Some interesting issues are uncovered when taking a close look at the Week Eleven results in the NFL. This gives us some areas to “dig a little deeper” as we head into Week Twelve of the NFL season. Each week in the NFL there are often disparate results that can lead to line value in the very next week and that is what we attempt to uncover in this News and Notes column. Here are three “tidbits” that can be taken into consideration when you are handicapping some of the match-ups on this week’s NFL card!

The Pittsburgh/San Diego match-up certainly caught the attention of a lot of interested parties after the amazing finish! Should it or should it not have been a touchdown? We all have heard the answer to that by now and there are different ways to look at this game from a wagering standpoint. Even though Pittsburgh's late score should have counted and even though that would have given them the cash in this game, a lot of San Diego backers would have been sick! That's because the Chargers were getting about 5 points and, to that point, they had only allowed 11 points in the game! From that standpoint, the Chargers deserved the cover. However, let's not forget that San Diego turned the ball over three times while the Steelers did not turn the ball over once! Pittsburgh also outgained the Chargers 410-204 in the game! It just might be that the Chargers luck may run out this week. They're hosting Indianapolis but the Chargers are off of a sloppy (and crazy!) cover last Sunday!

Houston got the cover at Indianapolis last week but the Texans had just over half the first downs that the Colts had as Indy won that battle 30 to 16. The Texans gave up 475 yards of offense in the game and could struggle this week again. They're traveling to Cleveland and are facing a Browns offense that is quickly gaining confidence with Brady Quinn at quarterback. After a bit of a "fortunate" cover last week, the Texans may not be so fortunate against a Browns team that is likely to play hard the rest of the season as they look to build momentum for next season with Quinn now under center!

The Rams lost by 19 points at San Francisco last week but outgained the 49'ers by 72 yards. As you would expect part of the culprit was turnovers for St Louis as they turned it over 3 times. The point is that the Rams, to an extent, deserved better last week and that was on the road at San Francisco. This week they are at home hosting the Bears and that's the same Chicago team that was dominated at Green Bay last week in a 37-13 final. The Bears may bounce back with a win this week but will they cover the big spread? Based on last week's results the Rams might not be as "bad off" as some think. Taking a closer look inside the numbers is the key!

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