{"id":5847,"date":"2023-01-09T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/nfc-wildcard-game-opening-line-includes-cowboys-as-slight-favorites-over-bucs\/"},"modified":"2023-01-09T07:01:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T07:01:00","slug":"nfc-wildcard-game-opening-line-includes-cowboys-as-slight-favorites-over-bucs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/nfc-wildcard-game-opening-line-includes-cowboys-as-slight-favorites-over-bucs\/","title":{"rendered":"NFC Wildcard Game Opening Line Includes Cowboys As Slight Favorites Over Bucs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>With the NFC playoff field set, the only packing Green Bay will do is Cancun. Jamal Williams&#8217; 1-yard touchdown, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/erikschlitt\/status\/1612302977112449024?s=20&amp;t=PzaibvaVCex_wppNJq14gQ\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a perfectly executed hook-and-ladder\" class=\"link \">Perfectly executed hooks and ladders<\/a> He brought the Packers&#8217; postseason hopes to their knees and sent the Seattle Seahawks to the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Here are BetMGM&#8217;s opening lines for the NFC Wildcard round:<\/p>\n<p>Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan came in this year with a 2-8 career record against Pete Carroll and the Seahawks, but San Francisco won 27-7 at home in Week 2, with the rookies in charge. Dominating the season series with an impressive 21-13 victory. QB Brock Purdy in Week 15.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams have unlikely heroes under center. His Seahawks QB Geno Smith entered the season with five starts since 2015. After defeating Drew his lockout as Russell Wilson&#8217;s successor, Carroll gave Smith a playoff berth and a chance to comeback as his Player of the Year trophy.<\/p>\n<p>Purdy was this year&#8217;s &#8220;Mr. Irrelevant&#8221; title given to final picks in the NFL Draft. He won all five starts after Jimmy Garoppolo&#8217;s broken leg. The Niners are on his 10th straight win, and he&#8217;s a big favorite to record his 11th straight win against a Seattle defense that has surrendered his third-most rushing yards. San Francisco ran for 359 total yards against the Seahawks this season.<\/p>\n<p>Only two teams are ranked within the top 20 of DVOA in the playoffs and will meet in a rematch starting in Week 16. In this game, Greg his Joseph kicked his goal on his 61-yard field and time expired to walk the Giants. Off, 27-24.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeifertESPN\/status\/1612217974093656064?s=20&amp;t=x726MjQsSCZFghE-kyBWlA\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the first team in NFL history\" class=\"link \">First team in NFL history<\/a> Finish the season with at least 13 wins and a negative goal difference. Bakers his dozen they put on the win row is his 7.2 more wins in football than his estimated 5.8 wins with the Outsiders.<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"link caas-button collapse-button\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\" data-ylk=\"elm:readmore;slk:Story continues\">story continues<\/button><\/p>\n<p>Learning from mistakes is a sign of improvement, and the Cowboys have a lot of room to improve after their Week 1 performance compared to the Bucks scoring a field goal in an embarrassing 19-3 loss. Dak Prescott has had a 1-3 record in the playoffs against the Commanders for 128 yards. In one of the worst outings he&#8217;s gotten out of.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t all roses for Tom Brady this season either, as it is the first time in his 23-year career that he has recorded a losing season as a starter. In his 2022 campaign for Brady, he threw for his lowest touchdown percentage of his career (3.4%) and his lowest one attempt yards in 20 years (6.4%). His 52.0 QBR is the worst he has finished a season since ESPN published his stats in 2006.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 640px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is 1-3 in the playoffs.  (Photo by Cooper Neal\/Getty Images)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/7LpNASkaauQ_h2IFzmyTsg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2022-12\/2c1d67f0-8fe9-11ed-aef9-ec2eb4ce93d0\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is 1-3 in the playoffs.  (Photo by Cooper Neal\/Getty Images)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/7LpNASkaauQ_h2IFzmyTsg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2022-12\/2c1d67f0-8fe9-11ed-aef9-ec2eb4ce93d0\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is 1-3 in the playoffs.  (Photo by Cooper Neal\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>Statistics provided by Pro Football Reference, teamrankings.com, StatMuse, and Football Outsiders.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMijAFodHRwczovL3Nwb3J0cy55YWhvby5jb20vbmZsLWJldHRpbmctb3BlbmluZy1saW5lcy1mb3ItdGhlLW5mYy13aWxkLWNhcmQtZ2FtZXMtaW5jbHVkZXMtY293Ym95cy1hcy1zbGlnaHQtZmF2b3JpdGVzLW92ZXItYnVjcy0wNzAxMjY1NTIuaHRtbNIBlAFodHRwczovL3Nwb3J0cy55YWhvby5jb20vYW1waHRtbC9uZmwtYmV0dGluZy1vcGVuaW5nLWxpbmVzLWZvci10aGUtbmZjLXdpbGQtY2FyZC1nYW1lcy1pbmNsdWRlcy1jb3dib3lzLWFzLXNsaWdodC1mYXZvcml0ZXMtb3Zlci1idWNzLTA3MDEyNjU1Mi5odG1s?oc=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] With the NFC playoff field set, the only packing Green Bay will do is Cancun. 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