Meanwhile, the Texans are playing better than anyone imagined they would be to start the season. Sam Darnold has been impressive during the early stages of his Panthers career and is coming into Week 3 following a straight-up win over the Saints where he threw for 305 yards, two touchdowns and a pick.
The Panthers and Texans are two of just five teams who have been able to begin the year 2-0 ATS (Detroit can also move to 2-0 if they cover vs. (All lines from Caesars Sportsbook, all games on Sunday unless noted) Panthers (2-0) at Texans (1-1), Thursday Below, we'll analyze the early lines for next weekend's slate. While we're still waiting for Week 2 to fully go in the books with the Packers and Lions still set to kick off Monday Night Football, it's never too early to keep an eye on what's to come in Week 3. It was also another solid weekend for Underdogs, who went 9-6 ATS through the first 15 games. Last Thursday had us on the edge of our seats at the Washington Football Team was able to boot a game-winning field goal and Sunday Night Football gave us a heavyweight slugfest between the Ravens and Chiefs, which came down to the final seconds. Week 2 did its best to live up to the action that unfolded across the league during the opening slate and we were treated to a number of high-drama games.