The latest Tony Romo scoreboard from Sep. 10, 6:23 p.m. PT saved its messiest truths for the bottom three matchups. Chase’In a 3-peat led Pat’s Perfect Team 24.8-7, yet the projection was only 133.66-128.16. Gone in 60 Saquons led The Hawk’s Nest 11.50–0, but the projection favored Hawk 120.69–117.11. KY all up in your eye was down 27.2-3.2 to Comedian DESTROYS Ekeler, while the projection sat a much milder 129.01-123.81 for Comedian. Same league, three different kinds of deception.
Chase’In a 3-peat at least has a coherent identity. The captured starters were Jaxson Dart, Rhamondre Stevenson, Kyren Williams, Ja’Marr Chase, Nico Collins, Isaiah Likely, Cam Skattebo, Will Reichard and the Eagles defense. That is a lineup built to look like itself immediately. Pat’s Perfect Team had TreVeyon Henderson, Chris Godwin Jr., Brock Purdy and Parker Washington on the bench, which suggests more ways to second-guess after the fact, but not enough evidence to convict before the week is settled.
Gone in 60 Saquons against The Hawk’s Nest is the one true name-brand street fight. Saquons rolled out Josh Allen, Christian McCaffrey, Saquon Barkley, Chris Olave, Luther Burden III, Harold Fannin Jr., Davante Adams, Jason Myers and the Broncos defense. Hawk countered with Jayden Daniels, Derrick Henry, Travis Etienne Jr., Amon-Ra St. Brown, George Pickens, Dalton Kincaid, Garrett Wilson, Tyler Loop and the Vikings defense. An 11.5-0 live score there means almost nothing.
Then there is KY versus Comedian DESTROYS Ekeler, where the board’s widest early gap still came with only a modest projection difference. That is the league reminding everyone that Thursday points are loud, not always lasting. Comedian held the lead, but the projected margin was only 5.20. That is still a competitive game.
