2017 Week Six NFL Score Report

I still have to do last Friday's Fine Blotter.  Will get to at least some of it before I go to bed.

No comparisons on this one.  I think I forgot to do Week Six last year!

First the numbers, then the ratings, then a look around...

• 48.14 points a game this week, including a 90-point monstrosity between New Orleans and Detroit featuring FIVE defensive touchdowns and a sixth off the special teams.  Season per-game average is up to 44.55.
• First piece of big news this week:  Home teams went 6-8 this week, deepening the current hole to 43-46 for the season. That's right:  Road teams are 3 over .500.
• The Over went 8-6 for 44-43-4.
• And then to the biggest:  Only THREE NFL teams covered this week.   3-11 against the number.  Only Houston, New Orleans, and this monstrosity covered the number....

Monday is starting to get a reputation for improbable late covers. pic.twitter.com/rQt3P2l0yi

— Jon Campbell (@JonnyOddsShark) October 17, 2017

The line in that game was Tennessee -7. That Ole job got the cover.

• ... and only 5-9 straight-up!!!  So, for the year, teams are 37-54 against the number and 51-40 straight up.
• Want some scarier numbers?   22-38 ATS the last four weeks, 30-30 straight up.
• Team with more penalties was 3-9 this week, with two even.  40-43-8 for the year.
• Two non-competitive games for the week (total:  29)
• Four games got within one score but didn't end there.  (total:  14)
• Eight games ended within one score.  (total:  48)
• Two Cliffhangers (Chicago's win in overtime was a double, their opponents needing a Cliffhanger TD + 2 for the tie.  And the Chargers beat the Raiders with a field goal at the gun.)  (Total:  17)
• Also two last chance misses for 17 total as well.

I don't need Sports Media Watch for the generalities this week:  ESPN has picked up on this one instead!

• An aggregate of NFL ratings this season by Nielsen has shown viewership down 7.5% to just 15 million viewers a week.
• Going to Sports Media Watch specifically:  Monday Night's ratings sucked, but they sucked the same as last year -- no appreciable change.
• Sunday Night was up 16% ratings, 19% viewers over an even weaker matchup last year.
• CBS National Window got nailed hard, though:  Down 24% ratings, 26% viewers.
• CBS Regional Window down 14% ratings and 17% viewers to the worst non-London window of the year.
• FOX' Single Window was down 12%.