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Week 5 DVOA Ratings
Surprisingly strong defense so far is helping the Patriots dominate the league in 2015. But the equally well-rounded Arizona Cardinals are right behind them on the list of the ten best teams in DVOA history through Week 5.
Word of Muth: Rocky Mountain Sigh
Our resident offensive line expert was not impressed with the Denver Broncos' performance against Minnesota.
Week 5 Quick Reads
Is Peyton Manning's awful start in 2015 a bump in the road, or the beginning of the end?
Film Room: Marcus Mariota
There's room for improvement, but the future looks bright for the Titans' rookie quarterback.
Audibles at the Line: Week 5
The FO staff weighs in on the Seattle-Cincinnati showdown, Denver's latest ugly win, and a glimmer of hope in San Francisco.
FEI Week 6: Possession Wins
Michigan is surging up the FEI ratings, powered by impressive results in a set of possession efficiency stats that have been collecting dust on the shelf for the last 12 years.
OFI: First-Year Coaches Winning Big
Florida and Michigan are rebuilding ahead of schedule. Meanwhile, defenses at Clemson and Utah are carrying their teams to perfect records.
SDA: Defensive Showcase
Take the under: this week will see multiple teams with good defenses square off against one another in games including Michigan-Northwestern and Florida-Missouri.
Varsity Numbers Looks Into The Future
How much do we tend to know after five weeks? Bill Connelly compares five-week data to full-season data to find out if we should be worried about TCU and Baylor.
Any Given Sunday: Browns Over Ravens
Can we count Baltimore out of of the playoff race? And how freaky weird has Gary Barnidge's season been?
The Week In Quotes: October 9, 2015
This week: Shannon Sharpe ticks off Antonio Gates, the Falcons tick off Roddy White, Jim Harbaugh ticks off Ohio State, Ryan Tannehill ticks off everyone, and Peyton Manning takes part in the irrational Brady-Manning debate.
Scramble for the Ball: Beast Mode Edition
The Scramble guys go down the rabbit hole with Marshawn Lynch and debate the value of the Seahawks running back.
DVOA PLAYOFF ODDS REPORT
| Make Playoffs | Win Super Bowl | Earn No. 1 Pick | ||||||
| 1 | GB | 99.4% | 1 | NE | 31.4% | 1 | HOU | 20.3% |
| 2 | NE | 99.3% | 2 | GB | 20.7% | 2 | SF | 19.4% |
| 3 | CIN | 95.5% | 3 | ARI | 18.6% | 3 | DET | 18.0% |
| 4 | ATL | 93.9% | 4 | CIN | 11.0% | 4 | MIA | 10.4% |
| 5 | ARI | 93.5% | 5 | DEN/ATL | 4.1% | 5 | JAC | 7.4% |
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Most Recent Articles
15 Oct 2015, 12:55pm by Aaron Schatz
Off The Charts Podcast: October 15
This week on the Off The Charts podcast: What would happen in an Arizona-New England Super Bowl? How much have Seattle's early close losses hurt their Super Bowl odds? And are the New York Giants "for real" in 2015?
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15 Oct 2015, 12:27pm by Andrew Healy and Sterling Xie
Scramble for the Ball: Beast Mode Edition
The Scramble guys go down the rabbit hole with Marshawn Lynch and debate the value of the Seahawks running back.
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14 Oct 2015, 11:28pm by Scott Kacsmar
ALEX: Week 5
Our Air Less EXpected (ALEX) metric looks at which quarterbacks are playing aggressive or conservative on money downs. We debut the season rankings and the best and worst plays from Week 5.
18 comments, Last at 12:33pm by BlueStarDude
14 Oct 2015, 10:25pm by Brian Fremeau
FEI Week 6: Possession Wins
Michigan is surging up the FEI ratings, powered by impressive results in a set of possession efficiency stats that have been collecting dust on the shelf for the last 12 years.
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14 Oct 2015, 04:44pm by Aaron Schatz
ESPN Fantasy Football Weekly: The Replacements
This week's ESPN Fantasy Football Weekly podcast with Aaron Schatz and Anita Marks looks at the replacements for Jamaal Charles in Kansas City and possible bye-week replacements for Week 6. Plus, looking at fantasy football stars without touchdowns this year: for which players is it a fluke, and for which players is it a trend. (Hint: Eddie Lacy fluke, Matt Forte trend.)
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14 Oct 2015, 04:41pm by Sterling Xie
ESPN: Best Front Sevens of 2015
Using stats from FO and ESPN Stats & Information, we look at the best front sevens so far in 2015. Denver and the Jets are 1-2. Tennessee is a surprising No. 3. And surprisingly struggling so far this year: Buffalo and Houston, despite all the talent on those defensive lines.
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14 Oct 2015, 11:38am by Scott Kacsmar
ESPN: Week 6 DraftKings Matchups
We recap Week 5 in DFS, including Owen Daniels' bagel. Some of our favorite Week 6 matchups for DraftKings include Colin Kaepernick, Dion Lewis, Julian Edelman, Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski. Yes, we are all Patriots this week.
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14 Oct 2015, 03:10am by Cian Fahey
Film Room: Marcus Mariota
There's room for improvement, but the future looks bright for the Titans' rookie quarterback.
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13 Oct 2015, 06:19pm by Aaron Schatz
Week 5 DVOA Ratings
Surprisingly strong defense so far is helping the Patriots dominate the league in 2015. But the equally well-rounded Arizona Cardinals are right behind them on the list of the ten best teams in DVOA history through Week 5.
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13 Oct 2015, 01:13pm by Scott Kacsmar
Clutch Encounters: Week 5
Week 5 had it all with 23 ties or lead changes in crunch time. Also: overtime stunners, annoying rule interpretations, 18 lost seconds, big pick-sixes, a helmet catch, backward passes, and one Wildcat ending.
13 comments, Last at 14 Oct 2015, 1:06pm by LyleNM
13 Oct 2015, 01:08pm by Andrew Healy
Any Given Sunday: Browns Over Ravens
Can we count Baltimore out of of the playoff race? And how freaky weird has Gary Barnidge's season been?
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13 Oct 2015, 11:04am by Aaron Schatz
ESPN: Best Offensive Lines of 2015
Using a series of metrics, we look at the best offensive lines of 2015 so far. Cincinnati is No. 1, Atlanta a surprising No. 2. Even more surprising: Dallas doesn't make the top ten, which brings up even more questions about how much the offensive line makes the running back or vice versa.
3 comments, Last at 13 Oct 2015, 5:47pm by ChicagoRaider
