The Trap Game Corollary

There are 4 elements to a trap game.

1) The team getting trapped is a good team.
2) The team doing the trapping is an underachieving or straight-up bad team.
3) The game before the trap game is an exhaustive, high emotion game (i.e. close-till-the-end or overtime game).
4) The team doing the trapping is the home team and the home crowd is emphatic and fanatical throughout.
5) The game after the trap game is high intensity game. This would include all division rivalries, games on Monday night, and media-driven overly-hyped games (i.e. Jets/Giants, Pats/Colts, any game with undefeated teams).

Hint: Take the underdog to win (or at least cover) whenever these 4 conditions are met

Bonus: The home team gets a key player back from injury or suspension.

Hint #2: In case of bonus, take the underdog to win.

Next trap game: Week 8, Colts at Carolina. Colts play MNF at Jax week 7, play host to New England Patriots week 9.