2006 NFL Preseason Week1

May 23, 2008

The 2006 NFL Preseason week 1 is now in the bag and Ben Burns from Vegas Experts has taken a look and given us his recap. If you are looking to bet on the NFL preseason this year, then take a look at picking up one of his packages today.
The 2006 preseason has gotten off to a profitable start for ‘under’ bettors. In fact, 12 of the first 16 games have dipped below the number. ‘Underdogs’ had a 9-6-1 ‘against the spread’ advantage .

A few early observations and statistics appear below.

Scoring

With 12 of 16 games falling below the ‘total’ its no surprise that the first 17 games averaged only 31.94 points. A closer look shows that only three games surpassed the 40-point mark and that only one game finished above 50 points.

Notable Performances

- Maybe the Texans should have taken him with the first pick? Reggie Bush ran for 44 yards on his second carry. He finished with six rushes for 59 yards.

- Donovan McNabb appears fully recovered. In two brief appearances he has completed 10 of 12 (83%) passes for 107 yards.

- Jay Cutler, the 11th overall pick, had a solid debut for Denver. Cutler completed 16 of 22 passes for 192 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions.

- Steve McNair was sharp in his first game as a Raven. McNair completed four of five passes.

- Maybe the Cowboys’ backup situation isn’t too bad afterall. Tony Romo was 19 of 25 for 235 yards.

- Philip Rivers went 15 of 21 throwing for 16–first half yards and leading the Chargers to two touchdowns.

- Drew Brees looked a bit rusty at first but settled down to complete five of nine passes for 60 yards.

- Vince Young connected on just four of 11 pass attempts. In Young’s defense, he had a 50-yard pass dropped and he also rushed for 28 yards. He also left the game with a mild ankle sprain.

- Billy Volek was relatively solid in completing four of seven passes for 55 yards.

- Brett Favre struggled in a five for 10 outing. However, Aaron Rodgers was decent, going nine of 11 for 124 yards.

- Although he played just one series, Dante Culpepper said he ‘felt great.’ Culpepper completed one of two passes for just two yards.

- The Raiders may be 2-0 but new quarterback Aaron Brooks has yet to find his rhythm. Backups Walter and Tuiasosopo have been mediocre, at best.

New Coaches Are Winners…Barely

Teams with new head coaches were 6-5 ‘straight up’ and 6-5 ATS. Note that in a couple of cases, like last night’s Raiders/Vikings game, there were two new coaches facing each other.

Is this the year of the NFC?

In recent baseball seasons, the American League has dominated the National League. The same can be said in football, where the American Football Conference (AFC) has dominated the National Football Conference (NFC) throughout the new millennium. However, if Week 1 preseason results mean anything (and I’m not saying that they do) this could be the year that the NFC returns to its winning ways. Despite the AFC representative winning both the Sunday and Monday games, the NFC still held a decided overall edge. NFC teams are currently 11-6 while teams from the AFC are just 6-11. I’ll keep an eye on this trend during the next three weeks of the exhibition season.

Written by Jack Jones · Filed Under NFL

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