NFL THURSDAY:
Philly 20
NE 37
NE:
Brady was ULTRA sharp 19/26 172 2/0. Played entire 1st half. Why??
Hoyer was 5/13 32 1/0, however the game was already decided early.
Phil:
Foles 3/9 44 0/0, left with a shoulder strain (and did not look good before!)
Sudfeld 22/39 312 3/1 looked good. (Do not get too excited Former Hoosier Sudfeld was last seen dinking in the Philly 0-6 home loss to Dallas week 17, 19/23 134)
ACTIONABLE ITEM: Bet Atlanta +3.5 week 1 @ Philly. Wentz likely out, and that makes Atl a good bet IMO if Foles is QB, a very good bet if he is not 100%, and a great bet if Philly has to go Sudfeld.
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Jets 13
WASH 15
Jets:
Rookie Grade: C
Darnold : 8/11 62 yards, 0TD/1 Int (pick WAS on 4th down forced in to coverage).
Darnold played with a makeshift Oline in 1st half, but was holding the ball too long. When he did throw it was all underneath…….
Bridgewater: B+
10/15 122 1/1, and lead the Jets to two 4Q scoring drives. Should have been a game winner, but somehow the Jets Running Backs could not score from 2nd and goal near the goal line late.
JETS OBSERVATION: Darnold is clearly their 3rd best QB right now, but more and more he looks to be the one that will get the start week1 over McCown and Bridgewater…….. I am HIGH on Bridgewater……..a team is going to be very lucky to get him in a trade…….
WASH:
Alex Smith 4/6 48 0/0 Looked sharp in his 1 series.
McCoy 12/16 140 0/1
Hogan 7/11 58 0/0
WASH RB Update (Darius Guice out for year):
Carter 7/45, Perine 1/30 (left with a banged up leg), Rob Kelley 7/17
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Pit 34 GB 51
GB:
Rodgers 2/4 35 1/0
Looked sharp. Classic Rodgers TD drive, caught Pit with 12 on the field and quick snapped to get an extra play after the penalty.
Hundley 6/9 77 0/0
Kizer 7/12 149 2/0
Packers have a very strong QB rotation!
Pit:
Big Ben was out, concussion protocol.
Rookie Grade: Mason Rudolph D. Threw a horrible pick 6 on 1st attempt!
Rudolph: 5/12 47 1/1
Dobbs: 12/18 192 2/1. Effective Numbers, but he too thew a pick 6 on his 1st series.
SCORING UP:
Scoring Keeps going UP UP UP:
11-5 OVER Week 1
2-1 OVER Week 2 , and 2 games with an insane amount of points!
New Helmut Rule appears to have MORE than a 2 point impact on scoring. The Refs simply are are not calling penalties on the offense, and the D is getting called on ANYTHING that resembles a hit with a helmut lowered.
ACTIONABLE ITEM: If you like an OVER look to play it NOW, totals likely will continue to inflate in preseason……….
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