NFL Week 13 Early Leans & Stats of the Week
0-0 last week for 0.00 units which makes week 12 my 4th best of the season. Sad but true. Back to the usual posting schedule this week.
Stats of the Week
1) The New Orleans Saints are averaging 37 points/game this season and are on pace to barely exceed New England’s 2007 record of 589 points. They lead the NFL with 22 interceptions; FS Darren Sharper got his 8th Monday night.
2) Drew Brees is averaging over 9 yards per pass attempt this season. Only 23 other quarterbacks have ever averaged 9 yards or more per attempt in a season, and half of them are in the Hall of Fame.
3) Cleveland’s Brady Quinn was 15/34 for 100 yards against the Bengals on Sunday. 2.94 yards/pass attempt.
4) St. Louis’s Steven Jackson leads the NFL with 238 carries. Since 1970, the league’s leading ball carrier has played for a team with a losing record just six times.
5) The Jacksonville Jaguars lost their two west coast games this season by a combined score of 61-3. No team does close wins and blowout losses quite like the Jaguars.
6) New England’s Wes Welker leads the league with 98.4 receiving yards per game.
7) Prior toVince Young’s drive, Tennessee had gained 433 yards of offense on the day. They moved the ball effectively all game and have averaged 29 points since the bye week/Vince Young took over. Sadly, their odds of making the playoffs are not very good.
8) Tennessee has covered every game in their 5 game win streak. They visit Indy(-6.5) Sunday.
9) In the who cares department, Peyton Manning leads the NFL in Pro-Bowl balloting through week 12. The Colts set an NFL record Sunday, winning 11 games for the 7th season in a row.
10) Denver(-4.5) is in Kansas City on Sunday where they have won 7 of their last 8 games. The one loss was last season when the Chiefs were 2-14.
Early Leans
Phhiladelphia @ Atlanta (+6)
