*3 Star Play on Eagles* The Las Vegas Raiders are an extremely inconsistent team. It's already been seen this year. They topped the Ravens and won at Pittsburgh. They also lost at home to the Bears, and needed overtime to beat the Dolphins at home. 

Philadelphia ranks 6th in the NFL in yards per play margin. The Eagles have played a tough schedule as well. They had to take on the Cowboys, Chiefs, and Bucs all already. Philadelphia gets Lane Johnson back here and this offensive line has an advantage over the Raiders defensive front. Look for Miles Sanders to have room to run here. Las Vegas is giving up an ugly 4.64 yards per carry on the year. 

The Raiders rank worst in the NFL in yards per carry on offense. They do have a good passing game, but the Eagles defensive line is very solid and I expect them to get pressure on Carr without having to send blitzes. 

The Eagles have allowed only 15 plays of 20 yards or more so far this year (2nd best in the NFL). 

The Eagles played last Thursday so they had extra time to prepare for this contest. 

The Raiders put a bunch into last week's win over the Broncos in their first game without Gruden. I'm not convinced they'll be as good here.

Take the Eagles. 

*3 Star Play Under* The weather doesn't often play a major role in games played in Santa Clara, but it looks like it will play a very big role on Sunday night. Historic rains are headed for California and the west coast in general in the next few days. Forecasts currently call for 3-4 inches of rain on Sunday alone in the Santa Clara area. What about the wind? Sustained winds of 20 mph with gusts of 25-30 mph are in the forecast.

The Colts rank 26th in the NFL in tempo. The 49ers rank 22nd in the NFL in tempo. With these conditions we should see a lot of running plays and that means a moving clock far more often than in a normal NFL game. 

The under has been very good at Santa Clara in the past because of the thick grass. This surface could be a real mess in this kind of rainstorm.

Take the under. 

*3 Star Play Under* The New England Patriots and New York Jets met earlier this season. The Patriots won that game 25-6. The two teams averaged just 4.9 and 4.6 yards per play in that contest. 

New England and New York both play at a tempo slower than the NFL average. Both teams struggle badly to get big plays. New England has only 1 play of 40 yards or more all season. The Jets have only 18 plays of 20 yards or more (27th best in the NFL). Both teams have struggled badly in the red zone on offense as well. 

The Jets defense is above average against the run. The Patriots prefer to run the football when they can. The Patriots offense is very vanilla with Mac Jones at quarterback. 

The Jets offense has no running game. The Jets shockingly have zero rushing plays of 20 yards or more all year. They are one of only two teams in the NFL to have 0 rushing plays of 20 yards or more.

It looks like there be some wind in this game- nothing extreme but enough to possibly make both offenses a bit more conservative.

Take the under.