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Buffalo beat the Rams 37–34 in overtime last night.
Four Bills penalties handed the Rams a first down.
Three of those drives ended in touchdowns. That's 21 of the Rams' 34 points.
The box score says the Rams put up 34. The drives say Buffalo kept handing them first downs.
The Bears get to the red zone. Finishing is the problem: 13 of 24 trips ended in a TD, tied for 19th.
New England allows TDs on 9 of 17 trips inside the 20.
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The Bears have a cheat code. 15 drives with a sack, 3 points allowed.
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New England has turned it over on 13 of 57 drives this season. Worst rate in the NFL.
Once Chicago wins an early down, offenses move the chains on just 4 of 28 sets. Best in the NFL.
Bad combination for the Patriots at Soldier Field.
Bears defense on drives where it gets a sack: 3 points allowed. 15 drives.
Every other drive: 110 points on 43.
Nobody shuts it down harder once the rush gets home. New England's line allows a sack on just 8 of 57 drives, 7th best. Something gives tonight.
Packers at Lions is the big play vs the best finisher in football.
Green Bay has 25 gains of 20+ yards. Detroit gives up more of those per drive than any defense.
But the Lions turn 17 of 22 red zone trips into TDs, and the Packers allow TDs on 15 of 22.
Sevens vs threes decides it.
Patriots at Bears is decided on 1st down.
Once Chicago wins an early down, offenses move the chains on 4 of 28 sets. Best in the NFL.
New England's way out is the big play. 23 gains of 20+ yards, and the Bears rank 24th at stopping them.
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When the Bucs get a sack, field position tells two different stories. Through Week 6, all six of those drives that reached Tampa territory still ended in points: five field goals and a touchdown. The four that never crossed midfield all ended in punts.
Green Bay’s only scoring sack drive through Week 6 took two third-down conversions after the sack: 14 yards on third-and-13, then Golden’s TD on third-and-6. The other 10 sack drives finished scoreless.
Getting to the quarterback hasn’t always finished the drive for San Francisco. Opponents have still scored on five of nine possessions with a 49ers sack this season. Washington’s job tonight: keep playing after the hit.
San Francisco has moved the chains on 10 of 15 sets of downs after a sack, loss or its own early-down flag, second in the NFL. Tonight, watch whether Washington can keep a bad early play from becoming another 49ers first down.
Seattle keeps getting the stop and giving it back. Its defense has extended seven drives with flags on failed third downs this season. Six ended in points, five in touchdowns. Thursday's face mask repeated it: Denver was short on third and 10, got new downs and went on to score.
Week 5: the team that stayed on schedule more than its opponent went 12-2.
Winners were on schedule on 64% of their sets, losers 55%. It showed up on 3rd down too. Winners converted 44%, losers 36%.
Win 1st and 2nd down and you were usually winning the game.
On schedule means moving the chains on 1st or 2nd down, or getting to 3rd and 3 or shorter.
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Knock Buffalo back. Might be worse for you. Bills drives with a sack, a loss or their own flag on 1st or 2nd down: 14 TDs in 24. Clean drives: 6 in 26. League goes the other way, 23% to 25%. After Vegas forces that setback, offenses still move the chains 54%. 27th.
Thursday night: who gets knocked off schedule first? After a sack, a loss or its own flag on 1st or 2nd down, Seattle moved the chains 6 of 30 times. Dead last. Denver: 5 of 18, 30th. League: 46%. Denver rarely gets hit there. Seattle's D hits you more than all but one team.
Buffalo lost ground on 1st or 2nd down 6 times. Moved the chains on 5.
Tied late, Allen ran for 15 on 3rd and 5, 21 on 2nd and 17. TD.
Bills move the chains 71% after a negative play. NFL best.
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