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Drew Brees Deserves Better Than The Saints’ Defense

Drew Brees is in a league of his own statistically. He has led the NFL in passing yards three years in a row and seven times as a Saint (no other player in history has hit that mark more than five times). He has topped 5,000 yards five times — all other quarterbacks in history […]

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Drew Brees Deserves Better Than The Saints’ Defense

Drew Brees is in a league of his own statistically. He has led the NFL in passing yards three years in a row and seven times as a Saint (no other player in history has hit that mark more than five times). He has topped 5,000 yards five times — all other quarterbacks in history […]

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The Panthers Are Alone Atop The NFC South

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 […]

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The Panthers Are Alone Atop The NFC South

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 […]

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It’s Time For Drew Brees And The Saints To Break Up

If there’s still a good NFL team lurking in Louisiana, it’s hiding. Since a gritty win in Philadelphia in the divisional playoffs on Jan. 4, 2014, the New Orleans Saints have gone 7-12, despite playing one of the NFL’s easiest schedules. According to our Elo ratings, they’ve suffered the sharpest decline of any NFL franchise […]

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