What a week of football it was. The beginning of a new tradition, Christmas Day NFL games, began this year, plus we had a slate of Saturday games. We’re in the middle of four days of football, as the Bills-Patriots MNF game is still to go. But here’s the recap of the action prior to… Read More NFL Week 16 Instant Reactions
A few more tweaks to the statistical rankings formula: Double-weighted offensive points per game scored. I read an article that looked at the stats that correlate most with winning, and, unsurprisingly, points scored per game was #1. So I double-weighted the category in my rankings. Double-weighted turnover margin. Second-highest correlation with winning. Although with this… Read More Week 15 NFL Statistical Ranks
↔️ 1. Chiefs: The Chiefs are absolutely rolling right now, and improved 22-1 in their past 23 games including the Super Bowl run. They just picked up a huge road win against a top team, New Orleans, and look poised to finish out the season with a 15-1 record. Their next two games are home… Read More NFL Week 15 Power Rankings: Officially Time to Panic in Pittsburgh
The Monday Night Epic in Cleveland just concluded. The Ravens ended up winning 47-42 and improbably covering the -3 spread on a safety at the end after the Browns tried to pull off the ol’ Stanford-Cal miracle. I’m sure it swung a ton of money in Vegas. That’s the clubhouse leader for 2020 NFL Game… Read More Week 14 Power Rankings: Game of the Year Edition
At 12-1 this season and 21-1 in their past 22 games including their Super Bowl run, it might be time to ask the question: are the Kansas City Chiefs unbeatable right now? People might not be impressed by the final score of their win over the Dolphins yesterday, 33-27, but keep in mind that the… Read More Are the Chiefs Unbeatable?
We’ve still got Browns-Ravens on Monday night so I’m going to wait til Tuesday to do the power rankings. 🌋 Chiefs Are the Warriors of the NFL The Chiefs looked atrocious in the first quarter. Mahomes had 2 picks and at one point got sacked for a -30 yard loss. The Dolphins got out to… Read More NFL Week 14 Instant Reactions
I decided to expand the ranking system. It’s not because I didn’t like the original one, but because I wanted to include more important statistical categories. There are now 26 statistical categories that factor into the rankings, giving us what I believe to be a more complete assessment of teams. Here are the overall team… Read More NFL Statistical Rankings: Week 13
All NFL games but one have concluded for this week. We have a Wednesday Afternoon Football game still remaining–to my knowledge, the first time an NFL game has ever been played on a Wednesday. I’m all about it because usually Wednesdays suck for sports. On Monday you’ve got MNF, Tuesdays you get Tuesday night MACtion,… Read More Week 12 NFL Reactions
Monday Night Football has just concluded. The Rams got an impressive 27-24 win in Tampa over Brady and the Bucs. Now we can do the power rankings for week 11: Steelers (10-0): Pretty simple. They haven’t lost. You might think the Chiefs are better, and I think that’s a perfectly valid opinion to have. In… Read More Week 11 Power Rankings: Rams on the Rise
The Saints absolutely pulverized the Buccaneers 38-3 on Sunday Night Football. It was a complete and total domination in all facets of the game. The Saints picked Tom Brady off 3 times, held Tampa to 1-9 on third down, possessed the ball for 40 minutes to Tampa’s 20, outgained Tampa in total yards 420 to… Read More Who is the Best Team in the NFL?
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