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Monday’s 6-pack:
Six interesting college football games to watch this weekend:
— Penn State @ Ohio State (-6)
— Clemson (-3) @ Miami
— Oklahoma State @ West Virginia (-2)
— Wisconsin (-2) @ Illinois
— Utah @ USC (-4)
— Mississippi State @ Arkansas (-9)
Quote of the Day
“It’s awesome. I love it. I was so fired up, stepping back into the huddle each time with a run play. Those guys were loving it. … Wasn’t anything too tricky. Just line up and go play ball.”
Matthew Stafford, on Rams running ball for 174 yards in 2nd half Sunday
Monday’s quiz
In the TV show CSI, what well-known actress played Hodges’ mother?
Sunday’s quiz
Rutgers football coach Greg Schiano was once head coach of the Tampa Bay Bucs.
Saturday’s quiz
Deion Sanders played his college football at Florida State.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday…….
Browns 19, 49ers 17
— 49ers missed a 41-yard FG at the gun, wide right.
— San Francisco led 10-0 with 6:00 left in first half.
— 49ers in 2nd half: 25 plays, 48 yards, 7 points.
— Cleveland outgained the 49ers, 334-215.
— Browns kicked four FG’s on seven 2nd half drives.
— Backup QB Walker is now 5-3 as an NFL starter.
— Cleveland is 5-1-1 ATS last seven games as a home underdog.
— Browns had 13 penalties for 119 yards, 49ers 12 for 105.
Jets 20, Eagles 14
— Jets scored only TD on 8-yard drive, after picking off Hurts with 1:54 left.
— Jets were 2-11 on 3rd down, scored one TD, kicked four FG’s.
— Jets on first drive of game: 22 plays, 45 yards, six punts.
— Opponents on first drive of game: 57 plays, 444 yards, 27 points.
— Eagles led 14-12 when Hurts threw awful INT with 1:54 left.
— Philly were 7-14 on third down, Jets 2-11.
— Eagles’ first three drives: 32 plays, 184 yards, two TD’s.
— Eagles’ last seven drives: 38 plays, 187 yards, 3 turnovers, no points.
Ravens 24, Titans 16
— Baltimore outgained the Titans, 360-233.
— Ravens led this game 18-3 at halftime.
— Ravens scored 24+ points in its wins, 19-10 in losses.
— Baltimore defense has allowed only five TD’s on 69 drives.
— Ravens were 8-16 on third down, Tennessee 1-9.
— Tennessee lost 11 of its last 13 games SU.
— Five of Titans’ six games stayed under the total.
— Titans scored 27-27 points in wins, 15-3-16-16 in losses.
Commanders 24, Falcons 16
— Washington’s 3 TD drives were all short: 11-47-27 yards.
— Commanders picked off Ridder three times (+3 in turnovers)
— Down 24-16, Falcons were on 2-yard line, but turned ball over.
— 2nd-year QB Howell is 4-3 as NFL starter.
— Falcons outgained Washington 402-193; the turnovers were a killer.
— Atlanta is 13-22-2 ATS in last 37 games with spread of 3 or less.
— Atlanta is 3-3, but hasn’t led (0-5-1) at halftime yet.
— Falcons scored 24-25-21 points in their wins, 6-7-16 in losses.
Bengals 17, Seahawks 13
— Bengals’ first two drives: 20 plays, 142 yards, 14 points.
— Rest of game, Bengals ran 33 plays, 87 yards, 3 points.
— Bengals are 6-2-1 ATS in last nine games as a home favorite.
— Under is 5-1 in Cincinnati’s team total this season.
— Seahawks were on Cincinnati’s 9-yard line in last minute, didn’t score.
— Last three years, Seahawks are 0-4 SU/ATS in post-bye games.
— Last 3+ years, Seattle is 10-16 ATS coming off a win
— Geno Smith is 25-31 as an NFL starter, 13-13 with Seattle.
Jaguars 37, Colts 20
— Colts turned ball over on three of first seven drives.
— Indianapolis ran ball 17 times for only 44 yards.
— Colts are 6-10 ATS in last 16 games with spread of 3 or less.
— QB Minshew is now 9-17 as an NFL starter.
— Jaguars scored TD’s on first two drives, led 21-6 at halftime.
— Colts are 0-9 SU/ATS in last nine visits to Jacksonville.
— Jaguars won last three games, scoring 23-25-37 points.
— Under Pederson, Jags are +13 in turnovers (minus-20 in 2021)
Dolphins 42, Panthers 21
— Panthers led this game 14-0 after one quarter.
— Panthers after 1st quarter: 49 plays, 162 yards, no points.
— Carolina lost its first six games (0-5-1 ATS).
— Carolina is 6-12 ATS in last 18 games as a road dog (0-4 TY).
— Dolphins’ first two drives: 6 plays, 5 yards, 2 punts.
— Dolphins’ next six drives: 44 plays, 371 yards, 35 points.
— Miami is 3-0 SU/ATS at home, scoring 20 TD’s on 34 drives.
— Miami won/covered five of first six games, scoring 37.1 ppg.
Vikings 19, Bears 13
— Vikings had 3 takeaways; they had total of 3 in first five games.
— With star WR Jefferson out, Vikings were only 2-13 on third down.
— Minnesota in second half: 24 plays, 36 yards, no points.
— Minnesota is 16-7-1 ATS last 24 games as a road favorite.
— QB Fields left in third quarter with a right hand injury.
— Rookie QB Bagent (D-II Shepherd U) lost fumble for a Viking TD.
— Bears are 10-30 SU/14-24-2 ATS the last 2+ years.
— Minnesota won last six (5-1 ATS) series games.
Texans 20, Saints 13
— Saints got to Houston 14, Houston 24 on last two series, didn’t score.
— Under is 6-0 in Saints’ games this season.
— New Orleans is 6-8-1 ATS in last 15 games with spread of 3 or less.
— Saints have only eight offensive TD’s on 63 drives.
— Texans are off to 3-3 start, with rookie QB, rookie head coach.
— Houston outscored last four foes 59-17 in first half.
— Opponents’ team total: under 5-1
— Houston is 13-7-2 ATS in last 22 games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
Raiders 21, Patriots 17
— Patriots lost their last three games by a combined 93-20.
— Last four games, Patriots have three offensive TDs on 46 drives.
— New England’s team total is 6-0 under this season.
— Since Brady left, NE is 26-30 SU in regular season, 0-1 in playoffs.
— Raiders outgained NE 348-259, but scored only one TD, with 4 FG’s.
— Las Vegas held Patriots to 4.8 yards/pass attempt.
— Raiders covered 3-point spread on a safety with 1:52 left.
— Under is 5-1 in Las Vegas games this season.
Lions 20, Buccaneers 6
— Detroit won/covered five of its six games.
— QB Goff was 30-44/353 passing, with two TD’s.
— Under Campbell, Lions are 11-3 ATS in games coming off a win.
— Under Campbell, Lions are 28-11-1 ATS overall.
— Lions were 9-16 on third down, Buccaneers 2-12.
— Tampa Bay ran ball 16 times for only 46 yards.
— Under is 4-1 in Tampa Bay’s games this season.
— Tampa Bay scored 20-27-26 points in wins, 11-6 in losses.
Rams 26, Cardinals 9
— Arizona led 9-6 at halftime.
— Cardinals in 2nd half: 31 plays, 172 yards, 2 turnovers, no points.
— Rams in 2nd half: 37 plays, 255 yards, 2 TD’s, 2 FG’s.
— Cardinals have been outscored 98-30 in 2nd half.
— Rams ran ball for 174 yards in 2nd half, most in a half since 1996.
— Cooper Kupp caught seven passes for 148 yards and a TD.
— Under McVay, Rams are 22-13-3 ATS in games coming of a loss.
— LA scored 30-29-26 points in its wins, 23-16-14 in their losses.
Sean McVay has coached 14 games against Arizona; in those 14 games, the Cardinals started eight different quarterbacks.
Bills 14, Giants 9
— Buffalo in first half: 28 plays, 137 yards, 2 turnovers, no points.
— Buffalo in second half: 33 plays, 165 yards, 14 points.
— Bills outscored last five foes 82-26 in second half.
— Bills have converted 37-76 third down plays this year.
— Giants had ball on 1-yard line on last play of both halves, didn’t score either time
— Big Blue, with backup QB Taylor, converted 10-19 on third down.
— Giants lost last two games, despite being +5 in turnovers.
— Giants lost last four games, by 18-21-5-5 points.
Rangers 2, Astros 0
— Jordan Montgomery tossed 6.1 scoreless IP.
— Leody Taveras hit a solo home run.
— Texas leads best-of-7 series, 1-0.
— Rangers are 6-0 this postseason.