Week 1 Total

In history when things turn sour and there happens to be a mob or a riot or some form of a attacks they refer to the day as "bloody." You know as in....

"Bloody Sunday" - referring to when British military opened fire on Catholic civil rights supporters in 1972

"Bloody Monday" - referring to when Protestant mobs attacked neighborhoods in Kentucky on August 6, 1855

"Bloody Tuesday" - referring to when civil rights activists were attacked in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 1964

You. Get. The. Point.

Well, let's just say that we had our own little "Bloody Sunday" in week one. Anytime, it seemed like our bets had a little momentum moving in the right direction - something seemed to derail them. To cap things off, Stafford looked really good throwing the deep ball against the Chicago defense we thought so highly of. Here is a breakdown of what went right (nothing) and what went wrong (everything)....

Single Game Bets

A) Pittsburgh v Buffalo: Over 43.5 points

Well, the Steelers did their job. No one - and I certainly mean NO ONE - would have guessed that a Josh Allen led Buffalo offense would only score 16 points. I would make this same bet 100 times over and feel confident that it would hit over 90% of the time. 

B) Chicago v LA Rams: Chicago +4

Stafford is good... Dalton is.... well, let's just say that I would not be shocked is Fields isn't starting sooner rather than later. The Rams may have just shown that they are an NFC contender and now that Stafford has a legitimate defense and offense full of weapons, we may see his best this season.

Parlays

A) Cardinals/Vikings/Jets ML

Cardinals are good - like, really good. We know that the Titans are going to be good and we know that they were out of sync in season opener. However, Murray looked like he was playing with a mission in mind. The Vikings and the Jets obviously dropped the ball here. More blame shifts to the Vikings than the Jets. I was expecting the Vikings to win, a solid rushing attack combined with two legit wide receivers and you still can't manage to beat the Bengals. Ouch.

B) 49ers/Chiefs/Giants/Raiders ML

This one hurt. Who would have thought that Melly Mel was going to have the day he had. Ridiculous - if the Giants win, we could have hedged our bet and at least guaranteed some money on the week. And just so we are aware - here at Stacking the Bet.... WE ALWAYS HEDGE OUR BETS!!!

Player Props

A) Michael Pittman Jr. over 47.5 yards

I am not going to lie I am more shocked by this one by anything. Not was Pittman supposed to be the number one receiver - but the game pretty lended itself to Indy throwing the ball. Yet somehow, Pittman was only able to manage 4 targets. Call this guy Michael Pitiful Jr. Yeah, that wasn't good.

B) James Robinson to score 1st Touchdown 

I am hoping that everyone is as shocked by the way this game went as I am. I did not think the Texans were a good offensive football team.... and I still don't. What is there to say? Everyone in the NFL is a professional athlete. Sometimes it is just your day - today was Tyrod Taylor's day. Good for him. It cost us... but good for him.

You know, Mike Tyson once said, "Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the face." We just got punched in the face. Time decide if we are checking into fight or flight.

The.

Answer.

is.

FIGHT.