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POWER Rankings: 2007 vs. 2015 Patriots

October 29, 2015
by harvardsports
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By Harrison Chase and Austin Tymins With the Patriots off to a dominant 6 – 0 start, people are already comparing them to the legendary 2007 team that went undefeated in the regular season. Local Boston radio personality...

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NFL Coach Firing Model: Week 8

October 28, 2015
by harvardsports
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By Kurt Bullard and Harrison Chase Following a blowout loss to the Jets in Week 4, Joe Philbin was the first coach to be handed a pink slip by upper management this year. Philbin however, has not been the only coach to be in the...

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Introducing POWER Rankings for the NFL

October 22, 2015
by harvardsports
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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 onĀ various sites. After reading an article at 538 last...

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How Unlikely Have Daniel Murphy’s Clutch 2015 Playoffs Been?

October 21, 2015
by harvardsports
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By Will Ezekowitz If you’ve been following the MLB Playoffs—or maybe even if you haven’t—you will know that Daniel Murphy has been hitting some home runs lately. In fact, he has hit a home run in five games in a row...

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Fantasy Performance in Division Games

October 21, 2015
by harvardsports
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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 ā€œseenā€ poses some interesting...

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Which Teams got the Most Unlucky with Interceptions?

October 19, 2015
by harvardsports
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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...

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Chollima Tactics: North Korean Team Strategy at the 1966 FIFA World Cup

October 16, 2015
by harvardsports
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By Brendan Kent In very few nations does politics become entangled with everything else so much as in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Political ideology manifests itself in film, music, cultural celebrations, and...

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Party in the Backfield

October 12, 2015
by harvardsports
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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...

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Is it Time to Give up on [Insert Underperforming Fantasy Player Here]?

October 9, 2015
by harvardsports
6 min read
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DeMarco Murray came into the season one of the top ranked running backs, and has put up only 8.1 points per game so far this season – falling drastically in the rankings as a result. Still, he’s doing better than C.J...

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Unheralded Fantasy Quarterbacks

October 8, 2015
by harvardsports
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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...

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