Have opposing teams figured out the high-powered New England Patriots
offense? Two games don’t make a trend, but the Pats are averaging only 16.5
points per game in the past two after scoring at least 30 points in 13
consecutive games, one shy of the NFL record. New England faces fellow the
fellow division-leading New York Giants today, with the Pats opening as 9-point
favorites on Bodog’s NFL football odds. Get all your NFL player props and NFL team props at Bodog’s online sportsbook. New England enters off a 25-17 loss at Pittsburgh that temporarily cost the
Pats the top seed in the AFC. Tom Brady came into that one 6-1
with some gaudy stats vs. the Steelers in his career but threw for only 198
yards. And star receiver Wes Welker was held to just six
catches for 39 yards as New England was held to a season-low 213 total yards.
Brady was on pace to surpass Dan Marino’s single-season record
for passing yards but has now gone under 300 yards two games in a row. New
England dropped to third in total offense, second in passing and fifth in
scoring in the NFL. The biggest New England concern remains the NFL’s worst pass defense,
however. That unit allowed Ben Roethlisberger to throw for 365
yards and two scores, with Big Ben going 9-for-12 for 104 yards and both scores
on third downs. The Giants (5-2), who lead the NFC East by two games, are incredibly
fortunate to not have been the first victim this season by the winless Miami
Dolphins. The Fins led New York 14-3 at halftime and 17-13 with a little over 6
minutes left, but Eli Manning found Victor Cruz
for a 25-yard TD pass and New York held on. Manning has played like a
Pro Bowler this year and threw for 349 yards, two scores and no picks in that
one. This is the first time these teams have played since Super Bowl XLII, a 17-14
Giants stunner in Glendale, Ariz., as New England was attempting to finish the
season 19-0. Only around 20 players combined from both rosters were in that
game, although of course both Brady and Manning were. Since the beginning of the 2003 season, the Patriots are 26-2 in games
following a regular season loss. Over the last nine seasons, the Patriots have
only lost back-to-back games on two occasions, once in 2006 and once in 2009.
The Patriots have won 18 straight games at Gillette Stadium against NFC
opponents. New England is 6-1 ATS in its past seven after an ATS loss. Giants
haven’t covered in their past five vs. a team with a winning record. Get all your NFL odds at Bodog: HOME OF
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