The Atlanta Falcons (+3.5)
ran away with the Week 1 game against the Panthers late. They won by rallying furiously late against the Green Bay Packers (-2) in Week 2. Now Week 3 looms, with a road matchup against the Detroit Lions (-3.5), and the outcome to be determined.
It will be a matchup of two teams considered rising squads in the NFC. Detroit was a preseason darling of many and then knocked off Kansas City in Week 1, and even after a Week 2 loss to Seattle, the talent and quality of coaching for the Lions is easy to see.