Final Week 4 Preseason Trends :

[Kramer]

Week 4 is dependant on how their team performed the previous week. If everything went relatively smoothly in Week 3, the starters typically see very little playing time in the preseason finale.

However, a new coach on a team that is winless, or which struggled in Week 3, may elect to give his starters more playing time in Week 4. The reason for this being that they'd like to "right the ship" before the "real thing" kicks-off in September.

Week 4

From 2005-2007, the final combined scores of the Week 4 games averaged 34.94 points.

2005

The final week of the 2005 preseason proved to be relatively high-scoring with the 16 games averaging 40.19 points. Twelve finished with more than 34 points while 11 finished above the 37 mark. One game landed directly on 37.

2006

The final week of the 2006 preseason produced an average of 34.63 points. Eight of the 16 games produced less than 37 combined points with the same eight games also finishing below the 34 mark. Four games finished with exactly 37 combined points.

2007

Of the 12 weeks analyzed, Week 4 of the 2007 preseason proved to be the lowest-scoring. In fact, the 16 games averaged a mere 30 points with the 'under' going a profitable 11-5. Eleven games finished below 37 points with one producing exactly 37. The same 11 games also all finished with less than 34


WEEK FOUR
Thursday, August 28
Detroit SERIES: 1-7 UNDER… *1-6 vs AFC
BUFFALO JAURON: 0-9 (1-8 SU) last nine home games… 4-1 Game Four… ***
*0-8 UNDER vs NFC… 1-8 UNDER Game Four ***


NY Jets MANGINI: *visitor 6-2 … SERIES: 13-6… 7-0 (6-1 SU) Away Two… 6-0 SU Game Four
PHILADELPHIA REID: 5-10 home vs AFC… SERIES: 0-6 UNDER… 1-6 SU Game Four



New England SERIES: Visitor 1-5-1… *12-3-3 vs NFC
NY GIANTS COUGHLIN: *14-6 SUATS vs AFC… *7-2 SUATS vs AFC… 7-2 OVER Game Four


Jacksonville DEL RIO: *7-1 (6-2 SU) dog… 5-1 Away Two
WASHINGTON *3-10 HF vs AFC… 0-6 UNDER Home Two
0-4 GAME 4 ***


Cincinnati LEWIS: *11-1 vs pre sea revenge…. 3-1 (4-0 SU) Game Four… 0-4 UNDER Game Four
INDIANAPOLIS SERIES: 5-11 / 1-7 home… *1-4 home vs AFC


Chicago SMITH: *5-1 dog 3>… *6-2-1 vs AFC… 0-4 UNDER Game Four
CLEVELAND SERIES: 5-0 SU… *9-3 vs NFC… 0-5 UNDER Game Four


Atlanta SERIES: 3-7 SUATS… *9-3-1 (10-3 SU) vs AFC…
BALTIMORE SERIES: 3-0 SUATS home… *2-10 UNDER fav… *3-9 UNDER vs AFC


Carolina FOX: *7-2 dog… *5-0 SUATS vs AFC… 0-3 Game Four ***
PITTSBURGH TOMLIN: *1-4 UNDER… SERIES: 3-0… *1-8 UNDER vs NFC… 1-7 UNDER Home Two


Tampa Bay SERIES: 0-4-1… 3-0-1 Away Two
HOUSTON KUBUAK: *3-0-1 w/revenge… 0-5-1 (1-5 SU) Game Four ***


Minnesota SERIES: 3-1… 7-1 Game Four… 6-1 Away Two, 4-0 GAME 4 ***
DALLAS 5-1 home Game Four… 5-1 OVER Game Four***


Tennessee FISHER: *15-6 away (12-3 dog)… *22-6 vs NFC (19-3 dog)
GREEN BAY SERIES: 1-4 SUATS… *2-7 SUATS vs AFC


St Louis LINEHAN: *0-4 dog… *1-5 SUATS vs AFC
KANSAS CITY SERIES: 3-8… *2-10 vs NFC


Miami SERIES: dog 5-0… 1-6 UNDER Away Two
NEW ORLEANS PAYTON: *0-2 SUATS fav… *1-12 (2-11 SU) fav… 1-4 SUATS Game Four… *2-7-1 UNDER vs AFC


Friday, August 29


Denver 8-0 SUATS Game Four… ***5-1 SUATS Away Two… 10-3 away vs NFC… 4-1 OVER Game Four
ARIZONA SERIES: 1-7 SUATS / 10-2 OVER… *1-5 SUATS vs AFC


San Diego TURNER: *0-6 pick or dog… SERIES: dog 8-2-1
SAN FRANCISCO NOLAN: *5-1 SUATS home…
5-1 SUATS Home Two… 1-11 SU Game Four


Oakland KIFFIN: *visitor 0-4 SUATS… *7-3 SUATS vs NFC… 0-8 Away Two
SEATTLE SERIES: 3-1 SUATS… *6-1 SUATS vs AFC