thefootballprofessor.com - 1/10/2008
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It was a tough week, to say the least. One thing I can be positive about is that weeks like this are the best learning experiences because I can see where I read the charts wrong and move on from there. Washington lost to Seattle, Tennessee couldn't hold off San Diego, and the Giants continued their bullish trend by defeating Tampa Bay. The one game I did get right was Jacksonville over ...
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Math Folks Preview the Divisional Round
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Here are some trends, comparisons, and probabilities for this weekend's football games. Pro-football-reference.com tries to find comparable matchups in recent years to find probability for each game's outcome. The Football Professor examines each team's trends for the season to assess where each team is headed this weekend. NFL Stats uses a model based on team efficiency to give probability for this weekend. The math isn't all, of course: human beings are not "sprigs on a barrel organ." But analysis that relies on interpretation of ...
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Dislocated big toe could keep Gates out —
FOXSports.com News for NFL 1/10/2008
While Pro Bowler Antonio Gates rehabbed his dislocated left big toe, All-Pro fullback Lorenzo Neal returned to practice for the San Diego Chargers exactly one month after breaking his lower left leg.
It appeared Wednesday that Neal has a better ...
Chargers TE Gates misses practice (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NFL News 1/10/2008
While Pro Bowler Antonio Gates rehabbed his dislocated left big toe, All-Pro fullback Lorenzo Neal returned to practice for the San Diego Chargers exactly one month after breaking his lower left leg. It appeared Wednesday that Neal has a better chance ...