Once again, the New England Patriots find themselves atop the NFL heap: 5-0 so far this year with the league’s best points-per-game margin. Las Vegas oddsmakers consider New England far and away the best team in football. Excellence isn’t unfamiliar for the Pats; just last month, we anointed their 2007 squad as the best single-season […]
Once again, the New England Patriots find themselves atop the NFL heap: 5-0 so far this year with the league’s best points-per-game margin. Las Vegas oddsmakers consider New England far and away the best team in football. Excellence isn’t unfamiliar for the Pats; just last month, we anointed their 2007 squad as the best single-season […]
When we were prepping for this week’s episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast (subscribe today!), our producer Jody Avirgan pointed out an apparent oddity in the NFL standings: Despite a record number of undefeated teams through six weeks, only 10 clubs have winning records, with four more at .500 — meaning 18 of the […]
When we were prepping for this week’s episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast (subscribe today!), our producer Jody Avirgan pointed out an apparent oddity in the NFL standings: Despite a record number of undefeated teams through six weeks, only 10 clubs have winning records, with four more at .500 — meaning 18 of the […]
At one point last year, the Arizona Cardinals were arguably the NFL’s most unexpected success story, rising all the way to No. 2 in our NFL Elo rankings before injuries to starting quarterback Carson Palmer (and his backup) tanked their season. But that Cardinals team has nothing on this year’s version, which — according to […]
