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Introducing POWER Rankings for the NFL

October 22, 2015
by harvardsports
7 min read
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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...

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The Effect of Time Zones on Fantasy Football Quarterbacks

September 29, 2015
by harvardsports
4 min read
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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...

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Ask Madden: Fantasy Football Edition

September 10, 2015
by harvardsports
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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...

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Extending the NFL Season to a Million Games

June 2, 2015
by harvardsports
10 min read
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By Bill Lotter If time, money, and brain damage weren’t an issue, how would you decide if Nick Foles or Sam Bradford is better?  You’d take a generic team, plug in Nick Foles, and play a million games.  You’d do the same...

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Optimal Play Calling in the NFL: A Data-Driven Approach

February 18, 2015
by harvardsports
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By Bill Lotter In case you haven’t heard, people have been scrutinizing a recent play call by Pete Carroll.  Don’t worry, I’m not going to talk about that.  But I thought it would be interesting to take a step back and...

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  • NFL Football

How Many Super Bowls Should Tom Brady Have Won?

February 10, 2015
by harvardsports
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By Julian Ryan There isn’t a person in New England today who isn’t proclaiming Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. the QB G.O.A.T.. There is a strong statistical case for Brady and Manning to be the first two names on the...

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Evaluating the Best Coach-Quarterback Combos

January 28, 2015
by harvardsports
5 min read
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By Harrison Chase For all of the 21st century, the New England Patriots have been a dominant force in the NFL. Since Coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady first joined forces in 2001, the duo has seen 12 playoff...

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  • Football

Breaking Down Peyton Manning’s Playoff Woes

January 27, 2015
by harvardsports
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By Barrett Hansen Super Bowl XLIX is being billed as a matchup between two of the best postseason quarterbacks in the business: the prolific Tom Brady and the cool Russell Wilson. But, just as the two Super Bowl starters are...

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  • NFL Football

NFL Analytics: Turnovers Are Turnovers

November 26, 2014
by harvardsports
4 min read
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By Austin Tymins After the Philadelphia Eagles close loss to the Arizona Cardinals a few weeks back, Eagles players and coaches blamed much of their failure on turning the ball over in the red zone. “You turn the ball over...

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NFL Coaching Hot Seat Week 12

November 18, 2014
by harvardsports
3 min read
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By Harrison Chase and Kurt Bullard Last month, we tried to assess the probability that front offices from each team would fire their coach at the end of a season. While the methodology is laid out in the last post, we can quick...

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