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 […]
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 […]
The curtain fell on the 2019 NFL preseason Thursday night — and judging by the volleys of rotten produce hurled at it by fans, writers and coaches, the NFL may never want to stage that show the same way again. For decades, it’s felt like the NFL has had a predictable rhythm to how (and […]
DeSean Jackson may seem like a pedestrian NFL wide receiver — very talented but far from spectacular in an era when wideouts regularly post 100-catch campaigns. Since he came into the NFL in 2008, Jackson is 17th overall in receptions and 15th in touchdown catches. But Jackson, now with Philadelphia, has led the NFL four […]