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“Overreaction Monday” has been around for decades, but sometimes the hot roofs come after week 1 of the NFL season to perform throughout the season.
Maybe Green Bay Packers is the best team in the NFL. Maybe Daniel Jones has a resurgence. Is Keon Coleman the best recipient in the league?
Of course, football fans have to wait 18 weeks to see what is legitimate or not, but fantasy football expert Matthew Berry sounds the alarm on a team and buys into another hype.
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NBC sports analyst Matthew Berry poses for a photo ahead of 2022 Pro Hall of Fame game between Jacksonville Jaguars and Las Vegas Raiders in Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium on August 4, 2022, in Canton, Ohio. (Nick Cammett/Getty Images)
After being shaken by Indianapolis Colts 33-8 on Sunday, Berry said he is “officially nervous” over Miami Dolphins.
“It was ugly and their schedule after this week is getting tougher,” Berry told Pakinomist Digital. “They were such a disaster against the Colts that I need to see something from them against [New England] Patriots, for if they lose for the patriots, or even if they win but the violation doesn’t look good as it did against the Colts – Tua [Tagovailoa] looked out of rhythm, bull [Hill] and [Jaylen] Waddle did not do anything. It was really de’von Achane who was the only one who looked like what we expected. I think they could tear it all down before rather than later. “
Miami Dolphin’s wide receives Tirek Hill (10) Thanks by Indianapolis Colts Cornerback Charvarius Ward (7) during the second half of a NFL football match on Sunday 7. September 2025 in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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Despite a severe loss on Sunday to Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Berry is betting on Atlanta Falcons to cover their +4.5 spread against Minnesota Vikings.
In fact, Berry will use it as one of his legs for Draftking’s ‘Ghost Leg’ promotion, where the app negates the losing leg of a three-or-more-leg parlay and pays out of the winners, resulting in more than 160,000 extra winning parlays on the app.
The Draftkings logo appears on a laptop on an arranged photograph taken in Little Falls, New Jersey, USA, Wednesday, October 7, 2020. (Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“They transform losers into winners. Many people have exactly the same thing that happens where they hit all your legs on your parlay except one and your parlay loser. …” Berry said. “It happens to me, just as it happens to sporting bettors all over the world. You make a parlay, you hit, you hit, you hit and there’s a bad beat. I love it, I hope it’s super successful and I hope Draftkings keeps it all year round.”
“I get the matches at home and the Vikings have a good defense and Falcons lost in week 1, but I thought Falcons looked good. I thought their defense was playing well, Baker [Mayfield]’Sa gutty guy and kind of will [the Tampa Bay Buccaneers] For a win, but the truth is if Falcons’ Kicker does not miss this field goal at the end, it is potentially another result. When I make my Draftkings-Tre-Play parlay, I take Falcons +4.5 as one of the legs. “
A team that Berry is now all-in is Los Angeles Chargers, who beat Kansas City Chiefs convincingly last week in Brazil, 27-21.
“I thought [Justin] Herbert looked amazing, and more importantly, I thought he looked healthy. We heard hints that Herbert would use his legs more, that they would try to get him on the go more. They did. So I’m on the Chargers violation this year. Omarion Hampton is my Fantasy Ride-or-Die, Keenan Allen is Legit, Herbert is Legit, [Ladd] McConkey is a stud. I am on charging violation, ”Berry said.
But Berry keeps his horses on the same bosses who are charging.
Los Angeles Chargers Quarterback Justin Herbert (10) celebrates with head coach Jim Harbaugh in the second half of a NFL football match against Las Vegas Raiders in Las Vegas, Sunday 5th January 2025. (AP Photo/John Locher)
“The jury is still out. They didn’t look good for the second game in a row. But in justice to Chiefs, the coaching staff said the Xavier Worthy was the center of their plan and then he gets the wound three pieces in. They don’t have much out there. So what does this insult look when Xavier Worthy comes back and Rashee -Rice comes off Suspension?
“But this weekend they are at home against Eagles – they don’t have to win, but if they get their ass kicked off Eagles again, you raise your eyebrows. I’m not ready to write off chiefs, but this Sunday it will be very narrative.”
