Patriots-Steelers over-under is 30, lowest total in the NFL in decades

[underpants]

Are you excited about Bailey Zappe vs. Mitchell Trubisky in prime time? If you are, you might be a degenerate gambler looking forward to the lowest over-under seen in an NFL game in decades.

This week’s Patriots-Steelers game on Thursday Night Football has an over-under point total of 30 at most sports books. That’s a shockingly low total: Although historic data on gambling can be hard to find, StatMuse.com says there hasn’t been a total that low for an NFL game since 1993.

The Patriots’ last three games were losses by scores of 6-0, 10-7 and 10-6. They’ve had a string of low-scoring losses unseen since the 1938 Chicago Cardinals.

The Steelers’ last three games were a 24-10 loss, a 16-10 win and a 13-10 loss, and now they’ve got Trubisky at quarterback after an injury to starter Kenny Pickett.

Thursday night’s game could be ugly. And yet millions of us will watch. Because it’s football, and it’s on TV.
https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/patriots-steelers-over-under-is-30-lowest-total-in-the-nfl-in-decades

[TeamProg]

1. Won't watch, will be busy poking out my eyes. nt

[Clash City Rocker]

2. To put this in perspective

The day after the Patriots lost to the Chargers 6-0, the Arizona Coyotes beat the Washington Capitals by the exact same score. It’s rather rare for NHL and NFL games to have the same score. This was such a rare occurrence that it was mentioned on ESPN.

[underpants]

4. Wow

[True Dough]

9. If only the Padres and Red Sox were still in season

They could have played to a 6-0 final as well.

[Firestorm49]

3. "Over-Under". I enjoy football, but what the heck is "over-under"?

[underpants]

5. You bet whether you think both teams will score more or less than the number

If they score (combined) the same as the over under it’s a “push” and no one wins or loses on the bet.

[Firestorm49]

6. Thanks.

[genxlib]

7. Points or yards?

At the rate these two offences are going, they may not break 30 yards combined.

Weird to see two of the all-time most successful coaches struggling like this. All that legacy comes crashing to earth.

Personally, I can't stand Belichek so I hope he crashes right out of the league. But not before my dolphins beat him a few more times.

[underpants]

8. 😆👍

The Pats have scored 148 points and 16 TD’s in 12 games. WOW that’s bad.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/stats/_/name/ne

[Angleae]

10. And that's the reason they've only won 2 games this year.

[True Dough]

11. The game is at halftime and they've already gone over 30 points

Cash your bets!!!

[underpants]

13. My wife and I were watching the score while watching something else

I watch PTI every night and she has come to enjoy it. They were all over the under so we are cracking up. Can’t wait to see their reaction tomorrow.

[True Dough]

15. Man, Kornheiser and Wilbon are an institution

I don't catch them every night, but a lot of nights. I wish they could go on forever, so enjoyable.

[madinmaryland]

12. 21-10 at halftime! So what did belicheat do to put 21 points on the board?

[underpants]

14. Different QB. Zappee's line 16/24 220 yds. Avg per attempt 9.8 3TDs

Rating 118.1. He just threw his first interception on a tipped ball. We may have MORE points.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore/_/gameId/401547578

[True Dough]

16. They kept the expected pace in the second half

by adding just eight more points in total. Lousy!