2022 NFL Week 6 Score Report

• Only 41 points a game this week.  Only one game beat 60.  (Last year:  49 -- a full eight point decrease).
• Season average:  43.27.  (Last year:  47.91.  Two years ago:  50.78)
• Home teams were 8-6 for the week for 49-42-1 for the year.  (Last year:  4-9 for 42-49)
• The Over was only 4-10, 37-56-1 for the year.  Meaning that the average NFL week is about 6-10 for the Over.  (Last year:  5-8-1 for 42-51-1, the same total as two years ago)
• Favorites were 7-7 against the number and 8-6 straight up.  The Chargers, however, were the only favorite to win but not cover -- the other six all lost.  (Last year:  8-6 ATS, 9-5 SU)
• Season:  37-52-3 ATS, 54-37-1 SU.  (Last year:  43-51 ATS, 58-36 SU)
• Team with more penalties was 6-5 for the week, 36-48-1 for the year.  (Last year:  5-8 for 40-43)
• 175 penalties for the week, up a smidge over the 170 from last year.  Season total for the 94 games:  1,138 this year, 1,176 last year.
• 3 Cliffhangers this week, including the Game of the Week and the Monday Nighter.  22 for the year.  (Last year:  4 for 25)
• 8 of the 14 games finished within 8 points.  57 of the first 94 games this year have finished within one score.  (Last year:  6 for only 45 -- meaning we have had 12 more games this year finish within one score.  That's almost two weeks' worth of close games, and we're only six weeks into the season, a full two games a week increase.)
• Only 2 non-competitive games this week.  Both were upsets (Atlanta and New England).  21 such games this year.  (Last year:  SEVEN for 33, meaning we have had 12 FEWER non-competitive games this year than last.  Two a week, again.)
• And 4 Last Chance Misses this week, for 35 for the year.  (Last year:  3 for 24 -- meaning almost the same difference.  11 in this case.)