Vikings 27, Seahawks 24
Darnold threw 39-yard TD pass to Jefferson with 3:51 left for winning score.
Vikings won last eight games, scoring 30.4 ppg in last five.
Vikings are 8-1 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Minnesota is 7-1 SU/5-2-1 ATS on road this season.
Last four games, Vikings are +6 in turnovers.
Seahawks outgained Minnesota, 361-298
Seattle allowed 26+ points in losses, 21 or less in wins.
Seahawks are 15-21-3 ATS in last 38 games coming off a win.
Seattle is minus-11 in turnovers in losses, +4 in wins.
Teams combined to convert 5-22 third down plays.
Commanders 36, Eagles 33
Commanders drove 57 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:06 left
Rookie QB Daniels was 24-39/258 passing, with 5 TDs, 2 INTs.
Washington won last three games, scoring 32.7 ppg.
Commanders’ first 3 drives: 8 plays, 8 yards, no points.
Commanders’ last 4 drives: 30 plays, 210 yards, 22 points.
Eagles’ first four drives: 20 plays, 183 yards, 21 points.
Philly led 21-7 after the first quarter.
QB Hurts got concussion in first quarter, didn’t return.
Backup QB Pickett was 14-24/143 passing, with a TD and an INT
Loss snaps Eagles’ 10-game winning streak.
Panthers 36, Cardinals 30 OT
Arizona kicked 58-yard FG at gun in 4th quarter to force OT
Carolina drove 49 yards; Hubbard ran 21 yards for walk-off TD.
Panthers’ first three drives: 25 plays, 151 yards, 20 points.
Over is 11-4 in Carolina games this year.
Six of last seven Carolina games were decided by 6 or fewer points.
Panthers led this game 20-3 in second quarter.
Both teams ran ball for 200+ yards; unusual for an NFL game.
Loss eliminated the Cardinals from playoff contention.
Arizona is 1-4 since its bye; they lost four of last five on road.
Cardinals are 2-5 SU on road; both wins were by one point.
Rams 19, Jets 9
Rams’ first two drives: 21 plays, 84 yards, no points.
Rams’ last five drives: 28 plays, 162 yards, 19 points.
Rams won/covered their last five road games.
LA won last two weeks 12-6/19-9; the defense has improved.
Rams won/covered their last five road games.
Both teams missed the PAT after their first touchdown.
Jets led 9-6 after the third quarter.
Rams’ two TD drives were short: 33-21 yards.
Jets are 2-10 SU/3-9 ATS in last 12 games.
This is Jets’ sixth loss this year that they led game at halftime.
Falcons 34, Giants 7
Lock threw two pick-6’s, one when Giants led 7-3 in 2nd quarter.
Giants are 0-10 SU/1-9 ATS in last ten games.
Giants ran ball only 13 times for 45 yards.
Giants haven’t had a positive turnover ratio in any games TY.
Giants’ last eight drives: 25 plays, 55 yards, outscored 14-0 by Atlanta defense.
Atlanta was 8-14 on third down, Giants 3-9
Rookie QB Penix was 18-27/202 passing in his first NFL start.
Seven of Falcons’ last nine games stayed under the total.
Robinson carried ball 22 times for 94 yards, two TDs.
Atlanta scored 22+ points in seven of its eight wins.
Bengals 24, Browns 6
Browns drove 76 yards on first drive, fumbled on 1-yard line.
Browns’ next four drives after that: 14 plays, 10 yards, four punts.
Cleveland is 1-11 when they score less than 24 points.
Browns lost six of last seven games, giving up 27.7 ppg
Browns are 11-19-1 in last 31 games as a road underdog.
Bengals won last three games, scoring 27-37-24 points, after a 1-4 skid.
Burrow was 23-30/252 passing, with 3 TD’s.
Bengals are 6-1 if they allow 24 or fewer points, 1-7 if they allow more than 24.
Bengals are 11-7-2 ATS last 20 games as a home fave (2-4 TY).
Under is 4-1-1 in last six Cincinnati games.
Famous birthdays, December 23rd:
Jerry Koosman, 82
Susan Lucci, 78
Jack Ham, 76
Rod Phillips, 72
Joan Severance, 66
Jim Harbaugh, 61
Joe Jurevicius, 50
Victor Martinez, 46
Mitch Haniger, 34
Colts 38, Titans 30
Colts led 38-7 with 3:30 left in third quarter.
Indy’s first seven drives: 34 plays, 344 yards, 31 points.
RB Taylor ran for 218 yards, three TD’s.
Colts are 5-1 ATS last six games as a home favorite.
Colts outgained Tennessee, 458-307
Titans lost four in row, six of last seven games.
Tennessee is 4-11 ATS in last 15 games as a road underdog.
Tennessee is minus-15 in turnovers this season.
Opponents’ team total: over 8-4-3
Titans are 2-9 ATS as an underdog this season.
Lions 34, Bears 17
Detroit’s first five drives: 36 plays, 308 yards, 27 points.
Lions won 12 of their last 13 games (9-4 ATS).
Detroit is 7-0 SU/6-1 ATS on road this season.
Under Campbell, Lions are 9-3 ATS as a road favorite.
Under Campbell, Detroit is 8-1 ATS in NFC North road games.
This was only second outdoor game for Detroit this year.
WR Williams caught five passes for 143 yards and a TD.
Bears are 0-9 SU/2-7 ATS in last nine games.
Chicago has been outscored 102-42 in three games without Eberflus.
Bears are 0-10 when they score less than 24 points.
Bills 24, Patriots 21
Patriots’ first two drives: 22 plays, 141 yards, 14 points.
Patriots led 14-0 early in second quarter.
Patriots’ last eight drives: 46 plays, 226 yards, 7 points.
New England outgained Buffalo, 379-324
Patriots were 7-12 on third down, Bills 4-11
Bills won nine of their last ten games (7-3 ATS)
Buffalo is 9-0 when it allows less than 23 points, 0-3 if it allows 23+
RB Cook ran ball 11 times for 100 yards and a TD.
Patriots are 1-5 SU/4-2 ATS in last six visits to Buffalo.
Bills had 13 penalties for 78 yards, but had 3 takeaways.
Raiders 19, Jaguars 14
Raiders snapped their 10-game losing skid.
Las Vegas was +2 in turnovers (now minus-17 for season)
Rookie TE Bowers caught 11 passes for 99 yards.
Under is 4-0 in Raiders’ last four games.
Jaguars lost six of their last seven games (5-2 ATS).
WR Thomas caught 9 passes for 132 yards and a TD.
Last five games, Jaguars are minus-8 in turnovers.
Backup QB Jones is 19-29 as an NFL starter.
Dolphins 29, 49ers 17
49ers lost five of last six games, are 1-6 ATS since their bye.
49ers are 1-8 when they score less than 30 points.
Last six weeks, 49ers are minus-9 in turnovers.
49ers are 0-8 when they gain less than 400 yards.
49ers are 9-12 ATS in last 21 games with spread of 3 or less points.
Miami had a TD, four FG’s on its first six drives.
Dolphins K Sanders made those four FG’s, including a 54-yarder.
Dolphins won last four home games, scoring 34-34-32-29 points.
Over is 6-0 in their last six home games.
Miami ran ball for 166 yards, their best since Week 6.
Cowboys 26, Buccaneers 24
First seven Dallas drives: 43 plays, 263 yards, 26 points.
Cowboys led 23-14 at halftime.
Loss drops Tampa Bay into first-place with Atlanta in NFC South.
Over is 9-3 in last 12 games for both teams.
Tampa Bay outgained Dallas 410-317, but was minus-2 in turnovers.
Cowboys ran ball 20 times for only 31 yards.
Aubrey made three field goals: 58-58-53 yards.
Dallas won four of its last five games.
— Conference bowl records (SU/ATS)
AAC 1-1 SU/1-1 ATS
ACC 0-3 SU/0-3 ATS
Big 18 2-1 SU/2-1 ATS
Big X 0-1 SU/0-1 ATS
C-USA 1-2 SU/1-2 ATS
MAC 1-1 SU/1-0-1 ATS
M West 1-0 SU/1-0 ATS
SEC 2-1 SU/2-1 ATS
Sun Belt 2-1 SU/1-1-1 ATS
Favorites: 7-3-1 ATS
Totals: under 6-5
— In baseball, Washington Nationals acquired 1B Nathaniel Lowe from Texas, for lefty reliever Robert Garcia. Lowe hit .265 for Texas LY, with a .762 OPS.
— Mets re-signed lefty P Sean Manaea for three years, $75M; he was 12-6, 3.47 in 32 starts last year, has a career record of 77-62, 4.00 in 198 career starts.
— Phillies acquired lefty P Jesus Luzardo from the Marlins in a 4-player trade; the other three guys involved are all minor leaguers.
My lasting memory of Luzardo will always be when he was on the A’s, he was playing video games in the clubhouse, and broke his hand when he punched a table in anger because his video game didn’t go well. Not ideal.
