New Orleans at Atlanta
First, lets give Atlanta credit for fighting until the end of this one without several key players. The Falcons had a shot in this one, as they were even with the Saints in terms of yardage. However, New Orleans went 50% in the red zone, while Atlanta went 25%, had a +1 turnover edge, and held the ball for 14 additional minutes. Three more to go for the Saints.
Green Bay at Chicago
This was a tight game, but didn't necessarily had to be. Both teams were able to pressure the opposing quarterback. The Packers had 60 more yards of offense and two more red zone opportunities. However, they went just 25% on those chances, hence leading to a seven point game.
Denver at Indianapolis
Kudos to Brandon Marshall for breaking the single game receiving record with 21 grabs, and to the Colts for breaking the all-time consecutive regular season victories record. Denver had its opportunities to steal this one. They had forty more yards of offense, the same number of red zone chances, and were +2 in turnover differential. The Colts won because they were perfect in the red zone, while holding the Broncos to 50%.
Buffalo at Kansas City
I figured this was going to be a tight lower scoring game. The surprising part was the Chiefs gaining 80 more yards of offense than the Bills. Buffalo won, because they were able to pressure Matt Cassel. This led to their +1 turnover differential, and two additional red zone chances. The Bills should do better than 25%. At least on defense, they didn't allow a Kansas City opportunity to convert into six.
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