Eleven months ago, Aaron Rodgers looked like the best player in football. He’s been regarded as one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL for so long that only a sustained period of below-average play could make us ask, What’s wrong with Aaron Rodgers? Since the start of the 2015 season, Rodgers has 34 touchdowns […]
Eleven months ago, Aaron Rodgers looked like the best player in football. He’s been regarded as one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL for so long that only a sustained period of below-average play could make us ask, What’s wrong with Aaron Rodgers? Since the start of the 2015 season, Rodgers has 34 touchdowns […]
Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast. On this week’s show (Sept. 20, 2016) we chat about competitive balance in the NFL and wonder what’s gone wrong with the Seattle Seahawks. Then, we preview the WNBA playoffs and ask how a new playoff structure may shape Nneka Ogwumike’s attempt to lead […]
Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast. On this week’s show (Sept. 20, 2016) we chat about competitive balance in the NFL and wonder what’s gone wrong with the Seattle Seahawks. Then, we preview the WNBA playoffs and ask how a new playoff structure may shape Nneka Ogwumike’s attempt to lead […]
If Week 1 is National Jump to Conclusions Week, then Week 2 is when we can begin to trend spot. For many, Week 2 is all about regression to the mean: For example, 1-0 teams had a losing record (4-5) against 0-1 teams on Sunday. But there are some units that have played at a […]
