NFL Divisional Round Parlays: Sam Darnold Seeing Ghosts, an ATD Parlay and More
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NFL Divisional Round Parlays: Sam Darnold Seeing Ghosts, an ATD Parlay and More

Cooterdoodle breaks down her Divisional Round longshot NFL parlays in her latest Scared Money installment.

Don't get scared now. 

You can bet on silly little Puka Nacua ATDs on your own time. We have ghosts to watch out for, MVP battles to fight and big D's to admire! We have sweats to chase, people!!

It's Divisional Weekend, baby. Let's get into the Divisional Round Parlays ...

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Longshot Parlays For The NFL Divisional Round

Big D Energy (+1081)

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It's the biggest wager of the week, because I've got big D energy, baby!! Let's root for a little chaos, shall we?

Four games. Four legs. Four interceptions!

HOU vs NE: The Texans secured Aaron Rodgers' first interception in over 230+ consecutive completed passes last weekend. Now, Houston faces Drake Maye, who has thrown an INT in seven out of his last 11 games. But it’s really worse than that: Two of those four non-INT games were both against the Jets, who made NFL history this season with ZERO INT on the year. So, I think we can all agree that those two games don’t even count.

SF vs SEA: Seattle has already faced the 49ers twice this season, and they have three interceptions to show for it. With 18 total INT on the year, what’s one more against San Fran?

LAR vs CHI: I really wanted to build a leg with a Caleb Williams INT, but the books didn't even have that option available at the time of writing. So I'll go with Matthew Stafford instead. Hey, the Bears have caught an interception in all but five games this year … And that nasty weather in Chicago should help us out.

BUF vs DEN: THIS is the matchup I'm torn over. I know Josh Allen doesn't have any WRs left to throw to, but he's gone six consecutive weeks without throwing an INT. Plus, the Bills defense will need to make some big plays to keep them in the game, right? Bo Nix, I chose you.

Four legs. Four interceptions:

Deja Vu Darnold (+950)

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**PSA: Keep an eye on Sam Darnold's playing status … But the QB says he's ready. 

Let me start by reminding you of Darnold's 2024 season in Minnesota. It was great, until it wasn't.

  • 14-3 in the regular season
  • 4,315 yards and 35 TDs

BUT in their first playoff game … Darnold was sacked nine times for a loss of 80+ yards, threw an INT and only managed one passing TD in their loss. OOF.

Now with Seattle, Darnold is yet again 14-3 in the regular season heading into his first playoff game after their Bye. I know this is a different team and a different organization, but is Darnold a different man? 

I'm betting on Sam seeing ghosts again.

SO SUE ME (+16918)

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I don't care what the talking heads have to say. We only have four games this weekend, and I WANT DOPAMINE. So I'm rooting for fast-paced offenses to score again and again 

And again. 

It shouldn't be that hard, considering:

  • Matthew Stafford has thrown at least two TDs in every single game except for Week 1 (HOU) and Week 6 (BAL).
  • Caleb Williams has thrown at least two TDs in his last six games
  • There were only six times during the regular season that Drake Maye threw less than two TDs
  • Nearly 50% of the time, Sam Darnold throws at least two TDs every time
  • Brock Purdy has only played 10 games this year, but he's thrown 22 TDs

We just need the other QBs to show up, the weather to calm down, and for Josh Allen to find someone to pass the f*cking ball to. 

I'm betting on the games I want to see. So sue me, you goddamn p*ssies! 

MVP BRAWL (+7629)

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Not only do we have the two main frontrunners for MVP fighting to stay alive this weekend, but 2024's MVP is still fighting for another win. 

We've got a real MVP battle on our hands, boys!! And these QBs are going to have to prove themselves in more ways than one.

  • Matthew Stafford has to fight the weather and an impressive 4Q comeback team
  • Josh Allen has to fight his ass off to find someone (anyone) to throw the ball to
  • Drake Maye has to fight for his life for 60 minutes against one of the toughest defenses in the league

But who's afraid of Mother Nature, depleted WR room and tough matchups? Not me! I'm betting on each QB to throw at least two TDs, win their games … And we’re taking a couple of overs.

9-leg MVP parlay:

Real Underdog Sh*t (+48500)

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If I'm going to root for an underdog, it sure as hell won't be a slightly unfavored team that's actually got a shot at winning. 

That's pretend underdog sh*t. 

I want to root for someone that really, truly, doesn't have a chance in hell. Like a 32-year-old WR who hasn't scored a TD all season. Or a fullback who hasn't scored since Week 6 of 2024. Or the backup to Woody Marks. 

The conditions have to be just perfect for them to even get their shot at the end zone. And even then, it probably won't happen. 

But that's what a true underdog story is all about, baby! At least, to me …

There underdogs:

Players Mentioned in this Article

  1. Sam Darnold
    SamDarnoldQ
    QBSEASEA
    PPG
    8.77
    Proj
    14.36
  2. Matthew Stafford
    MatthewStafford
    QBLARLAR
    PPG
    13.10
    Proj
    16.56
  3. Josh Allen
    JoshAllenQ
    QBBUFBUF
    PPG
    17.29
  4. Drake Maye
    DrakeMaye
    QBNENE
    PPG
    17.26
    Proj
    17.53