In preparation for the 2015 NFL season, FiveThirtyEight is running a series of eight division previews, each highlighting the numbers that may influence a team’s performance (including projections and rankings based on ESPN’s preseason Football Power Index). Here’s what’s happening in the AFC East. New England Patriots 2014 Record: 12-4 | 2015 Projected Wins: 10.1 […]
In preparation for the 2015 NFL season, FiveThirtyEight is running a series of eight division previews, each highlighting the numbers that may influence a team’s performance (including projections and rankings based on ESPN’s preseason Football Power Index). Here’s what’s happening in the AFC East. New England Patriots 2014 Record: 12-4 | 2015 Projected Wins: 10.1 […]
News broke late Tuesday that Chip Kelly’s Philadelphia Eagles had traded Pro Bowl running back LeSean McCoy to Rex Ryan’s Buffalo Bills for linebacker Kiko Alonso. We decided to gather FiveThirtyEight’s two resident NFC East observers, Neil Paine (in Philadelphia) and Walter Hickey (in New York) to weigh in on what’s sure to be one […]
News broke late Tuesday that Chip Kelly’s Philadelphia Eagles had traded Pro Bowl running back LeSean McCoy to Rex Ryan’s Buffalo Bills for linebacker Kiko Alonso. We decided to gather FiveThirtyEight’s two resident NFC East observers, Neil Paine (in Philadelphia) and Walter Hickey (in New York) to weigh in on what’s sure to be one […]
It’s Black Monday — the day after the NFL’s regular season concludes — when 20 to 25 percent of teams (usually of the non-playoff-bound variety) have historically begun their offseason by firing (or otherwise parting ways with) their head coaches. This year, the New York Jets have fired Rex Ryan, Mike Smith is out in […]
