After handing the defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos their first loss of the season on Sunday, the Atlanta Falcons are 4-1 and rising quickly in our NFL Elo power ratings. They began the season ranked 17th in the league but are now ninth. They have the fifth-highest probability of making the playoffs and a […]
After handing the defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos their first loss of the season on Sunday, the Atlanta Falcons are 4-1 and rising quickly in our NFL Elo power ratings. They began the season ranked 17th in the league but are now ninth. They have the fifth-highest probability of making the playoffs and a […]
To go with our 2016 NFL predictions, FiveThirtyEight is previewing each division. The NFL is back, and we’re booting up our Elo ratings again in preparation for the 2016 season. For those new to Elo, it’s a power rating that tries to estimate each team’s strength at any given moment, based on who it beats […]
To go with our 2016 NFL predictions, FiveThirtyEight is previewing each division. The NFL is back, and we’re booting up our Elo ratings again in preparation for the 2016 season. For those new to Elo, it’s a power rating that tries to estimate each team’s strength at any given moment, based on who it beats […]
Three weeks into the 2015 season, the NFL’s undefeated club isn’t especially surprising: Five of its seven members finished with double-digit wins last season, and six qualified for the playoffs. The only real upstart in the bunch is the Atlanta Falcons, who went 6-10 last year. They preserved this year’s unexpected 3-0 start by overcoming […]
