By Harrison Chase Late yesterday, CBS Sports put out an article claiming that the Patriots were winning coin flips at “an impossible rate”. What’s more, they publicized it with the lead: “Have the Patriots found a way to...
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By Harrison Chase and Austin Tymins One of the coolest things to come out of sports analytics in the past few years has been the win expectancy curves that have popped up on various sites. After reading an article at 538 last...
By Kurt Bullard Division games are an interesting beast. Three times a year, each team in the NFL will go up a unit which it has already faced. The effect of playing a team which you have already “seen” poses some interesting...
By Kurt Bullard Not all turnovers are created equal. Just ask Utah wideout Kaelin Clay, who last year had just torched the Oregon defense for what appeared to be a 78-yard score before he Desean Jackson’d the ball at the...
By Austin Tymins As the NFL gets more and more pass-reliant, having an effective pass rush has become a necessity. In this post, I’m going to look at the 2014 season in detail to identify the best pass rushers and best sacking...
By Kurt Bullard Every year, there’s a player in fantasy football that someone just stumbled upon who came out of nowhere to be not only a good starter, but a great one. This year, it’s been Tyrod Taylor, who threw 35 passes...
by Henry Johnson During Sunday’s Chargers-Vikings game, Philip Rivers had a lot to go up against. He had to deal with constant pressure, injured teammates, and unfortunate tipped passes. As a result, Rivers delivered a paltry...
By Kurt Bullard A few days ago, I wrote this post about whether or not to consider the strength of an opposing defense in choosing what running backs to start in your fantasy lineup. Today, I’ll do the same for...
By Dylan McDonough In the midst of a ferocious comeback, an animated New England Patriots offense stands at the thirty yard line of the Colts side of the field. Down by four, the Patriots need a touchdown to win, but as the clock...
By Harrison Chase and Kurt Bullard Last year, we wrote various posts on creating a model to predict which NFL coaches would be fired at the end of the season. So, with nothing to do but wait for the regular season to begin, we...