ATS overview
4-0
Bengals
Falcons
Packers
Cardinals are 3-1 ATS, but have the largest positive average ATS Margin (+14.5 points per game)
0-4
Colts
Ravens at Steelers
Line adjusted from Pitt -3.5 to Balt -3 due to absence of Big Ben
Ravens at Steelers (regular season games at Pittsburgh): 7 of last 8 games decided by exactly 3 points.
10 of last 13 regular season matchups between these teams have been decided by 3 points or less.
Only 5 of last 27 Pittsburgh/Baltimore matchups have produced more than 43 combined points.
Flacco sacked 5 times.
J. Forsett: 150 yards on 27 carries
Steelers: 2-0 turnover edge
Le”Veon Bell: 129 yards on 22 carries
Kick Josh Scobee missed 2 key FGs. Later cut by Steelers.
Jets vs Miami (London)
Jets: 2-1 turnover edge (turnover winner has won all four of the Jets games this season)
Jets: 14 penalties for 163 yards
Chris Ivory: 166 yards on 29 carries
Brandon Marshall: 128 yards on 7 receptions
Total Yards: Jets 425; Miami 226
Time of Possession: Jets 37 mins; Miami 22 mins
Dolphins on 3rd and 4th downs: 0-16
Tannehill: 19/44 for 198 yards (2/2)
Coach Joe Philbin fired on Monday.
D-line struggles:
Miami yielded 207 rushing yards.
Miami has given up 1634 yards rushing the last 10 games (163 ypg)
PLUS
Miami had 0 sacks for the third straight game (only one this season)
Miami has led in a game only 10:22 this season (240 minutes played)
Jags at Colts
Jags Kicker Jason Myers missed a 53 yard FG to win the game. But the Colts called timeout before the snap. Then he also missed the do-over. He missed another game winner with 8:13 left in overtime.
Jags rushed for 142 yards
Jags sacked only three times in last three weeks
(prior six games, sacked 33 times)
Jags with 206 yards of penalties the last two weeks
Jags outgained Colts by 105 yards
Colts: 2-0 turnover edge
Andrew Luck missed his first NFL game.
Line moved from Indy -9 to Indy -4 (due to Luck’s absence)
Colts have won 15 straight divisional games
Texans at Falcons
Arian Foster: 10 yards on 8 carries (Houston with only 54 total rushing yards)
Devonta Freeman has 6 TDs over the last two games
Brian Hoyer replaced Ryan Mallett (after 12/27 for 150 yards – no TDs; 1 INT)
Houston outgained Atlanta, and had more First Downs
Time of Possession: Falcons with 12 minute advantage
Falcons led 42-0
Falcons: 4-0 turnover edge
Falcons scored TDs on TWO fumble returns
Julio Jones: 38 yards on 4 receptions
Panthers at Bucs
Carolina: 1 fumble return and 1 INT return for TDs
First Downs: TB 25; Carolina 17
Carolina: 5-1 turnover edge
Winston with 4 INTs
TB rookie kicker Brindza in last two week:
missed 5 FGs and 2 Extra Points
Tampa has lost 11 straight home games.
Tampa as a home underdog: now 7-24 against the spread
Giants at Bills
Giants have had at 10 point or greater 4th Quarter lead in all four games this season.
Missed game: LeSean McCoy and Sammy Watkins
Bills penalties: 17 for 135 yards
(57 penalties on the season – the most by any team through 4 games since 2005)
Bills now 2-22 ATS the week AFTER beating the Dolphins
Raiders at Bears
Last 26 Raiders road games: 3-23 SU
Bears outgained Oakland by 128 yards
Bears won on 49 yard FG in game’s closing seconds
Bears lost C Montgomery to broken leg
Eagles at Redskins
Redskins scored go-head TD on 6 minute 90-yard drive (scoring with 26 seconds left)
Wash led 13-0 at halftime
Redskins: 10 penalties for 110 yards
First Downs: Washington 25; Philly 14
Time of Possession: Wash 41 mins; Philly 19 mins
DeMarco Murray: 36 yards on 8 carries
(this season: 47 yards on 29 carries)
KC at Cincy
KC scored a total of 21 points on 7 FGS (no TDs)
KC Jeremy Maclin: 148 yards on 11 receptions
KC has allowed a 300 yard passer in two-straight games (last time prior to that was 2013)
KC outgained Cincy
First Downs: KC 24; Cincy 18
Time of Possession: KC 37 mins; Cincy 23 mins
Browns at SD
Getting a second try due to a penalty, SD kicker Jambo kicked a game-winner as time expired
Browns Dwayne Bowe has 0 catches this season
Chargers played with significant O-line injuries
Chargers had only 1 sack coming in – had 4 on Sunday
Packers at 49ers
SF dominated by opponents the last two weeks:
First Downs: opponents 46; SF 18
Yards: opponents 808; SF 352
Time of Possession: opponents 74 mins; SF 46
Kaepernick last two weeks: 22/44 for 227 (0 TDs; 5 INTs)
Rogers last two weeks: 6 TDs; 0 INTs
Packers rushed for 162 yards
Packers improved to 10-2 SU during the regular season in California (since 1990).
Vikings at Broncos
Bridgewater sacked 7 times (41 pass attempts)
Vikings sacked only once prior two games (only 42 combined pass attempts)
Prior 13 games: 48 sacks.
Manning with 2 INTs and 1 TD
Denver rushed for 144 yards (averaged just 57 yards rushing entering the game)
Denver led 13-0 with two minutes left in 2nd Q
Denver kicked FG with 1:51 left (with score tied 20-20)
Peyton Manning has led his team to a 4-0 record SEVEN times. No other quarterback in NFL history has accomplished this more than four times.
Rams at Cardinals
Rams First Downs
This week: only 13 First Downs (Cards with 26)
Last Week: only 12 First Downs
Prior Week: only 11 First Downs
Cardinals outgained Rams by 119 yards
Rams RB Todd Gurley rushed for 146 yards
(only fifth 100 yard rusher allowed by Arizona in past 31 games)
Rams with 3-0 turnover edge
Cardinals held to FGs on 4 of 5 trips to the Red Zone
(Cardinals scored touchdowns in 11 of 12 trips to the red zone in the first three games)
Palmer sacked 4 times (sacked only once the first 3 games)
Carson Palmer has won 16 of 19 starts
Cowboys at Saints
Brandon Weeden has lost 10 straight starts SU and ATS (5-18 SU in career starts)
Brees: 33/41 for 359 yards (2/0)
Saints missed FG to win game late. Scored 80 yard TD on second play of OT
Saints prime time home games: now 12-1 SU and ATS
Lions at Seahwaks
Seattle S Chancellor knocked out the ball from Calvin Johnson near the goal line late in the game to save the victory
Lions with only 12 First Downs and 256 total yards (only 53 yards rushing)
Detroit with a 3-1 turnover edge
Marshawn Lynch out (first missed game since Week 7 of 2011)
Russell Wilson sacked 10 times in the last two games
Chancellor back for two games:
Seattle has allowed only 3 points in the First Half of the last two games.
Seattle has not allowed an offensive TD in the last two games
Seattle has won 10 straight MNF games (14-2 in primetime under Coach Carroll)
Seattle TE Jimmy Graham has about half as many receiving yards as he had after 4 games last season.