🏈 Does Winning NFL Preseason Games Matter?

From the streaking Ravens to the bumbling Lions, it all depends on perspective. [View in browser]( [FOX SPORTS INSIDER WITH MARTIN ROGERS] In today’s FOX Sports Insider with Martin Rogers: Does winning NFL preseason games matter? We look at the evidence. ... USFL MVP KaVontae Turpin is lighting it up with the Dallas Cowboys ... and more! Preseason in the NFL might be a lot easier to get our heads around if everyone took the same approach as John Harbaugh. And, for that matter, as Dan Campbell. Full disclosure — the above statement in itself is paradoxical because Harbaugh’s Baltimore Ravens have scored a preseason A+ ever since 2016, while the Detroit Lions have been a flailing, floundering example of August awfulness over a similar time span. Makes no sense? Well, that’s no surprise, given that the topic relates to the most confounding, discombobulating, reality-bending question that professional football has to offer. Is winning in preseason important? It sure is. Just look at the Ravens, who are on a 22-game preseason winning streak and have parlayed that into a 10-2 record in their first two regular season games over the past six years. Er, sure isn’t. Teams that were perfect in the preseason between 2006-19 — before the slate was shortened to three games — combined for an underwhelming 230-255 in the campaigns that followed. Excuse me, sure is. Prior to the COVID-scrapped 2020 preseason, none of the previous 11 Super Bowl champions posted a losing record during the exhibition tilts. Ahem, sure isn’t — and here comes a real head-scratcher — both the 2008 Lions and the 2017 Cleveland Browns went 4-0 in the warmups, before subsequently embarking on majestically malevolent 0-16 fail-fests. You can thank us later for successfully providing no resolution whatsoever on this question. For now, though, let’s peek at what’s going on. For the rest of the story, [click here.]( [STORY IMAGE 1] [IN OTHER WORDS] - Ben Verlander is in Japan, exploring the roots of MLB sensation Shohei Ohtani and experiencing the country’s culture. [Check out the latest from his running diary](. - USFL MVP KaVontae Turpin has been a special teams monster for the Dallas Cowboys during the preseason. Cowboys writer [David Helman explores this and other issues around the Cowboys](. - Kyle Larson won at Watkins Glen on Sunday, but it came at Chase Elliott’s expense. [Bob Pockrass examines what the incident means for the Hendrick Motorsports teammates](. For the latest news and updates, [click here](. [VIEWER'S GUIDE] New York Mets at New York Yankees (MLBN, 7:05 p.m. ET) A two-game “Subway Series” begins Monday, with Max Scherzer taking the mound vs. Domingo Germán. Atlanta Falcons at New York Jets (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET) Two teams that combined for just 11 regular-season wins in 2021 meet in a preseason battle. Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers (MLBN, 10:10 p.m. ET) The Brewers are trying to hang on in the NL wild-card race as they head to Dodger Stadium. For all of today's games and scores, [click here](. [BET OF THE DAY] [BET OF THE DAY] Odds provided by [FOX Bet]( Baltimore Ravens to win Super Bowl: +1800 The Baltimore Ravens posted their 22nd consecutive preseason victory Sunday night, a 24-17 victory at the Arizona Cardinals. Baltimore last lost a preseason game on Sept. 3, 2015, a 20-19 defeat to the Atlanta Falcons as the Ravens finished the preseason with three consecutive losses to fall to 1-3. Yet, any football fan will tell you that you can't read too much into the NFL preseason. Only two teams have gone undefeated in the exhibition season, then won the Super Bowl that season – the 2003 New England Patriots and 2013 Seattle Seahawks. BetMGM data analyst John Ewing said the Ravens have the highest handle (14.7%) among AFC teams to win the Super Bowl and the highest handle (38.2%) to win the AFC North. All signs of good things to come? For the latest betting odds, [click here](. [FOLLOW FOX SPORTS] [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [YouTube]( [Instagram]( Download FOX Sports App: [Fire TV]( [Roku]( [Google Play]( [App Store]( [Fire TV]( [Roku]( [App Store]( [Google Play]( Also available on these devices: [fireTV | AppleTV | ROKU | Google Chromecast | XBOX ONE | SAMSUNG Smart TV] [fireTV | AppleTV | ROKU | Google Chromecast | XBOX ONE | SAMSUNG Smart TV] Trademark & Copyright Notice: ™ and © 2022 Fox Media LLC and FOX Sports Interactive Media, LLC. All rights reserved. Please do not reply to this message. If you do not wish to receive emails like this in the future, please [unsubscribe](. FOX Sports respects your privacy. Click [here]( to view our Privacy Policy. Fox.com Business & Legal Affairs - Manager Digital Media P.O. Box 900 Beverly Hills, California 90213-0900