Week 1 of the 2019 NFL season is in the books, and you know what they say: The more things change, the more yada yada yada, you get it. The New England Patriots won. The Cleveland Browns lost. And Patrick Mahomes is really good. This week on Hot Takedown, we temper the wild overreactions after […]
The more things change in the NFL, the more they stay the same. Fresh off of their sixth Super Bowl win with Tom Brady and Bill Belichick at the helm, the defending champion New England Patriots open the 2019 season as our favorite to win again. The rest of the top contenders are similar to […]
UPDATED AUG. 27, 2019, AT 5:52 PM 2019 NFL Predictions For the regular season and playoffs, updated after every game. More NFL:Every team’s Elo historyCan you outsmart our forecasts? Standings Games Quarterbacks Show our quarterback-adjusted Elo forecast Show our traditional Elo forecast 1636 NE-logoNew EnglandAFC East11-5+105.680%68%43%14% 1604 KC-logoKansas CityAFC West10-6+74.167%49%29%8% 1594 NO-logoNew OrleansNFC South10-6+64.562%45%25%7% 1584 […]
Can You Beat FiveThirtyEight’s NFL Forecasts? Can you outsmart our forecasts? Make your picks using the sliders below. Our NFL forecasts are based on a simple algorithm called Elo ratings, which use only a few pieces of information to rate each team and project each game. But beware: We’re asking you to make a probabilistic […]
With the NFL kicking off Thursday, Hot Takedown employs a segment of “Model Talk” to assess some of the hot takes and speculation swirling around this season. Our NFL prediction model will be live Wednesday morning, but for a preview of the 2019 season, take a listen! In partnership with Major League Baseball, the Atlantic […]