The New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons meet up Thursday night in a great preseason matchup. Here’s the preview from BroburySports.com.
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Atlanta is a 2 ½-point home favorite at Brobury with a total of 37 points. FOX will broadcast at 8 pm ET.
Both teams are coming off opening preseason wins. New England beat New Orleans 27-24 as 1 ½-point home favorites. The Pats had a 24-7 lead at one point, but let up a kickoff return for a touchdown and needed a late field goal to win.
New England looks to have all the pieces on offense, even with Wes Welker’s knee injury from last year. He traveled with the team and could play, but they should be able to score even without him. Quarterback Tom Brady seems extra motivated as he nears a contract extension with the team.
The Patriots have a lot of young pieces on defense and played well against the Saints. The loss of defensive end Ty Warren for the year hurts, and a number of other defenders are listed as questionable this week.
Atlanta is 10/1 to win the NFC, while New England is 5/1 in the AFC. The Falcons were as hurt as any team in football last year with quarterback Matt Ryan and running back Michael Turner both missing time.
Both guys are healthy now and they beat Kansas City 20-10 last week as 2 ½-point home favorites. That game would have been a lot closer if not for Kansas City turnovers. The Falcons are missing cornerback Dunta Robinson and some other key defenders for Thursday.
They’ll have to play a lot better to take down New England.
Brett Favre watch
The Brett Favre news is breaking once again and this time there shouldn’t be any changes. He’s officially back with the Vikings and even practiced with the team on Wednesday. Favre said he was doing the team a ‘favor’ by coming back.
Minnesota is back down to 4/1 to win the NFC at Brobury. That puts them tied with rival Green Bay and just behind Dallas and defending champ New Orleans (both +350). The NFC North odds haven’t been updated, but Minny should be close with the Packers.
The Vikings dropped to 10/1 to win the NFC a couple of weeks ago after Favre reportedly texted his teammates he was going to retire. The thought of Tarvaris Jackson being the full-time starter sent oddsmakers into a tizzy.
Now Favre will have to back up his decision by playing well.
