Monday?s 6-pack
College conferences, home favorites/underdogs:
AAC: 11-10-1 HF, 4-6 HU
ACC: 16-13-1 HF, 12-6 HU
Big 14: 7-6 HF, 5-9 HU
Big X: 13-8-1 HF, 5-6 HU
C-USA: 4-14 HF, 3-4 HU
MAC: 2-3-1 HF, 2-4 HU
MW: 8-2 HF, 5-5 HU
Pac-12: 2-4 HF, 3-1 HU
SEC: 11-10 HF, 11-9 HU
Sun Belt: 8-9 HF, 6-2 HU
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 246,129
PLEASE wear a mask when you go out.
Quote of the Day
?I don?t know. He?s phenomenal. You know, I went out of that game last week regretting we didn?t get it to him (Hopkins) in crunch time or try to get it to [him in] crunch time. We had a good talk this week. And I?ve never been a part of one of those so still kind of at a loss for words, but what a phenomenal play.?
Cardinals? coach Kliff Kingsbury, after DeAndre Hopkins? game-winning TD Sunday
Monday?s quiz
In the movie Little Big League, which actor (former Law and Order star) played the manager of the Minnesota Twins who got fired by the team?s 12-year old owner?
Sunday?s quiz
Actor/pro wrestler Dwayne ?The Rock? Johnson also played college football; he played on the defensive line at Miami.
Saturday?s quiz
NHL great Wayne Gretzky is golfer Dustin Johnson?s father-in-law.
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Monday?s Den: Wrapping up a football Sunday??
Arizona 32, Buffalo 30
? Cardinals scored on a 43-yard Hail Mary with 0:02 left for the win.
? Buffalo scored on a 21-yard TD pass with 0:34 left to take a 30-26 lead.
? Arizona is one of three teams tied for first place in NFC West.
? Cardinals scored 30+ points in last five games, winning four of them.
? Hopkins had 7 catches for 107 yards, including the game-winner.
? Murray threw for 245 yards, ran for 61 more.
? Buffalo is 5-2-1 ATS in last eight games as a road underdog.
? Eight of their ten games went over the total.
? Spread was 2.5 or 3; Cardinals declined to kick the PAT after winning TD, since if it had been blocked and run back, game could?ve been tied.
Detroit 30, Washington 27
? Alex Smith has had 17 operations on his broken leg since he last started a game two years ago; he threw for 390 yards in this game. Tough guy.
? Detroit led 24-3 with 3:00 left in the third quarter, blew the lead.
? Washington?s last three losses are by total of 7 points.
? Washington?s last four drives: 45 plays, 300 yards, three TD?s and a FG.
? Lions? K Prater drained a 59-yard FG at the gun for the walk-off win.
? Detroit is +6 in turnovers in its wins, minus-7 in its losses.
? Stafford threw for 276 yards, three TD?s.
? All four Detroit home games went over the total.
Cleveland 10, Houston 7
? Texans were stopped on downs on 2-yard line in the 2nd quarter.
? Houston?s only score came with 4:59 left; they never got ball back.
? Texans are 0-6 when they score less than 27 points.
? In Arizona, DeAndre Hopkins won a game for the Cardinals with a great catch. Think the Texans could use him?
? Cleveland is 6-3, despite scoring 10 or fewer points in four games.
? Browns outgained Houston 356-243, running ball for 231 yards.
? Both teams converted 50% of their 3rd down plays, odd in a 10-7 game.
? Cleveland is 2-6 ATS in its last eight post-bye games.
Green Bay 24, Jaguars 20
? Jaguars lost last eight games, are 2-5 ATS in last seven
? Jaguars? first TD came on a 91-yard punt return.
? Jaguars? second TD came on a 16-yard drive after a Green Bayfumble.
? Robinson ran for 109 yards, only Jaguar to carry the ball in this game.
? Packers drove 75 yards, scored game-winning TD with 9:03 left.
? Valdes-Scantling caught four balls for 149 yards, including a 78-yard TD.
? Green Bay?s first three drives: 10 plays, 47 yards, three punts.
? Five of last six Green Bay games stayed under the total.
NJ Giants 27, Philadelphia 17
? Eagles are 3-0 if they allow 21 or fewer points, 0-5-1 if they allow more than 21.
? Underdogs covered seven of nine Eagle games this season.
? Philly is 2-7 ATS in last nine post-bye games.
? Eagles are 7-10 ATS in last 17 games as a road favorite.
? Win ends Giants? 7-game skid against the Eagles.
? Philly was 0-9 on third down conversions.
? Giants covered six of their last seven games overall.
? QB Jones had a 34-yard TD run; Giants scored TD?s on first two drives.
Tampa Bay 46, Carolina 23:
? Game was tied 17-all at halftime.
? Bucs lost a fumble on their 2nd play of the game; they had ball nine more times, and scored five TD?s, kicked four FG?s.
? Tampa Bay outgained Carolina 544-187, ran 77 plays, Carolina 47.
? Last week, Tampa ran ball five times the whole game, for 8 yards; Jones carried ball 23 times in this game, for 192 yards.
? Carolina lost its last five games, giving up 30.8 ppg.
? Panthers lost QB Bridgewater with a knee injury late in the game.
? Panthers are 1-4-1 ATS in last six games as a home underdog.
? Carolina is 0-7 when they allow 23+ points, 3-0 when they allow 21 or fewer.
Las Vegas 37, Broncos 12:
? Denver had ball 12 times, committed five turnovers (-5).
? Broncos gave up 26+ points in seven of their last eight games.
? Broncos lost their last five visits to Oakland/LV, by 10-6-13-8-25 points.
? Home side won last eight series games.
? Raiders scored 31+ points in five of six wins; 20-23-20 in their losses.
? Las Vegas ran ball for 203 yards; Jacobs ran for 112.
? Raiders converted 19 of last 37 third down plays.
? Las Vegas covered all three of its games as a favorite TY.
Rams 23, Seahawks 16
? Seahawks drove 78 yards on their first drive, for their only TD all day.
? Seattle lost three of last four games, after a 5-0 start.
? Seahawks gained 5.1 yards/pass attempt, their worst mark of the year.
? Seattle, Arizona and the Rams are all 6-3, tied atop the NFC West.
? Rams won all four home games, giving up 17-9-10-16 points.
? Veteran LT Whitworth tore the MCL in his knee late in game.
? LA is 10-2-1 ATS in its last thirteen post-bye games.
? Rams won five of last six series games.
Pittsburgh 36, Bengals 10
? Bengals lost four of their last five games.
? Cincy lost its last five visits to Steel City, by 8-15-3-24-26 points.
? Bengals are 0-4-1 SU on the road, losing by 5-24-4-26 points.
? Bengals are 1-6 ATS in last seven post-bye games.
? Steelers won first nine games (7-2 ATS), scoring 30.1 ppg.
? Roethlisberger threw for 333 yards, four TD?s.
? Steelers are 4-1 ATS as home favorites this year, winning by 5-7-9-31-26.
? Pittsburgh has a 3-game lead over Ravens/Browns in AFC North.
New Orleans 27, 49ers 13:
? 49ers outgained New Orleans 281-237, but turned ball over four times (-2)
? 49ers allowed 16 or fewer points in their wins, 24+ points in their losses.
? SF ran ball 25 times for only 49 yards in this game.
? 49ers drove 75 yards for a TD on their first drive, their only TD all day.
? New Orleans won its last six games, by 6-3-3-3-35 -14points.
? Brees hurt his ribs in this game, was replaced by Jameis Winston.
? New Orleans won four of five home games, winning by 11-3-3-14 points.
? Saints are 7-2, half-game ahead of Tampa Bay in NFC South.
Miami 29, LA Chargers 21
? Dolphins won/covered their last five games, scoring 31.6 ppg.
? Miami blocked a punt on Chargers? first drive, got ball on 1-yard line.
? Dolphins are 7-1-1 ATS in last nine games as a home favorite.
? Miami is 6-3, in a 5-way tie for the two AFC Wild Card slots.
? Since Week 2 of last year, Chargers are 2-16 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
? Bolts lost seven of last eight games, with five losses by 5 or fewer points.
? Last six Charger games went over the total.
? Last three games, LA was outscored 57-39 in the second half.
New England 23, Ravens 17
? Patriots ran for 173 yards on a rainy night in Foxboro.
? WR Meyers, a high school QB, threw a TD pass in 2nd quarter.
? Ravens lost five of their last six visits to Foxboro.
? Penalties: Ravens 8-64, Patriots 3-18
? Last 12+ years, Patriots are 5-0 ATS as a home underdog.
? This was first time in six games that New England led (13-10) at the half.
? Four of their last five home games stayed under the total.
? Ravens gained 25 yards on 13 plays in 4th quarter, when weather got a lot worse.
UCLA 34, California 10:
? Bruins outgained Cal 440-176 in this 9am local time kickoff.
? UCLA ran ball for 244 yards; Felton had 107 of those yards.
? Cal?s loss leaves Utah as the only I-A team that hasn?t played yet.
College conferences, home favorites/underdogs:
AAC: 11-10-1 HF, 4-6 HU
ACC: 16-13-1 HF, 12-6 HU
Big 14: 7-6 HF, 5-9 HU
Big X: 13-8-1 HF, 5-6 HU
C-USA: 4-14 HF, 3-4 HU
MAC: 2-3-1 HF, 2-4 HU
MW: 8-2 HF, 5-5 HU
Pac-12: 2-4 HF, 3-1 HU
SEC: 11-10 HF, 11-9 HU
Sun Belt: 8-9 HF, 6-2 HU
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 246,129
PLEASE wear a mask when you go out.
Quote of the Day
?I don?t know. He?s phenomenal. You know, I went out of that game last week regretting we didn?t get it to him (Hopkins) in crunch time or try to get it to [him in] crunch time. We had a good talk this week. And I?ve never been a part of one of those so still kind of at a loss for words, but what a phenomenal play.?
Cardinals? coach Kliff Kingsbury, after DeAndre Hopkins? game-winning TD Sunday
Monday?s quiz
In the movie Little Big League, which actor (former Law and Order star) played the manager of the Minnesota Twins who got fired by the team?s 12-year old owner?
Sunday?s quiz
Actor/pro wrestler Dwayne ?The Rock? Johnson also played college football; he played on the defensive line at Miami.
Saturday?s quiz
NHL great Wayne Gretzky is golfer Dustin Johnson?s father-in-law.
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Monday?s Den: Wrapping up a football Sunday??
Arizona 32, Buffalo 30
? Cardinals scored on a 43-yard Hail Mary with 0:02 left for the win.
? Buffalo scored on a 21-yard TD pass with 0:34 left to take a 30-26 lead.
? Arizona is one of three teams tied for first place in NFC West.
? Cardinals scored 30+ points in last five games, winning four of them.
? Hopkins had 7 catches for 107 yards, including the game-winner.
? Murray threw for 245 yards, ran for 61 more.
? Buffalo is 5-2-1 ATS in last eight games as a road underdog.
? Eight of their ten games went over the total.
? Spread was 2.5 or 3; Cardinals declined to kick the PAT after winning TD, since if it had been blocked and run back, game could?ve been tied.
Detroit 30, Washington 27
? Alex Smith has had 17 operations on his broken leg since he last started a game two years ago; he threw for 390 yards in this game. Tough guy.
? Detroit led 24-3 with 3:00 left in the third quarter, blew the lead.
? Washington?s last three losses are by total of 7 points.
? Washington?s last four drives: 45 plays, 300 yards, three TD?s and a FG.
? Lions? K Prater drained a 59-yard FG at the gun for the walk-off win.
? Detroit is +6 in turnovers in its wins, minus-7 in its losses.
? Stafford threw for 276 yards, three TD?s.
? All four Detroit home games went over the total.
Cleveland 10, Houston 7
? Texans were stopped on downs on 2-yard line in the 2nd quarter.
? Houston?s only score came with 4:59 left; they never got ball back.
? Texans are 0-6 when they score less than 27 points.
? In Arizona, DeAndre Hopkins won a game for the Cardinals with a great catch. Think the Texans could use him?
? Cleveland is 6-3, despite scoring 10 or fewer points in four games.
? Browns outgained Houston 356-243, running ball for 231 yards.
? Both teams converted 50% of their 3rd down plays, odd in a 10-7 game.
? Cleveland is 2-6 ATS in its last eight post-bye games.
Green Bay 24, Jaguars 20
? Jaguars lost last eight games, are 2-5 ATS in last seven
? Jaguars? first TD came on a 91-yard punt return.
? Jaguars? second TD came on a 16-yard drive after a Green Bayfumble.
? Robinson ran for 109 yards, only Jaguar to carry the ball in this game.
? Packers drove 75 yards, scored game-winning TD with 9:03 left.
? Valdes-Scantling caught four balls for 149 yards, including a 78-yard TD.
? Green Bay?s first three drives: 10 plays, 47 yards, three punts.
? Five of last six Green Bay games stayed under the total.
NJ Giants 27, Philadelphia 17
? Eagles are 3-0 if they allow 21 or fewer points, 0-5-1 if they allow more than 21.
? Underdogs covered seven of nine Eagle games this season.
? Philly is 2-7 ATS in last nine post-bye games.
? Eagles are 7-10 ATS in last 17 games as a road favorite.
? Win ends Giants? 7-game skid against the Eagles.
? Philly was 0-9 on third down conversions.
? Giants covered six of their last seven games overall.
? QB Jones had a 34-yard TD run; Giants scored TD?s on first two drives.
Tampa Bay 46, Carolina 23:
? Game was tied 17-all at halftime.
? Bucs lost a fumble on their 2nd play of the game; they had ball nine more times, and scored five TD?s, kicked four FG?s.
? Tampa Bay outgained Carolina 544-187, ran 77 plays, Carolina 47.
? Last week, Tampa ran ball five times the whole game, for 8 yards; Jones carried ball 23 times in this game, for 192 yards.
? Carolina lost its last five games, giving up 30.8 ppg.
? Panthers lost QB Bridgewater with a knee injury late in the game.
? Panthers are 1-4-1 ATS in last six games as a home underdog.
? Carolina is 0-7 when they allow 23+ points, 3-0 when they allow 21 or fewer.
Las Vegas 37, Broncos 12:
? Denver had ball 12 times, committed five turnovers (-5).
? Broncos gave up 26+ points in seven of their last eight games.
? Broncos lost their last five visits to Oakland/LV, by 10-6-13-8-25 points.
? Home side won last eight series games.
? Raiders scored 31+ points in five of six wins; 20-23-20 in their losses.
? Las Vegas ran ball for 203 yards; Jacobs ran for 112.
? Raiders converted 19 of last 37 third down plays.
? Las Vegas covered all three of its games as a favorite TY.
Rams 23, Seahawks 16
? Seahawks drove 78 yards on their first drive, for their only TD all day.
? Seattle lost three of last four games, after a 5-0 start.
? Seahawks gained 5.1 yards/pass attempt, their worst mark of the year.
? Seattle, Arizona and the Rams are all 6-3, tied atop the NFC West.
? Rams won all four home games, giving up 17-9-10-16 points.
? Veteran LT Whitworth tore the MCL in his knee late in game.
? LA is 10-2-1 ATS in its last thirteen post-bye games.
? Rams won five of last six series games.
Pittsburgh 36, Bengals 10
? Bengals lost four of their last five games.
? Cincy lost its last five visits to Steel City, by 8-15-3-24-26 points.
? Bengals are 0-4-1 SU on the road, losing by 5-24-4-26 points.
? Bengals are 1-6 ATS in last seven post-bye games.
? Steelers won first nine games (7-2 ATS), scoring 30.1 ppg.
? Roethlisberger threw for 333 yards, four TD?s.
? Steelers are 4-1 ATS as home favorites this year, winning by 5-7-9-31-26.
? Pittsburgh has a 3-game lead over Ravens/Browns in AFC North.
New Orleans 27, 49ers 13:
? 49ers outgained New Orleans 281-237, but turned ball over four times (-2)
? 49ers allowed 16 or fewer points in their wins, 24+ points in their losses.
? SF ran ball 25 times for only 49 yards in this game.
? 49ers drove 75 yards for a TD on their first drive, their only TD all day.
? New Orleans won its last six games, by 6-3-3-3-35 -14points.
? Brees hurt his ribs in this game, was replaced by Jameis Winston.
? New Orleans won four of five home games, winning by 11-3-3-14 points.
? Saints are 7-2, half-game ahead of Tampa Bay in NFC South.
Miami 29, LA Chargers 21
? Dolphins won/covered their last five games, scoring 31.6 ppg.
? Miami blocked a punt on Chargers? first drive, got ball on 1-yard line.
? Dolphins are 7-1-1 ATS in last nine games as a home favorite.
? Miami is 6-3, in a 5-way tie for the two AFC Wild Card slots.
? Since Week 2 of last year, Chargers are 2-16 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
? Bolts lost seven of last eight games, with five losses by 5 or fewer points.
? Last six Charger games went over the total.
? Last three games, LA was outscored 57-39 in the second half.
New England 23, Ravens 17
? Patriots ran for 173 yards on a rainy night in Foxboro.
? WR Meyers, a high school QB, threw a TD pass in 2nd quarter.
? Ravens lost five of their last six visits to Foxboro.
? Penalties: Ravens 8-64, Patriots 3-18
? Last 12+ years, Patriots are 5-0 ATS as a home underdog.
? This was first time in six games that New England led (13-10) at the half.
? Four of their last five home games stayed under the total.
? Ravens gained 25 yards on 13 plays in 4th quarter, when weather got a lot worse.
UCLA 34, California 10:
? Bruins outgained Cal 440-176 in this 9am local time kickoff.
? UCLA ran ball for 244 yards; Felton had 107 of those yards.
? Cal?s loss leaves Utah as the only I-A team that hasn?t played yet.
