After an upside-down wild card round that produced four road winners, sanity was restored for the higher-seeded teams during divisional weekend. It wasn’t always easy — each game was decided by a touchdown or less — and some of the finishes were flat–out unbelievable. But after the dust settled, the Panthers, Broncos, Patriots and Cardinals […]
At one point last year, the Arizona Cardinals were arguably the NFL’s most unexpected success story, rising all the way to No. 2 in our NFL Elo rankings before injuries to starting quarterback Carson Palmer (and his backup) tanked their season. But that Cardinals team has nothing on this year’s version, which — according to […]
At one point last year, the Arizona Cardinals were arguably the NFL’s most unexpected success story, rising all the way to No. 2 in our NFL Elo rankings before injuries to starting quarterback Carson Palmer (and his backup) tanked their season. But that Cardinals team has nothing on this year’s version, which — according to […]
In preparation for the 2015 NFL season, FiveThirtyEight is running a series of eight division previews, each highlighting the numbers that may influence a team’s performance (including projections and rankings based on ESPN’s preseason Football Power Index). This is our NFC West preview. Football isn’t baseball, where it’s easy to size up a player’s value […]
In preparation for the 2015 NFL season, FiveThirtyEight is running a series of eight division previews, each highlighting the numbers that may influence a team’s performance (including projections and rankings based on ESPN’s preseason Football Power Index). This is our NFC West preview. Football isn’t baseball, where it’s easy to size up a player’s value […]
