Ten games into the season, Manchester United sit 18th in the Premier League with 8 points, one win, five draws, four losses and a -5 goal difference. For a club that finished in the top three last season, it’s a stunning fall.

The 4-4 draw with Aston Villa summed it all up. Villa were up 2-0 inside five minutes at Old Trafford, then scored twice more right after halftime. United fought back for a point, but conceding four at home isn’t how you climb out of trouble. It was the 10th time in 15 matches across all competitions that United gave up the opening goal, and they’re now the first team in Europe’s top five leagues to concede 30 goals this season.

United haven’t won a league match since beating Ipswich 5-2 on August 30, a seven-game winless run. It’s the first time since 1986 they’ve ended a day in the top-flight relegation zone after at least nine matches played. No team coming off a top-three finish has won just one of its first 10 league games since Arsenal 73 years ago. And all three promoted sides are currently above them in the standings too.

Michael Carrick’s response after the Villa draw was essentially a reminder that it’s only November. The club is reportedly still backing him but plans to reassess over the international break, which is hardly a vote of confidence.

The books have United’s relegation odds implying roughly 13-16%. Opta’s supercomputer, running 10,000 simulations, puts it at 21.58%. The market is still pricing the name on the shirt. The results say this team has a real chance of going down.

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🏈 Unstoppable Force, Immovable Object: Bills at Vikings

Two 6-1 teams meet in Minneapolis on Monday, and you won’t find a cleaner strength-on-strength matchup all season. Buffalo leads the NFL at 33.3 points per game. Minnesota allows a league-low 13.3. The records match, but the teams don’t.

Buffalo ranks 4th in total DVOA and leads the league in yards per play, yards per pass attempt and touchdown percentage. Minnesota sits 12th overall with the 30th-ranked offense. Its 6-1 start has been carried by a defense that ranks 3rd in DVOA and the league’s best special teams. Two of Minnesota’s wins came with zero offensive touchdowns.

Brian Flores blitzes on roughly 70% of dropbacks. It’s working, too. Minnesota leads the NFL in sack rate, pressure rate, completion percentage allowed and touchdown percentage allowed, and has given up only four passing touchdowns. But Josh Allen handles pressure as well as anyone, completing 65.7% at 8.4 yards per attempt against five or more rushers, and he can turn an unblocked defender into a 15-yard scramble.

The real crack for Minnesota is the run defense, which ranks 24th in yards per carry allowed. Jahmyr Gibbs just ran for 153 yards on them, right after Jonathan Taylor hit them for 93 yards and a touchdown. Buffalo leads the league with 16 rushing touchdowns. 

With Kyler Murray out, Carson Wentz gets the start for the Vikings. That might not be all bad for Justin Jefferson, who has averaged 89.1 receiving yards in games with Wentz, compared to 47.4 without him. Buffalo’s pass defense is also a weak spot, ranking 29th in passing yards allowed with just three interceptions. Still, the Vikings’ offense is 30th in EPA per play and 31st in touchdown percentage.

🔥 Bills to Cover. Buffalo can run right at Minnesota’s weakest unit, and no quarterback is better built to punish a blitz than Allen. The sharp money agrees, with about 62% backing the Bills.

🔥 James Cook Anytime Touchdown. Six straight games with a rushing score, against a run defense that has been suddenly vulnerable over their last two games.

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🏈 Two Packers receivers each topped 150 yards Sunday. Golden and Watson just set a new bar for receiving groups.

🔥 James Cook Anytime Touchdown

When Buffalo gets near the goal line Monday night, I’m picking James Cook to find the end zone.

Cook has scored in six straight games and has been kept out of the end zone just once all season, back in the opener. He has seven rushing touchdowns through seven games, including four in his last three. The usage backs it up. He has 28 red-zone carries (8th among running backs) and 15 carries inside the 10, six of which went for touchdowns. Inside the 5, he’s scored on half of his 10 carries.

He’s not just a goal-line back, either. Cook averages 101 rushing yards per game (3rd at the position) at 5.12 yards per carry and ranks 5th in rushing EPA.

Minnesota’s defense looks scary, but most of that comes from shutting down the pass. The Vikings lead the league in touchdown percentage, passing yards and completion percentage allowed. Against the run, they’ve been ordinary at best: 17th in rushing yards allowed and 24th in yards per carry (4.54).

With Carson Wentz starting for an offense that ranks 30th in DVOA, Minnesota will have a hard time keeping pace with a Bills team scoring 33.3 points per game. If Buffalo builds a lead, expect plenty of Cook to close out drives and run down the clock.

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