2022 NFL Week 16 Score Report

• 41.5 points per game this week -- probably more than expected with the weather over most of the country and most of the league operating on a short week.
• Season average is now 43.92 points per game.
• Home teams were 8-8 this week, 127-104-2 for the year.
• Over was 6-10 for 107-131-2.
• Favorites were 8-8 against the spread this week, 10-6 straight up.
• Season:  104-126-7 ATS, 152-81-2 straight up.
• Team with more penalties was 5-11 this week, 88-122-2 for the year.
• Only 148 accepted penalties this week (9.1 per game).  Season, for 240 games, 2,825 (11.7).
• Three Cliffhangers for the week, 58 for the year.
• Nine games finished within one score, 141 for the year, almost 60%.
• Six non-competitive games, for 58 for the season.
• Five Last Chance Misses for 87 for the year.

A couple of interesting notes:

• The Vikings Cliffhanger win was their 11th one-score win of the year, an NFL record.
• It was also their sixth Cliffhanger win.
• Because of the bomb cyclone, etc. seven of the 16 games kicked with Vegas (Caesar's Sportsbook is the one I use now) totals 38 or under.  Only two of the seven went over.
• Seven games finished with a total score under 35, and an eighth finished at 35.