This spread opened as low as Lions -2.5 at some online shops, but the market quickly moved to Detroit -4 on Sunday night. The jury is still out on the Falcons quarterback after a pop-gun Week 1 and wretched first half against the Packers Sunday. This will be Atlanta’s first road test of the year and Desmond Ridder’s first taste of a rival crowd since two road starts last December. “That was a real, real, real home-field advantage for us today, and having them do that for the rest of the year will be a real, real home-field advantage,” Lions QB Jared Goff told the media.

And while Detroit lost in overtime to Seattle, the Seahawks were flagged for three false start penalties with snap counts drowned out by the Detroit faithful. The crowd for the Week 2 home opener donned blue ski masks and set a new stadium record for noise, cooking up a roar that maxed out at 127.5 decibels. Ford Field has become a frenzied environment since the preseason, with long-suffering Detroit Lions fans unleashing all that angst on visitors. The Atlanta Falcons have made good on all that sharp money that poured in on their NFL futures this offseason, bringing a 2-0 record to Motown in Week 3.Ī home-friendly start with back-to-back wins inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium against Carolina and Green Bay gets swapped out for one of the more disruptive settings in the NFL.

Letdown Spot: Atlanta Falcons (+4.5) at Detroit Lions Be sure to also check out my NFL Week 3 predictions for even more analysis of the week's most intriguing games. I size up the slate and give you the letdown, look-ahead, and schedule spots to consider in NFL Week 3. Situational handicapping may not present itself too much in the opening two weeks of the NFL season but by the time Week 3 odds roll around, teams are starting to feel the crunch of the schedule.Įarly upsets, upcoming contests, and extended road trips start to impact the quality of play on the field, and bettors with a keen eye for “spot bets” can fold these situations into their capping cadence when making NFL picks.

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