August seems like forever ago in NFL terms, but it has really only been 15 weeks. So much can change in the course of four months, and what might have seemed controversial or even absurd over the summer has turned out to be obvious and factual. In going back through the 2019 season, I can […]
Continue readingWith seven teams competing for six playoff spots, the AFC is down to two serious battles. Sunday’s results all but locked Baltimore into the top seed in the AFC, with the victorious Ravens taking a one-game lead over the Patriots with both the head-to-head tiebreaker and three games left to play. Lamar Jackson. • Predictions […]
Continue readingThe NFL Power Rankings are about assessing where teams are every week. But sometimes rankings go beyond ordering teams from 1 to 32. Advanced metrics such as ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) give a deeper look at why some teams are really good (yeah, we see you, Baltimore) and why others need work (sorry, Washington). […]
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