The 'byes' began in Week 3 and Auto Lotto Processor Review despite the fact that Weeks 3 and 4 saw a combined total of just 28 games (compared to the 32 games played during Weeks 1 and 2), the number of scoring plays of 50-plus yards rose from just six in the first two weeks (three of those came on defense or special teams), to 16! Highlights from just this past weekend were Justin Miller's (NYJ) 103-yard TD on a KO return, Adrian Wilson's (Az) 99-yard interception TD, Marques Colston's (NO) 86-yard TD reception and Jerious Norwood's (Atl) 78-yard TD run.
Scoring rose as well, as the Week 3 games averaged 41.6 PPG and the Week 4 games averaged a season-high 46.4 PPG. As one would expect, more games went over as well, with eight of 14 games topping the total in Week 3 and nine of 14 games going over in Week 4. That's a two-week total in which 17 of the 28 games went over (60.7 percent), after the first two weeks saw just 36.7 percent of the games (not including the two pushes) go over.
Another thing to note after the season's first four weeks, is that favorites are not dominating as they did last year. The 2005 NFL season could have easily been called "The Year of the Favorite," as favorites finished 142-104-9 (one game closed pick) on the season, for a winning percentage of 57.7 percent. Road favorites finished an incredible 48-29-4 (62.3 percent), burying long-time 'home dog' bettors on the year.
