nfl sunday 1st

  • Sunday, December 1, 2024

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Las Vegas - Start the afternoon in the ATL for a look at the Chargers/Falcons game. The Falcons enjoyed the bye week after getting SMOKED by the Broncos 38-6, and losing to the Saints before that, 20-17. If you look at Atlanta's 6-5 record, you're probably wondering how it was built. LEGOmetrics baby. The Falcs posted a shocking 22-21 win against the Eagles in Philly back in the second week. That was the ONLY team that Atlanta beat with a winning record.

We were gonna lean toward L.A. in this spot, but after J.K. Dobbins went down, it's not a road we wanna travel. Also looked at how the Falcons bounce back after a blowout loss of 20 points or more and the answer is, pretty good. They were rocked by the Seahawks 34-14 then found a W down in Tampa with a 31-26 win over the Bucs. Expecting Captain Kirk Cousins to find some holes in the L.A. defense which makes this an ATL pick. But just a tickle plz.

Head South to Jacksonville for our pick on the Texans/Jaguars. After a disastrous 52-6 blowout at the hands of Jared Goff and the Lions, the Jaguars took a week off. The big surprise is that they are letting them back into the league and on TV. Not putting C.J. Stroud in that elite class of Goff, but man, Jax has some Swiss cheese size holes in the secondary. And if Stroud remembers what he did in the first half of the season when Houston roared out of the gate with a 6-2 record, it should be a great afternoon in Northern Florida. During that 6-2 run, C.J. threw 11 TDs and was intercepted just 4 times. In the last four games, Stroud has only 3 TDs with 5 INTs. Banking on the early season C.J. to get back on track.

Taking a quick look at the plus/minus ratings, points scored vs. points allowed, we can tell you that the Jaguars are sitting at the bottom of the AFC with an UGLY -108 point differential. That's 208 points scored and 316 allowed. OUCH! In the first game at Houston, Stroud had a day, hitting on 27 of 40 for 345 yards with 2 TDs and 0 INTs. Even with his recent issues, the Texans are still sitting comfortably on top of the AFC South and another win would move 'em closer to the division crown. Looking for Houston to put the knife into Mac and the Jags with an easy win and cover.

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