Hooooo buddy, Week 3 did not treat my prop bets well. Let’s reflect:
Chase Edmonds OVER 77.5 total yards
Edmonds had 75 because this was the week James Conner decided to prove his struggles in 2020 were a Pittsburgh problem and not a James Conner problem.
TJ Hockenson OVER 5.5 receptions
Hockenson came into Week 3 averaging 10 targets per game, then had two against the Ravens. The Lions are what would happen if scientific minds focused their efforts on an external combustion engine instead of internal.
Teddy Bridgewater OVER 245.5 passing yards
Teddy only needed 25 passes to throw for 235 yards. Then he stopped, because his Broncos had turned what used to be the Jets into a runny stain on the Colorado wilderness.
Austin Ekeler longest rush OVER 13.5 yards
Six different players had ripped off runs of 15 yards or more against the Chiefs coming into Sunday. Ekeler’s best effort topped out at 11.
Jared Goff UNDER 10.5 rush yards
Finally a hit. Whatever, I still hate it here.
That brings me down to 4-4 on the season and with a few valuable lessons under my belt. Never trust the Jets or Lions, even when all you expect of them is failure. They are the NFL equivalent of Pitt football; they exist solely to ruin whatever you stand for.
I am still stubbornly on Team Teddy even though his 3-0 record includes wins over teams with a combined 0-9 record. The Chargers’ wild clock management may mean fewer Austin Ekeler carries than we’d expect going forward (but some potentially epic comeback losses in LA). The Packers’ defense might be getting to a point where you’d consider taking the under in their upcoming game against the Steelers, assuming they don’t get completely dirt-roaded by Jerome Boger again.
We can talk about that later, though. Let’s dive into a Monday night showdown that will decide the early leader in the NFC East.