Unlike the previous week, when three of the top five teams in our Elo ratings lost, Week 8 of the NFL season was a good time for the elite. The No. 4 San Francisco 49ers were idle, but the top 3 teams in Elo won, headlined by the Denver Broncos beating the San Diego Chargers […]
FiveThirtyEight is running a series of eight NFL previews, one division at a time, to highlight the numbers that may influence each team’s season. America’s favorite weekly soap opera is about to begin; get prepped. Pittsburgh Steelers Expected wins (using implied power ratings from Las Vegas point spreads): 8.6 Playoff probability: 46 percent (30 percent […]
FiveThirtyEight is running a series of eight NFL previews, one division at a time, to highlight the numbers that may influence each team’s season. America’s favorite weekly soap opera is about to begin; get prepped. Pittsburgh Steelers Expected wins (using implied power ratings from Las Vegas point spreads): 8.6 Playoff probability: 46 percent (30 percent […]
