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The Bengals Don’t Have A Better Option Than Andy Dalton
For a middling NFL quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals starter Andy Dalton has already accomplished quite a bit in his football career. In college, he led Texas Christian to more postseason top-10 finishes...
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2014 NFL Preview: The AFC North Is Up For Grabs
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...
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NFL Week 3 Elo Ratings And Playoff Odds
It’s been hard for me to escape the feeling that something’s off about NFL games this year. But that may be the league’s off-field problems coloring my perception of the on-field play — or the...
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NFL Week 4 Elo Ratings And Playoff Odds
Before scrolling down and peeking at the table, take a guess: Which team has the highest projected end-of-season win total according to FiveThirtyEight’s latest NFL Elo ratings and playoff odds?While...
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An NFL Team Will Probably Win 14 Games. We Just Don’t Know Which Team.
As my colleague Neil Paine explained earlier this week, the Cincinnati Bengals now project to finish with the best record in the NFL — at least according to FiveThirtyEight’s NFL Elo ratings. The...
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NFL Week 5 Elo Ratings And Playoff Odds
The perception after the NFL’s fourth week of play is that parity reigns supreme. Only two teams, the Arizona Cardinals and Cincinnati Bengals, remain undefeated — and they’re both 3-0 rather than 4-0,...
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NFL Week 6 Elo Ratings And Playoff Odds
It was a week of fantastic finishes in the NFL. The Buffalo Bills beat the Detroit Lions on a 58-yard field goal by Dan Carpenter just moments after Lions’ kicker Alex Henery shanked his third field...
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How Unexpected Was Cleveland’s Shellacking Of Cincinnati?
Before Thursday night’s game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns, our Elo ratings predicted a 77 percent probability of a Bengals win. Cincinnati had the higher Elo rating before the...
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2015 NFL Preview: The Ravens, Bengals, Steelers And, Yes, Even The Browns...
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...
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These Bengals Are The Best In Franchise History
UPDATE (Nov. 6, 7:39 a.m.): The Bengals added six points to their Elo rating on Thursday night, defeating the Cleveland Browns 31-10. Cincinnati’s current Elo rating, 1672, is the best in franchise...
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Losing Andy Dalton Crushes The Bengals’ Championship Hopes
What had been the greatest season in Bengals history took a regrettably Bengals-like turn Sunday, when Cincinnati quarterback Andy Dalton fractured his thumb, likely putting him out for the season....
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Anyone Could Win The AFC North — Except The Browns
To go with our 2016 NFL predictions, FiveThirtyEight is previewing each division. AFC North fans are blessed with one of the NFL’s most exciting divisions. The Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens and...
View ArticleDo Toothless Offenses Like The Bengals’ Ever Recover?
The Bengals entered this year as playoff contenders with a retooled offense that was considered one of the fastest units in the NFL. But two games into the season, they’ve kicked three field goals. And...
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The Bengals Don’t Have A Better Option Than Andy Dalton
For a middling NFL quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals starter Andy Dalton has already accomplished quite a bit in his football career. In college, he led Texas Christian to more postseason top-10 finishes...
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2014 NFL Preview: The AFC North Is Up For Grabs
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...
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NFL Week 3 Elo Ratings And Playoff Odds
It’s been hard for me to escape the feeling that something’s off about NFL games this year. But that may be the league’s off-field problems coloring my perception of the on-field play — or the...
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NFL Week 4 Elo Ratings And Playoff Odds
Before scrolling down and peeking at the table, take a guess: Which team has the highest projected end-of-season win total according to FiveThirtyEight’s latest NFL Elo ratings and playoff odds? While...
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An NFL Team Will Probably Win 14 Games. We Just Don’t Know Which Team.
As my colleague Neil Paine explained earlier this week, the Cincinnati Bengals now project to finish with the best record in the NFL — at least according to FiveThirtyEight’s NFL Elo ratings. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NFL Week 5 Elo Ratings And Playoff Odds
The perception after the NFL’s fourth week of play is that parity reigns supreme. Only two teams, the Arizona Cardinals and Cincinnati Bengals, remain undefeated — and they’re both 3-0 rather than 4-0,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NFL Week 6 Elo Ratings And Playoff Odds
It was a week of fantastic finishes in the NFL. The Buffalo Bills beat the Detroit Lions on a 58-yard field goal by Dan Carpenter just moments after Lions’ kicker Alex Henery shanked his third field...
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