Geoff Schwartz
FOX Sports Betting Analyst
The NFL wild card races are tight after 15 weeks of football. After Sunday, only six of 32 teams have been eliminated from playoff contention. There are four NFC teams sitting at 7-7, while the AFC has four teams at 8-6 and another two at 7-7. It feels wide open with plenty of room for movement over the final three weeks of the season.
With that being said, here is my stock up and down report for Week 15.
STOCK UP
Tua Tagovailoa
The Miami Dolphins quarterback had the game he needed without his superstar wide receiver Tyreek Hill in the lineup. Fair or unfair, people equate the success of the Dolphins offense and their quarterback to Hill, the all-world wideout who’s on pace to break the single-season NFL receiving yards record. When Hill was limited in the Dolphins during last Monday’s loss to the Tennessee Titans, we all witnessed on national TV the Dolphins’ offensive struggle without Hill. Smart football people began to question if Tua could operate without Hill, and while it’s a small sample size, he crushed it Sunday without his best weapon. Tua was an efficient 21 of 24 for 224 yards, including a long TD pass of 60 yards to Jaylen Waddle.
I do not believe Tua or the Dolphins have confidence issues on offense, but if they had struggled against the New York Jets, that would have depressed the offense heading into a monster back-to-back games against the Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens. Sunday was an excellent day for the Fins.
Buffalo Bills
Two weeks ago, the Bills were 50/1 to win the Super Bowl. They beat the Kansas City Chiefs and went directly to 14/1 before kickoff Sunday against the Cowboys. After the Bills dominated Dallas in every phase of the game, I’d have to imagine the Bills move under 10/1. The Bills, who are only 8-6 and depending on tiebreakers, might not even be a wild card team as I type this, but they are absolutely a favorite to win the AFC….
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Publish date : 2023-12-18 02:10:55
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