Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday……

— Bengals 34, Falcons 17
First four Cincinnati drives: 31 plays, 278 yards, 24 points.
Cincinnati led 24-10 at halftime.
Bengals won last four games, scoring 31-35-43-34 points.
Bengals converted 28 of last 44 third down conversions.  

Falcons lost four of their last five games.
Atlanta scored 35-45-29 points in wins, 23 or less in losses.
Falcons are 1-5 when they gain less than 400 yards.
Atlanta had 12 penalties for 88 yards.

— Cowboys 27, Colts 23
Dallas drove 65 yards, scored game-winning TD with 1:08 left.
Colts had taken 23-20 lead on 50-yard FG with 1:37 left.
Dallas outgained the Colts, 508-271.
Cowboys ran the ball 34 times for 179 yards.

Cowboys won despite committing 14 penalties for 153 yards.
Colts lost last five games, by 12-6-6-35-4 points.
Dallas led 17-7 at halftime.
Under Schottenheimer, Cowboys are 2-6 ATS as a road favorite.

— Saints 23, Browns 22
Game was 6-6 after 3rd quarter; both teams scored in last 1:00 of regulation.
Saints scored TD in OT, then Browns did too, but they went for 2 and failed.
Saints ran ball for 160 yards, but were minus-2 in turnovers.
Last six games, Saints’ opponents total: over 5-1.

Backup QB Sanders was 19-31/297 passing, with two TD’s.
Sanders is now 3-5 as an NFL starter.
First win in four home games for the Saints.
New Orleans opponents’ team total: over 6-2.

— Rams 20, Commanders 13
Rams won their third game in a row.
Last two games, LA allowed one TD on 21 drives.
Puka Nucua caught 14 passes for 150 yards and a TD.
Rest of the Rams caught 12 passes for 78 yards.

Rams held last three opponents to 48-64-60 rushing yards.
Rams are 26-15-1 ATS in last 42 games as a favorite.
Washington’s first two drives: 17 plays, 128 yards, 10 points.
Washington rest of the game: 41 plays, 185 yards, 3 points.

— Giants 19, Eagles 11
Giants snapped a 13-game losing skid to the Eagles in Philadelphia.
Giants are 5-0-1 when they allow less than 28 points.
Eagles led this game 8-6 at halftime.
Backup QB Winston came off bench to lead game-winning drive in 3rd quarter. 

Philly lost its last six games, its longest losing skid since 2012.
Last six weeks, Eagles were outscored 103-20 in second half.
Last five years, Eagles are 0-4 ATS as a home underdog.
Under Sirianni, Eagles are 10-19 ATS in games coming off a loss.

— Broncos 26, Panthers 21
Denver won five in row, seven of its last eight games.
Broncos won their last 16 games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Denver converted 6-10 on third down, Carolina 3-10.
Carolina opponents converted 28 of last 53 third down plays.

Carolina led this game 14-13 after the third quarter.
Denver in 4th quarter: 22 plays, 139 yards, 13 points.
Panthers gave up 3-26-14 points in wins, 59-21-43-27-26 in losses.
Carolina committed 13 penalties, for 119 yards.

— Lions 19, Dolphins 9
Detroit won its last three games, giving up 17-15-9 points.
First five games, Lions gave up 29.6 points/game.
Both teams had a successful fake punt in this game.
Jake Bates kicked four field goals for Detroit.

Detroit is 15-4 ATS last 19 games as a road favorite 
Lions held 5 of last 6 opponents to 90 or fewer rushing yards.
Dolphins are 0-4 at home, losing by 14-7-5-10 points.
Defensive struggle: total yardage, Lions 270, Miami 228.

— Famous birthdays, November 9th:
Roy Jefferson, 83
Virgil Carter, 81
Lou Ferrigno, 75

Teddy Higuera, 69
Adam Dunn, 47
Michael Busch, 29

— Chiefs 35, Jets 12
Mahomes banged up his right elbow in 2nd quarter, but finished game.
RB Walker gained 143 total yards, scored three TD’s.
Chiefs are 4-0 at home, winning by 21-3-16-23 points.
Kansas City ran ball 32 times for 163 yards.

Chiefs outgained the Jets, 391-229.
Jets lost seven of their last eight games.
Jets gave up 10-12 points in wins, 20-31-23-26-28-38-35 in losses.
Jets are 8-13-1 ATS last 22 games as a road underdog. 

— Texans 44, Chargers 22
Texans won three of last four games, after an 0-4 start.
QB Stroud threw for 384 yards, five TD’s.
Houston led 24-9 at halftime.
Texans gained 485 yards, converted 8-14 3rd down plays.

Chargers are first team since 2020 Jets to start a season 0-8.
Overall, Bolts are 0-11 SU/0-10-1 ATS in their last 11 games.
Chargers ended a drought; they went 37 drives without a TD.
Chargers are 0-5-1 ATS as an underdog this year.

— 49ers 38, Raiders 17
49ers’ first three drives: 36 plays, 242 yards, 21 points.
San Francisco led 21-10 at halftime.
49ers scored on a pick-6 on first play of third quarter.
49ers outgained Las Vegas, 414-240.

Raiders are 8-12 ATS last 20 games as a road underdog.
Last seven Raider games went over the total. 
Opponents went over their team total in last seven games.
Raiders lost 5 of last 6 games; rookie QB Mendoza should start soon. 

— Packers 45, Patriots 27
QB Love threw for 372 yards, three TD’s.
WR Watson caught 7 passes for 171 yards; WR Golden 10 for 164 yards.
Packers’ first three drives: 21 plays, 180 yards, 17 points.
Green Bay won five of its last six games.

Most points Patriots allowed at home since 1970, at Harvard Stadium.
Five of last six New England games went over the total.
Patriots threw an INT on three of first six drives.
New England was minus-4 in turnovers, is minus-11 in this season.

— Seahawks 17, Cardinals 3
Seahawks outgained Arizona, 295-198.
Cardinals ran the ball 18 times for only 50 yards.
Seahawks have won 11 games in a row vs Arizona.
Cardinals are 0-5 SU/ATS in last five visits to Seattle.

Five of Arizona’s six losses this year were by 12+ points.
Backup QB Lock threw for 175 yards and a TD.
Seattle coach MacDonald is 32-14 as a head coach 
Last four games, under is 4-0 in Seattle’s team total.

— Bears 27, Buccaneers 24
Chicago drove 49 yards, kicked 38-yard FG at the gun.
Bears led 24-13 after the third quarter, after a 67-yard pick-6.
Chicago survived five turnovers; Williams threw four INT’s.
Over is 5-1 when Williams starts at QB.

Chicago won six of its last seven games.
Bears were 7-13 on third down, Tampa Bay 2-12.
Bucs are 3-6, with losses are by 6-4-7-3-7-3 points.
Tampa Bay is 16-7 ATS last 23 games as a road underdog.

Author: Armadillo Sports

I've been involved in sports my whole life, now just write about them. I like to travel, mostly to Las Vegas- they have gambling there.

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