| 'Dogs have been barking in the NFL's primetime slots over the past few weeks. Across Thursday, Sunday and Monday night football over the last 3+ weeks, primetime underdogs have gone 9-1 straight-up, 10-0 against the spread. |
| The number is reduced, but It's still a rare underdog role this week for Kansas City. The Chiefs are 10-4 vs. the line when getting points since the 2022 campaign. Meanwhile, the defending Super Bowl champ Seahawks have just one spread cover (but two spread pushes: 1-3-2) into Sunday night. |
| Green Bay won-and-covered both meetings last season after Detroit pulled off the two-game sweep in 2024. Four of the Packers' last five games have stayed under the total. |
| Five of the Broncos' six games have stayed under the total, and the lone game that went over (vs LA Rams) only saw one touchdown in the first 36 minutes before the scoring floodgates opened in the fourth quarter. |
| The Falcons have landed "over" in all four games since QB Michael Penix returned to active duty on September 24 at Green Bay. |
| Five of the last six meetings in this cross-conference matchup have stayed under the total, with the last one being Minnesota's 21-13 victory in November 2024. The under is 4-1 in Minnesota's games this season. Over the last four contests, the Vikings' defense has allowed an average of 10.5 points per game. |
| Through Week 6, division underdogs have gone 15-12-1 straight-up, 20-8 against the spread this season. Per betting analyst Evan Abrams, that's the second-best start for division underdogs at the betting window in the Super Bowl era. |
| Tampa Bay has won six of the last seven installments of this NFC South series, but Carolina stayed within the number in both contests last year as both games stayed under their respective totals. |
| The road team has covered nine of the past 11 meetings in this AFC North rivalry. |
| Favorites of -6 and higher have gone 8-19-3 against the spread this season. At least one favorite of 6+ points has lost in each of the first six weeks after Tennessee and Arizona both pulled off outright upsets last week. |
| New Orleans is taking "slow starts" to a different level over the past few years. Per NFL betting analyst Evan Abrams, the Saints have gone 1-22-4 straight-up, 4-23 against the spread in the first quarter over their last 27 games. |
| For what it's worth, the underdog has pulled off an outright upset win each of the last four weeks on Thursday Night Football. Atlanta upset Green Bay in Week 3, Cleveland upset Pittsburgh in Week 4, Tampa Bay upset Dallas in Week 5 and Denver beat Seattle as a home 'dog last week. |
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