Following up on yesterday's AFC handicapping tip sheet, here's 16 NFC stats / trends to keep in mind as handicappers prepare for the coming season. Facts that were especially interesting to me are in bold:   

Arizona: The Cardinals are 12-8-1 against the spread as an underdog in the last two seasons (5-3-1 ATS in '07).

Atlanta: Those who played the Over in the Falcons' last seven games in 2007 cashed every time.

Carolina: Panthers are just 6-10 ATS in the last two seasons.

Chicago: Fourteen of the Bears' last 18 home games have gone Over the total.

Dallas: The Cowboys failed to cover in their last five games last season.

Detroit: The Lions' last six games in '07 went Over.

Green Bay: Packers posted a 7-2-1 ATS home mark in '07 after going 6-17-2 ATS at Lambeau the previous three seasons.

Minnesota: Six of the Vikings' eight home games went Over.

New Orleans: Saints are just 5-12 ATS at home the last two seasons.

N.Y. Giants: The defending champions were 10-1 ATS in road / neutral games but only 4-4 ATS at home in '07.

Philadelphia: Including playoffs, the Eagles are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 at home.

St. Louis: The Rams were 5-11 ATS last season and are 19-29 ATS since 2005.

San Francisco: The Niners were 5-10 ATS as an underdog last season after posting an 8-5 mark in that role in '06.

Seattle: Seahawks were 7-2 ATS at home last season.

Tampa Bay: The Bucs failed to cover as a favorite in their final three games in '07.

Washington: Four of the Redskins' five games on artificial turf last season went Over. However, only four of their 12 games on grass went Over the total.