Dec 19, 2022
Morning Coffee: A FanDuel Best Bet For Monday Night Football
It was one of the wildest wins and covers I’ve watched in my entire life. In a year in which we’ve seen some remarkable finishes, it’s still hard to believe what happened at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday. This is the Morning Coffee for Monday December 19th, 2022.
It was one of the wildest wins and covers I’ve watched in my entire life.
In a year in which we’ve seen some remarkable finishes, it’s still hard to believe what happened at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday.
The New England Patriots were in position to take the Las Vegas Raiders to overtime as the final seconds of regulation ticked down.
What happened next is inexplicable.
That Patriots’ loss was one of several absolutely bizarre swings that we saw around the NFL over the weekend.
Let’s begin with a look back at some of them with The FanDuel Five from Sunday.
This is the Morning Coffee for Monday December 19th, 2022.
Recapping The FanDuel Five From Sunday
Patriots Blow Trip To Vegas In Remarkable Fashion
The Patriots led the Raiders 24-17 late in the fourth quarter before Derek Carr threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Keelan Cole with 32 seconds left to tie it.
With the ball and the final seconds of regulation ticking down, it looked like the game was headed to overtime.
Then, this happened.
Former Patriot Chandler Jones took the ball to the house for the walk-off defensive score with no time left on the clock.
Per ESPN Stats & Info, it was just the second go-ahead defensive touchdown on the final play of regulation in NFL history.
As for Jakobi Meyers, who threw the lateral that set up the touchdown, what else can you say?
It was one of the worst decisions in NFL history.
Vikings Complete Largest Comeback In NFL History
Just 24 hours earlier, the Minnesota Vikings completed the largest comeback win in NFL history.
Minnesota overcame a 33-point deficit to beat the Indianapolis Colts 39-36.
The Vikings could be found as high as +5500 to win live at FanDuel in-game.
Minnesota clinched the NFC North title with the victory.
If there is a silver lining for anybody who bet on the Colts, at least they covered.
Bengals Rally To Beat Buccaneers In Tampa
The Vikings weren’t the only team to come back from down double-digits in Week 15.
The Cincinnati Bengals trailed 17-0 against the Bucs before storming back to win the game 34-23.
Joe Burrow threw for 200 yards and four touchdowns.
It was Tom Brady’s first career game with multiple interceptions and multiple fumbles.
It was one of three Week 15 games in which the winning team trailed by 17 points or more.
The Jacksonville Jaguars came back from down 17 points to beat the Dallas Cowboys 40-34.
Chiefs Win, Texans Cover In Houston
The Kansas City Chiefs were a 14.5-point favourite against the Houston Texans at FanDuel on Sunday.
While they rallied to win the game 30-24 in overtime, they never came close to covering that massive spread.
Patrick Mahomes threw for 336 yards and two touchdowns in the win.
The Chiefs clinched their seventh straight NFC West title.
A Rough Week For The NFC East
The Patriots, New York Jets and Miami Dolphins all lost in Week 15.
The Buffalo Bills, which beat Miami on Saturday night, are the lone AFC East team that picked up a win over the weekend.
With New England, New York and Miami all losing, combined with the Jaguars and Los Angeles Chargers both winning, the AFC playoff picture is a lot more interesting this morning than it was heading into Week 15.
The Chargers and Dolphins are 8-6.
The Patriots and Jets are 7-7.
The Jaguars, Raiders, Browns and Steelers are 6-8.
After an absolutely wild weekend, the AFC playoff picture is set up for a very interesting finish to the regular season.
Messi, Argentina Win FIFA World Cup 2022
In the final FIFA World Cup game of his legendary career, Lionel Messi went out on top as Argentina won the final in a penalty shootout over France.
It was the first FIFA World Cup Final in which both teams scored three goals.
It was also the third FIFA World Cup Final to go to a penalty shootout.
Argentina was +550 to win FIFA World Cup 2022 at FanDuel before the tournament.
It was Argentina’s third World Cup title and its first since 1986.
A FanDuel Best Bet For Monday Night Football
The final stop for Week 15 in the NFL goes tonight with the Green Bay Packers set to host the Los Angeles Rams on Monday Night Football.
The Packers, which have covered eight straight meetings including the playoffs, are a seven-point favourite for tonight’s game this morning at FanDuel.
The total is 39.5.
Each of Green Bay’s last four games have gone over the total.
As for my FanDuel Best Bet for Monday Night Football, I’ll go with Tutu Atwell over 32.5 receiving yards.
Atwell had five catches for 50 yards on nine targets in last week’s remarkable comeback win over the Raiders.
He’s gone for 48+ receiving yards in three of his last four games.
With Baker Mayfield at quarterback, I think Atwell will be in line for another busy night at Lambeau Field.
I’ll make Atwell over 32.5 receiving yards my FanDuel Best Bet for Monday Night Football.