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Interesting Week 5 NFL spreads
Colts @ Denver (-3)
Giants vs Green Bay (-7.5) (@ London)
Steelers @ Buffalo (-14)
Chargers (-3) @ Cleveland
Texans @ Jacksonville (-7)
Bears @ Minnesota (-7)
Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday……
Vikings 28, Saints 25
— Saints missed 61-yard FG off left upright at the gun.
— Saints had tied game with 60-yard FG with 1:51 left.
— New Orleans had 10 penalties for 102 yards, Vikings 5 for 35.
— Saints lost their last three games; they trailed 26-10 in 4th quarter of opener.
— Vikings had 11 drives; scored two TD’s, kicked 5 FG’s, missed a PAT.
— Minnesota scored six of last seven times they had ball.
— Minnesota had 14-yard advantage in field position.
— Jefferson caught 10 passes for 147 yards.
Jets 24, Steelers 20
— Jets scored TD’s with 7:31/0:16 left for the comeback win.
— Jets scored two TD’s in last 1:22 in their other road win, at Cleveland.
— Wilson threw for 252 yards in his first start of the season.
— Opponents have converted 26-50 third down plays.
— Rookie QB Pickett was 10-13/120 with 3 INT’s in his NFL debut.
— Jets outgained Pittsburgh 348-297; they were +2 in turnovers.
— Boswell made a 59-yard field goal at end of first half.
— Steelers are 1-6 ATS in last seven games as a home favorite.
Bills 23, Ravens 20
— Ravens led 20-3 with 2:00 left in first half.
— Buffalo kicked 21-yard FG at the gun for the win.
— Two leading rushers in game were the two QB’s (73, 70 yards)
— Ravens averaged only 4.3 yards/pass play.
— Bills outscored first four opponents 63-7 in second half.
— Ravens’ first 4 drives: 33 plays, 135 yards, 20 points.
— Ravens’ last 5 drives: 32 plays, 134 yards, zero points.
— Buffalo’s first 5 drives: 20 plays, 135 yards, zero points.
— Buffalo’s last 5 drives: 45 plays, 273 yards, 23 points.
— Since 2016, Baltimore is 8-1 ATS as a home underdog.
Eagles 29, Jaguars 21
— Jaguars led 14-0 after the first quarter.
— Jacksonville scored on a pick-6 3:45 into game.
— Jaguars turned ball over 5 times, were minus-4 in turnovers.
— Since 2018, Jaguars are 12-19-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— Philly scored three TD’s in 8:47 span of second quarter.
— Eagles won field position by 13 yards.
— Sanders ran for 134 yards, two TD’s.
— Philly won its first four games, scoring 38-24-24-29 points.
— Under Sirianni, Eagles are 4-0 ATS as a home favorite.
Falcons 23, Browns 20
— Falcons kicked a 45-yard FG with 2:28 left for the win.
— Atlanta completed only 7-19 passes the whole game.
— Browns outgained Atlanta, 403-333.
— Only nine of Falcons’ 55 plays came on third down (3-9).
— Atlanta is 7-3 ATS in last ten games with spread of 3 or less.
— Both teams had six plays of 20+ yards.
— Browns ran for 217-184-171-177 yards in first four games.
— Since 2013, Cleveland is 3-10 ATS as a road favorite.
— Brissett is 16-25 as an NFL starter, for four different teams.
Cowboys 25, Commanders 10
— Washington in 2nd half: 44 plays, 131 plays, 3 punts, 3 points.
— Commanders ran for 142 yards, were minus-2 in turnovers.
— Commanders are 2-7 ATS in last nine games as a road dog.
— Last 3+ years, Commanders are 11-21-1 ATS coming off a loss.
— Washington is 1-5 ATS in last six visits to Dallas.
— Dallas allowed only four TD’s on 41 drives this season.
— Last three weeks, Cowboys allowed 3.9/4.0/3.5 yards/pass attempt.
— Lamb caught six passes for 97 yards and a TD.
— QB Rush is 4-0 as starter, first Dallas QB to win first four starts.
— Last five years, Dallas is 13-3 ATS in NFC East home games.
Seahawks 48, Lions 45
— Seattle had eight drives: five TD’s, 2-3 on field goals.
— Seahawks scored on pick-6 on first play of third quarter.
— Total yardage: Seattle 555, Detroit 520
— Seahawks ran ball for 235 yards, converted 9-12 on 3rd down.
— Last 2+ years, Seattle is 11-5 ATS coming off a loss.
— Detroit gave up 28-27-28-48 points in its 1-3 start.
— Goff threw for 378 yards, four TD’s, also threw the pick-6.
— Lion opponents have scored 17 TD’s on 41 drives.
— Under Campbell, Lions are 4-16-1 SU, 14-7 ATS.
— Over is 5-1 in Detroit’s last six games.
Chargers 34, Texans 24
— Chargers in 1st half: 37 plays, 293 yards, 27 points.
— Ekeler had 19 touches for 109 yards, three TD’s.
— Bolts have run ball for 64.5 yards/game this season.
— Chargers have been outscored 75-31 in second half this year.
— Texans’ first four series: 19 plays, 60 yards, no points.
— Chargers led 27-7 at halftime.
— Houston has converted only 14-52 third down plays.
— Pierce ran ball 14 times for 131 yards; he is only Texan who carried the ball in this game.
— 2nd-year QB Mills is 2-12-1 as an NFL starter.
Titans 24, Colts 17
— Titans in first half: 33 plays, 225 yards, 16 first downs, 24 points.
— Titans in second half: 20 plays, 28 yards, 3 first downs, no points.
— Titans had 10-yard edge in field position; they were +3 in turnovers.
— Tennessee has been outgained by 419 yards in four games.
— Since 2019, Titans are 7-3 ATS in AFC South road games
— Taylor ran ball 20 times for only 42 yards.
— Colts’ first four drives: 25 plays, 76 yards, 7 first downs, 3 points.
— Colts have been outscored 85-33 in quarters 1-3 this season.
— Indy outgained the Titans, 365-243.
— All four Colt games stayed under the total.
Giants 20, Bears 12
— Bears drove 65-77 yards on first two drives, but kicked FG’s both times.
— Chicago is 34-67 passing in three games, with 390 net passing yards.
— Bears have been outscored 59-29 in first half this season.
— Last 3+ years, Chicago is 7-13 ATS as a road underdog.
— 2nd-year QB Fields is 4-10 as an NFL starter.
— Under is 3-0-1 in Giant games this season.
— Barkley ran ball 31 times for 146 yards.
— Last three weeks, Giants averaged 4.4/4.0/4.2 yards/pass attempt.
— QB Jones hurt his ankle, returned when backup QB Taylor had to be tested for a concussion.
— Home side won last eight series games.
Cardinals 26, Panthers 16
— Arizona in 1st half: 35 plays, 132 yards, 3 points.
— Arizona in 2nd half: 37 plays, 202 yards, 23 points.
— Cardinals outrushed Carolina, 132-40.
— Cardinals have been outscored 66-16 in first half this year.
— Kyler Murray is 24-26-1 as an NFL starter.
— Carolina had 11 first downs, was only 2-10 on third down.
— Arizona won field position by 11 yards.
— Carolina has converted only 12-47 third down plays.
— Panthers are 3-9 ATS in last 12 games with spread of 3 or less.
— Panthers were held under 300 yards (261-275-293-220) in all four games.
Packers 34, Patriots 27 OT
— Backup QB Hoyer (concussion) went out early (5-6/37 passing)
— Rookie 3rd-string QB Zappe was 10-15/99 in his NFL debut.
— Patriots’ offense in first half: 36 plays, 121 yards, 3 points.
— Opponents have converted 25-54 third down plays.
— 18-20 SU since Brady left; 9-10 ATS on road.
— Green Bay drove 77 yards on 12 plays, kicked GW FG at 0:00 of OT.
— Packers won last three games, giving up 4 TD’s on 30 drives.
— Rodgers threw a pick-6 with 0:13 left in 1st half; NE led, 10-7.
— Packers’ first three drives in 2nd half: 27 plays, 215 yards, 17 points.
— Green Bay ran ball for 199 yards, outgained Patriots 443-271.
Raiders 32, Broncos 23
— Las Vegas ran a fumble back 68 yards for TD to go up 16-10.
— Jacobs ran 28 times for 144 yards, two TD’s.
— Las Vegas ran for 212 yards, scored 2 TD’s, 4 FG’s on 10 drives.
— Las Vegas is 9-4 ATS in last 13 AFC West home games.
— Carlson kicked four FG’s, has now made 39 in a row.
— Raiders converted 7-14 on 3rd down, Denver 3-11
— Last 2+ years, Broncos are 5-9 ATS coming off a win.
— Raiders won last six series games (5-1 ATS)
— Broncos are 2-2; they haven’t led at halftime yet (0-3-1).
— Since 2019, Denver is 2-7-1 ATS in AFC West road games.
Chiefs 41, Buccaneers 31
— Chiefs in first half: 37 plays, 242 yards, 16 first downs, 28 points.
— Kansas City converted 12-17 third down plays.
— Chiefs ran ball for 189 yards; they had TD drives of 21-20 yards.
— Since 2019, Chiefs are 7-4 ATS coming off a loss.
— Chiefs are 18-6-1 ATS in last 25 games where spread was 3 or less.
— Buccaneers fumbled away the opening kickoff.
— Brady threw for 385 yards, three TD’s.
— Problem is, they ran ball only six times for three yards. Total.
— Last three games, Tampa Bay was outscored 45-20 in first half.
— Bucs lost first two home games, 14-12/41-31 to Packers/Chiefs.
