How NFL Teams Did Against the Spread in 2008
September 4th 2009 - Special K             

Week 1 is quickly approaching and it is time to start reviewing 2008 stats and data if you haven't already started. You are probably going to be surprised by how well and poorly teams performed against the spread last season.  Would you have ever imagined that the Kansas City Chiefs with an overall record of 2-14 were 8-8 ATS?  Take a look at our Top 5 ATS lists and stop asking yourself why you kept picking the Vikings and Broncos last year. 
 

Top 5 Best ATS Records	Top 5 Worst ATS Records
1. NY Giants (12-4)	1. Jacksonville Jaguars (4-12)
2. Baltimore Ravens (11-4-1)	2. St. Louis Rams (4-10-2)
3. Tennessee Titans (11-4-1)	3. Denver Broncos (5-10-1)
4. New Orleans Saints (10-5-1)	4. Cincinnati Bengals (6-10)
5. Eagles and Steelers (10-6)	5. Minnesota Vikings (6-10)

UnderAchiever Award goes to: Minnesota Vikings The Vikings had the best SU record (10-6) and worst ATS Record (10-6).  Don't even start believing that Brett Favre will make a difference this season as his Jets were 7-9 last year ATS.

OverAchiever Award goes to: Detroit Lions This was a close vote. The Chiefs did well ATS and so didn't the New Orleans Saints, but the Lions had to win something last year!  I guess all those double-digit spreads paid off as the Lion went 7-9 ATS even though they were 0-16 SU.