News broke late Tuesday that Chip Kelly’s Philadelphia Eagles had traded Pro Bowl running back LeSean McCoy to Rex Ryan’s Buffalo Bills for linebacker Kiko Alonso. We decided to gather FiveThirtyEight’s two resident NFC East observers, Neil Paine (in Philadelphia) and Walter Hickey (in New York) to weigh in on what’s sure to be one […]
News broke late Tuesday that Chip Kelly’s Philadelphia Eagles had traded Pro Bowl running back LeSean McCoy to Rex Ryan’s Buffalo Bills for linebacker Kiko Alonso. We decided to gather FiveThirtyEight’s two resident NFC East observers, Neil Paine (in Philadelphia) and Walter Hickey (in New York) to weigh in on what’s sure to be one […]
If this NFL season’s primetime trend is any indication, Thursday night’s Bills-Dolphins tilt will be another snoozefest under the lights. Paradoxically, the 2014 NFL season has been full of parity — implying a number of closely matched teams — but also full of noncompetitive games in primetime, when you’d expect the league to showcase its […]
If this NFL season’s primetime trend is any indication, Thursday night’s Bills-Dolphins tilt will be another snoozefest under the lights. Paradoxically, the 2014 NFL season has been full of parity — implying a number of closely matched teams — but also full of noncompetitive games in primetime, when you’d expect the league to showcase its […]
FiveThirtyEight is running a series of eight NFL previews, one division at a time, to highlight the numbers that may influence each team’s season. America’s favorite weekly soap opera is about to begin; get prepped. New England Patriots Expected wins (using implied power ratings from Las Vegas point spreads): 9.5 Playoff probability: 62 percent (49 […]
