to four FG?s in four trips to red zone.
? Broncos ran ball for 179 yards, trying to keep their defense off field.
? KC didn?t score a TD until there was 1:06 left in third quarter.
? Tyreek Hill made a great catch for a TD in first half, but refs called it incomplete, and no one, not even Hill, realized he caught the ball, so call wasn?t challenged. Very strange play.
? Kansas City won its last 11 games vs Denver.
? Chiefs won their last six games overall, last four by total of 15 points.
Other scores from Sunday:
College football:
? USC 38, Washington State 13
? Western Kentucky 37, Charlotte 19
College hoop:
? Villanova 68, Texas 64
? West Virginia 80, Georgetown 71
? Georgia Tech 79, Kentucky 62? Wildcats are 1-3
? Xavier 77, Cincinnati 69
? Seton Hall 98, Penn State 92 OT
? San Diego State 65, Pepperdine 60
