Week 3 NFL Score Report

• Was on pace to be the lowest scoring week in a year and a half (and, probably, barely, still was!!), but the last four totals being 58, 59, 58, and 62 at least pumped this week's PPG number to 45.375 -- nowhere close to last year's 52.1875.
• Season PPG through three weeks:  47.333, down 3 1/2 points from last year's 50.958.
• Home teams:  Clawed to 8-8, needed six of the last seven results, though, to get there.  23-24 for the season so far.  (Last year:  6-9-1 for 25-22-1)
• Over was 1-11 for the week at one point, but the last 4 games went over for 5-11 for the week and 20-28 for the season.  (Last year:  9-7 for 29-19)
• Favorites:  7-9 against the spread, 9-7 straight up.  Season:  18-30 against the number, 27-21 only straight up.  (Last year:  ATS:  8-8 for 23-24.  SU:  9-6-1 for 32-14-1)
• Team with more penalties was 5-6 for 20-21 for the year.  (Last year:  6-7 for 19-23)
• Number of penalties was down this week:  195 (about 12.2 a game) for 629 for the season (13.1 per game)  Last year:  187 for 567.
• Weird week:  The 5 Cliffhangers were the only 5 games to finish within 8 points.  11 Cliffhangers and 22 finals within one score so far this season.  (Last year:  6 Cliffhangers in Week 3 for 11 total.  10 games finished within one score for 24 total.)
• 5 non-competitive games, 17 for the year.  (Last year:  5 for 15)
• And just the 1 Last Chance Miss for 9 total so far in 2021.  (Last year:  4 for 16)