NFL Betting Recap For Week 2
Football content contributor Ron Marmalefsky offers his NFL Week 2 betting recap as well as his lookahead to Week 3 of NFL kicking off on Thursday! What are his takeaways and look aheads from a betting perspective? Read below now!
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NFL QB 's Couldn't Just Turn on a Switch and Perform Week 1
Welcome to my Tuesday recap of last Sunday and Monday's NFL football action. Part of one each week's article will be a “what did we learn” segment as I put in print some observations from last week's action. Part two will look ahead to next week's games with some initial observations.
NFL Week 2: What Did We Learn?
Atlanta last week held the ball for 36 minutes. Get used to that, as the Falcons are a very run-heavy team.
Carolina lacks talent at WR, TE and along the OL. As a result, Bryce Young has completed 42 passes for just 299 yards.
Chicago had a league worst 20-58 sack ratio in 2022. They drafted and signed eight players to try and shore up their OL over the past two seasons, but as someone who has completed over 40 annual draft reports, I was less than impressed with the talent acquired. The sack ratio is 1-10 thus far (one sack for, ten sacks against). I care about this data.
Cincinnati has allowed 77-384 on the ground thus far. Should we be worried? I am not worried just yet, as they faced Cleveland (Chubb) and Baltimore so far. Do not be surprised if things get better down the road.
Denver has a Russell Wilson issue. His internal clock is off, and for a veteran QB who should know better, he takes way too many sacks.
Detroit has had a slow start rushing opposing QB's (one defensive sack). More than anything else, that got them into trouble vs. Seattle, a team with savvy playmaking WR's Lockett and Metcalf.
Las Vegas RB Josh Jacobs ran for 1,653 yards a year ago. Through contract talks, etc., perhaps the overall conditioning took a hit. He has more receiving yards (74) than rushing yards (48, on 28 carries). Let's see how he performs at home vs. a subpar Pittsburgh rush defense that will have one less day to rest up after their thrilling conference victory.
Miami's 7-1 sack differential is a surprise to me. I'll be checking to see if that is sustainable.
Minnesota has rushed the ball just 26 times for a grand total of 69 yards. They lowballed Delvin Cook and he is missed.
New Orleans has clearly changed their passing attack for the better. With Derek Carr at the helm, the trio of WR's (Shaheed, Olave, Thomas) have exploded for 35 receptions, good for 466 yards. I'm not a fan of Head Coach Dennis Allen's ability to manage this side of the ball (he's not the coordinator but as the boss, he prefers conservative offensive game plans), but the Saints have looked good so far.