Patriots Post Biggest Postseason Point Spread in AFC Divisional History
Since the dawn of the Super Bowl era, nobody has walked out of Wild Card weekend in the AFC with a higher differential. On paper, the Pats are massively favored while online the situation is no different. Brock Osweiler has been the biggest free agent bust (as far gigantic contracts go) this season and was benched for the final two games of the Houston Texans season. Facing one of the most decorated and heralded quarterbacks in NFL history will be no easy task for Osweiler. The bookmakers feel that he won’t live up to the challenge and that the Pats, Gronk or no Gronk, have got this one in the bag.
Line: Houston Texans (+16) at New England Patriots (-16); total: 45.0 –view all NFL lines
Patriots Post Biggest Postseason Point Spread This Century
The New England Patriots -16 point spread is the largest of any playoff game dating back to the 1998-1999 postseason. The Minnesota Vikings were -16.5 point favorites against the Arizona Cardinals in their NFC Divisional matchup. Since 2000 though, there has been a change of the NFL winds, which leads us to our next headline…
Tom Brady Playoff Point Spread History
In his career, since the year 2000, Tom Brady has been a double digit playoff favorite on four separate occasions. He took out Tim Tebow and the Broncos in 2012 when facing a -13.5 point spread. He beat the Jaguars -13.5 point spread and the Chargers -14 point spread a few years earlier but lost to the Giants in 2012 Super Bowl. We all remember David Tyree.
AFC Divisional Prediction: Tom Brady goes to town on the lowly Texans. Patriots win 45-10.
