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Monday’s 6-pack
Interesting Week 15 NFL spreads
— 49ers (-1.5) @ Seattle
— Colts @ Minnesota (-5.5)
— Ravens @ Browns (-3)
— Dolphins @ Buffalo (-7)
— Falcons @ Saints (-4.5)
— Lions @ NJ Jets (-2.5)
Quote of the Day
“I came into this prepared for teams to spend absurd amounts of money, and somehow I’m stunned by how absurd it actually was.”
Unnamed major league GM, on how much $$$ was spent at baseball’s Winter Meetings
Monday’s quiz
Who was the Chargers’ quarterback, in their one and only Super Bowl appearance?
Sunday’s quiz
Before Caleb Williams won Saturday, Reggie Bush was the last USC Trojan to win the Heisman Trophy, in 2005.
Saturday’s quiz
Vince Ferragamo was the Rams’ QB, the first time they played in a Super Bowl.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Sunday
— Prayers go out to Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach, who was rushed to a hospital Sunday; he was flown to a hospital in Jackson. We wish him well.
Jaguars 36, Titans 22
— Jacksonville is 3-2 in its last five games after a 2-6 start.
— Lawrence was 30-42/368 passing, with three TD’s.
— Engram caught 11 passes for 162 yards, two TD’s.
— Four of their last five games went over the total.
— This was only 2nd win for Jaguars in last 12 games vs Tennessee.
— Tennessee lost three fumbles, was minus-4 in turnovers.
— Tennessee is 0-3 SU since OC got DUI coming home from road trip.
— Titans have been outscored 150-70 in second half.
— Titans fired their GM Tuesday, despite being in first place.
— Tennessee still has a 2-game lead in AFC South.
Bills 20, Jets 12
— Jets in first half: 30 plays, 81 yards, 6 first downs, no points.
— Jets in 2nd half: 45 plays, 203 yards, 13 first downs, 10 points.
— Jets scored a safety on a blocked punt.
— Jets are 2-4 in their last six games, after a 5-2 start.
— Jets were 8-17 on third down, Buffalo 2-13.
— Bills’ first five drives: 23 plays, 30 yards, 3 first downs, no points.
— Bills’ next four drives: 23 plays, 190 yards, 12 first downs, 20 points.
— 11 of 13 Buffalo games stayed under the total.
— Buffalo is 1-5-1 ATS since their bye week.
— Bills won their last four games, scoring 26 ppg.
Ravens 16, Steelers 14
— Ravens ran ball for 215 yards, were +3 in turnovers.
— Dobbins carried ball 15 times for 120 yards and a TD.
— Eight of last ten Raven games were decided by 5 or fewer points.
— Baltimore is 13-2-2 ATS last 17 games as a road underdog.
— Ravens are 5-2 SU on road this season, 3-0 ATS as an underdog.
— QB Pickett got banged up early; backup Trubisky threw three INT’s.
— Steelers have no turnovers (+10) in their wins, 17 (-11) in losses.
— Steelers ran ball 20 times for only 65 yards.
— Previous four games, they ran ball for 161.3 yards/game.
— Pittsburgh is 2-7 ATS last nine games as a home favorite.
Eagles 48, Giants 22
— Eagles won last four games, scoring 40-35-48 points in last three.
— Philly’s first 3 drives: 27 plays, 208 yards, 13 first downs, 21 points.
— Eagles had three TD plays of 33+ yards.
— Philly had three TD drives of 41 or fewer yards.
— Eagles have 49 touchdowns on 127 drives this season.
— Giants are 1-4-1 SU last six games, after a 6-1 start.
— Giants’ first four drives: 21 plays, 73 yards, no points.
— Eagles sacked Giant QB’s seven times.
— Overall, Philly is 15-3 SU in last 18 games against the Giants.
— Giants are 9-19 ATS in last 28 games as a home underdog.
Bengals 23, Browns 10
— Browns scored one offensive TD in Watson’s first two starts.
— Cleveland converted 4-15 on third down, 3-6 on 4th down.
— Peoples-Jones caught eight passes for 114 yards.
— Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
— Browns are 0-5 when they run for less than 171 yards.
— Bengals first 3 drives: 16 plays, 40 yards, 2 first downs, no points.
— Bengals next 5 drives: 32 plays, 308 yards, 17 first downs, 23 points.
— Chase caught ten passes for 119 yards and a TD.
— Cincinnati won nine of its last eleven games (10-1 ATS).
— They won/covered their last five games.
Lions 34, Vikings 23
— Minnesota ran ball 17 times for only 22 yards.
— Jefferson caught 11 passes for 223 yards.
— Four of last five Viking games went over the total.
— Vikings are 10-3; they’ve scored 312 points, given up 313.
— Vikings are 5-8 ATS in last thirteen NFC North road games
— Detroit won five of its last six games (6-0 ATS).
— Under Campbell, Lions are 9-20-1 SU, 20-9-1 ATS.
— Detroit converted 7-15 on third down, Vikings 4-10.
— Last five games, Lions scored 31-31-25-40-34 points.
— Detroit scored 23 TD’s on its last 61 drives.
Cowboys 27, Texans 23
— Dallas drove 98 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:41 left.
— Last six games, Dallas scored 31 TD’s on 73 drives.
— Cowboys won 10 of their last 12 games (8-4 ATS).
— Last 10 games, Cowboys outscored foes 173-54 in second half.
— Dallas gained 404+ TY in each of their last six games.
— Texans’ two TD drives were only 24-27 yards.
— Houston used two QB’s, averaged 7.9 yards/pass attempt.
— Moore caught ten passes for 124 yards.
— Fairbairn kicked three FG’s: 43-50-54 yards.
— Texans are 0-8 SU/2-6 ATS since their bye week.
Chiefs 34, Broncos 28
— KC’s first four drives: 30 plays, 265 yards, 11 first downs, 20 points.
— Chiefs rest of game: 38 plays, 170 yards, 9 first downs, 7 points.
— Chiefs scored a defensive TD, the only one all day in NFL.
— Chiefs were 6-12 on third down, Denver 6-17.
— Chiefs won eight of last ten games (5-5 ATS).
— QB Wilson got a concussion late in game; backup Rypien finished up.
— WR Jeudy caught 8 passes for 73 yards, three TD’s.
— Denver was down 27-7, had ball twice when it was 34-28, didn’t score again.
— Last seven games, Broncos are 44-170 (25.9%) on third down.
— Denver lost five in row, nine of their last ten games (3-6-1 ATS)
49ers 35, Buccaneers 7
— 49ers scored a touchdown on five of first seven drives.
— SF ran ball for 209 yards (147.2 rushing yards/game last 5 games)
— Last five games, 49ers converted 45-87 (51.7%) on third down.
— 49ers are 7-0 when they score 24+ points, 2-4 when they don’t.
— San Francisco won its last six games (5-1 ATS)
— Rookie QB Purdy (16-21/185 passing) won his first NFL start.
— 49ers led this game 28-0 at halftime.
— Buccaneers are 1-9-1 ATS in their last 11 games.
— Tampa lost last four true road games, scoring 18-3-17-7 points.
— Bucs were held under 100 yards rushing in 11 of last 12 games.
Panthers 30, Seahawks 24
— Panthers’ first three drives: 26 plays, 130 yards, 17 points.
— Carolina ran ball for 223 yards, 4.8 yards/carry.
— Panthers had a 10-yard advantage in field position.
— Last four games, Carolina outscored foes 43-23 in first half.
— Panthers are 6-2 ATS since they changed coaches.
— Seattle only ran ball 14 times, for 46 yards.
— Seahawks are 0-4 ATS last four games, running for 59.8 yards/game.
— Last four games, Seattle gave up 161-283-171-223 rushing yards.
— Last four games, opponents are 28-54 (51.9%) on 3rd down.
— At 7-6, Seahawks have slipped out of current NFC playoff picture.
Chargers 23, Dolphins 17
— Miami ran ball 8 times for 33 yards LW, 19 for 92 yards this week.
— Miami’s only first half TD was Hill running 57 yards with a fumble.
— Last two weeks, Miami is 3-18 on third down.
— Tagovailoa was 3-16 passing in the first half.
— Dolphins are 2-8 ATS in last ten games coming off a loss.
— Herbert was 39-51/367 passing, with one TD.
— Mike Williams caught six passes for 116 yards and a TD.
— Chargers were 9-18 on third down, Miami 3-11
— Last three games, Chargers converted 28-61 on third down (45.9%)
— Chargers are 6-1 giving up less than 27 points, 1-5 if they give up 27+.
— Marquette 79, Notre Dame 84— 8-3 Marquette outscored ND 9-1 over final 5:43 of first half, coasted home from there.
— Wisconsin 78, Iowa 75 OT— Badgers’ bench outscored Iowa’s subs, 22-5.
— Tennessee 56, Maryland 53— Vols have the #1 eFG% defense in the country.
