Going into Week 1, there were at least mild concerns that Tom Brady’s four-game Deflategate suspension (upheld in July after nearly 18 months of legal theatrics) might put a dent in the New England Patriots’ season before it even began. Though few reasonable analysts expected total calamity for the Pats, terms like “survival” and “staying […]
Going into Week 1, there were at least mild concerns that Tom Brady’s four-game Deflategate suspension (upheld in July after nearly 18 months of legal theatrics) might put a dent in the New England Patriots’ season before it even began. Though few reasonable analysts expected total calamity for the Pats, terms like “survival” and “staying […]
To go with our 2016 NFL predictions, FiveThirtyEight is previewing each division. Last season was a strange one for the NFL: Two historically mediocre teams — the Cardinals and the Panthers — had their best seasons ever, hitting new franchise high Elo ratings in the process. It was a season of surprises, though as usual, […]
To go with our 2016 NFL predictions, FiveThirtyEight is previewing each division. Last season was a strange one for the NFL: Two historically mediocre teams — the Cardinals and the Panthers — had their best seasons ever, hitting new franchise high Elo ratings in the process. It was a season of surprises, though as usual, […]
Here we go again. When news broke last May that Tom Brady would be suspended for four games for his role in the divisive Deflategate scandal, we scrambled to tell you what that meant for the Patriots and how it might affect their bottom line. In September, that suspension was vacated by a U.S. District […]
