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Best Super Bowl Plays of All-Time

February 5, 2015
by harvardsports
13 min read
6 Comments

By Carlos Pena-Lobel Seattle had 2nd and goal on the one yard line.  People all across America were questioning if the Patriots were going to try to stop Marshawn Lynch, or play the matador defense like they did against Ahmad...

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Deflategate and Fumbling Rates

January 30, 2015
by harvardsports
4 min read
7 Comments

By John Acton Some of the most controversial analysis of Deflategate has focused on the Patriots’ fumble rate since 2007 (the year that the current rules about football handling were implemented, after Tom Brady circulated a...

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Evaluating the Best Coach-Quarterback Combos

January 28, 2015
by harvardsports
5 min read
3 Comments

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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What If All Sports Were Like Boxing?

January 5, 2015
by harvardsports
6 min read
2 Comments

by Ben Zauzmer Of all the methods of awarding a championship, none is stranger than boxing. To become the champion, you simply have to beat the current champion. No matter if you lost the vast majority of your fights this year...

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NFL Coaching Hot Seat: Week 17 Edition

December 26, 2014
by harvardsports
6 min read
4 Comments

By Harrison Chase and Kurt Bullard As the NFL season comes to a close this weekend, only three playoffs spots remain for the taking in Week 17. Many coaches will experience the stress of trying to get to the playoffs and...

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NFL Analytics: Turnovers Are Turnovers

November 26, 2014
by harvardsports
4 min read
7 Comments

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
1 Comment

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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Assessing the Value of NFL Punters

October 24, 2014
by harvardsports
6 min read
1 Comment

By Austin Tymins In the 94-year history of the National Football League over 14,000 games have been played. And in every game but two a punt has occurred (the recent Packers-Bears game in Week 4 was one of these rare...

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New York Jets Coaching Carousel: Is Rex Ryan Coaching for his Job?

October 17, 2014
by harvardsports
6 min read
5 Comments

By Harrison Chase and Kurt Bullard Around the middle of the season every year, speculation rises amongst disgruntled fan bases regarding whether the head coach of their beloved team will get the ax by the end of the season. For...

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Evaluating The Surprise Onside Kick

October 6, 2014
by harvardsports
4 min read
6 Comments

By Kurt Bullard In the early stages of the intra-division battle between Chicago and Green Bay last weekend, Aaron Rodgers was having his way with the Bears’ defense.  The former Cal Bear led two straight touchdown drives to...

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