2nd Half Bets: Patriots at Seahawks

The gist

1. Coach McDaniels kept running into a strong run defense despite having better passing options, showing how strategy can lag behind available tools.
2. When Darnold was ruled out, the hosts immediately resized their bets on totals and the money line rather than sticking to their pre-game plan.
3. They filtered out scrambles from rush stats to judge the offensive line alone, since raw numbers mixed in QB improvisation and hid true performance.
4. Seattle's week 2 opponent was weak enough to give the team 2 to 3 weeks to manage a backup quarterback before tougher matchups in week 5.