NFL, if you don't start getting a handle on the unprofessionalism in your league, you're going to lose it...

For the first time in 32 years, the NFL now has two 20+ point spreads in the same week.  (And that was due to scabs crossing in the strike -- according to ESPN, the last time this happened without scabs was in 1977.)

As noted yesterday, for the first time in 12 years, the NFL has a team favored by 18 points or more in consecutive weeks.

The majority of sportsbooks now have New England as a 22.5 point favorite over the Jets, and Dallas a 21 (briefly 21.5) point favorite over Miami.

You've got a situation that is threatening to spiral completely out of control in this league.

Continued context from ESPN:  This would be only the 36th and 37th in the history of the league that a team was a 21 point favorite or more.

The line has moved a FULL TOUCHDOWN (six points -- from 16.5 to 22.5) in the New England game.  This doesn't happen without direct point-shaving, etc. and so forth.  It just does...  not...  happen.

It also moved 15 to 21.5 at the Superbook for the Miami, including a direct FOUR POINT MOVE 16.5 to 20.5 -- some recent betting just as I posted this, according to VegasInsider, has moved the line back to 21.