![]() ![]() However, there's a reason this line has swung to the Lions being favored. Washington has to be pleased with how its passing game looked, especially the contributions from rookie first-rounder Jahan Dotson. Five points is a lot to entrust to the Browns, but the Jets may just be that incompetent to make it work in favor of Cleveland.īoth of these teams had encouraging Week 1 showings. The Jets asked present-day Joe Flacco to throw the football 59 times, and we know how that turned out. Cleveland leaned on the ground game with 39 rush attempts compared to 34 pass attempts and came away with a road win. The Browns and Jets gave us a good example of the Do's and Don'ts of game-planning when you have to start a backup quarterback. This is a very public play as 73% of the money bet on the spread at DraftKings Sportsbook has been on the Steelers as of Tuesday afternoon. ![]() But I just don't see how the Patriots go in and get the win, let alone the cover, in this spot. Watt injury is going to give Mac Jones enough time to be effective against the Steelers' defense. How can the Patriots be considered road favorites against almost anybody, let alone a Steelers team that just went into Cincinnati and beat the defending AFC Champs? Maybe this is a square pick, and maybe the T.J. New Orleans has been a thorn in Brady's side since he got to Tampa, but the talent disparity should be enough to carry the Buccaneers to a win here and the spread is low enough to back the road favorite. Tampa Bay's offense needs time to jell after Brady's absence for a good chunk of the preseason, but it will get in gear sooner or later even without Chris Godwin. That said, the Buccaneers' defense looked dominant and should cause problems for Jameis Winston. ![]() It felt more like the Falcons lost Sunday's game than it did that the Saints won it, and the same can be said about the Cowboys-Bucs game to a certain extent. The Ravens won't be able to get away with an invisible run game the way they did against the Jets, and Miami can exploit a banged-up Baltimore secondary that just lost Kyle Fuller for the season. Baltimore lost in this matchup last season as 8.5-point road favorite on a Thursday night in Miami and while the Dolphins have seemingly improved since then, it's hard to say the same for the Ravens. I think Indianapolis gets the win here outright and bucks one of the stranger ongoing trends in football, but it's hard to trust them with this many points on the road.īoth of these teams benefitted from facing incompetent offenses en route to Week 1 victories. The Jaguars showed in Week 1 that they are still a ways away from being a competitive team but there is talent on this roster and competent coaching, at least we think. Indianapolis escaped Houston with a tie and now heads to Jacksonville, where it hasn't won since 2014. Christian McCaffrey was held in check in the opener, as was DJ Moore, and both of them will need to get on track in order to give the Panthers a shot on the road. Saquon Barkley racked up nearly 200 yards of offense in the opener and that could be an issue for a Carolina team that gave up 217 rushing yards. The Giants surprised many, and spoiled plenty of survivor entries, with their gutsy win in Tennessee in Week 1 while the Baker Mayfield era in Carolina got off to a rocky start with a loss at home to Cleveland.
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