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NFL playoff picture projections: Updated chances for all 32 teams
We're looking ahead to how the 14-team playoff picture could line up en route to Super Bowl LIX.
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NFL win rate metrics leaderboard: Who is the best statistical pass rusher? Top run blocking team?
Our win rate metrics stack the NFL's best run-blocking, run-stopping, pass-protecting and pass-rushing players and teams.
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Which NFL teams are most, least analytics-advanced? We surveyed 22 staffers around the league
Do the Browns still lead the way in analytics? Which franchises have bought in, and which remain skeptical? We polled NFL teams on advanced data usage.
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No, NFL analytics models don't always recommend going for it on fourth down: Here's the method
Do NFL analytics models always recommend going for it on fourth down? No. Here's how the decisions actually are made.
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NFL pass-rushing, run-stopping, blocking leaderboard: Win rate rankings for 2023
Our win rate metics stack the NFL's best run-blocking, run-stopping, pass-protecting and pass-rushing players and teams.
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Updated NFL playoff picture: AFC, NFC seed projections after Week 17
We're looking ahead to how the 14-team playoff picture could line up en route to Super Bowl LVIII.
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Going for 2 down 8 points: Packers pull off come-from-behind win thanks to this strategy
The Packers profited from being the first team this season to try this unconventional 2-point conversion attempt. Here's why others should follow their lead.
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2023 NBA draft projections: Will Victor Wembanyama become an All-Star?
How do Victor Wembanyama's All-Star chances stack up to those of prior top draft picks?
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NFL game management cheat sheet: Guide to fourth downs and 2-point conversions
Curious about a fourth-down or 2-point conversion decision? ESPN's recommendation model can help.
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NFL pass-rushing, run-stopping, blocking leaderboard: Win rate rankings for 2022
Our win rate metics stack the best run-blocking, run-stopping, pass-protecting and pass-rushing players and teams in the game for the 2022 season.
Khalil Herbert gains 63 yards on a run against the Commanders.
Darius Slayton gets open on a short route, makes a catch and takes it for a 24-yard gain against the Lions.
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Which NFL teams are most, least analytics-advanced? We surveyed 21 team staffers
Which NFL team buys in to analytics the most? Which teams remain skeptical? And is momentum a thing? We surveyed team staffers from around the league for the inside word.
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Deebo Dots! Expected YAC: 1.0 yards Actual YAC: 51.7 yards Per NFL Next Gen Stats
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Steelers mixed up George Pickens' routes much more today. He had previously run an extreme rate of straight downfield routes. Go routes W1-3: 17% W4: 4% Deep fades W1-3: 23% W4: 13% Image is his route map today, on all routes. (ESPN / NGS)
Zay Jones (7) open deep but untargeted in Week 1.
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Big takeaways from ESPN's new pass-catcher stats: A.J. Brown is always open, Kendrick Bourne is underrated
Mark Andrews is elite, Kendrick Bourne is underused and Deebo Samuel's yards-after-catch production in 2021 nearly broke our new metrics.
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