Week 8 DVOA Ratings

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We Did It!
Published 10/30/2007 by Alex at Mistake by the Lake Sporting Times
The Browns' DVOA, as of today: 0.0%—a new franchise record!

Pats - Colts game really that big
Published 10/31/2007 by oiler at Sports Frog
... Football Outsiders' week 8 DVOA rankings are out, and they have both the Colts and the Pats at the top of a list of best total DVOA after 8 weeks - not just this season, but ever. ...

Daily Links: Harris’ Star Nascent?
Published 10/31/2007 by Bassett at thejetsblog.com
MDS writes a great article in the Sun about David Harris. Gregg Hayim leads the charge to give Pennington his due. Jets Journal chuckles at the uninformative informational call on Vilma. Cimini seems to disagree. Schein hands out his midseason grades to all 32 teams. Yay! The Jets are 30th in DVOA! Hutch looks at Kellen’s playing time last week closely and looks towards this weekend. Gotta check out Meth Minute’s Mike Tyson Brunch Out (sound ...

Thoughts on the Patriots/Colts Showdown
Published 10/31/2007 by JJ at Misunderestimated Again
... I wondered if my judgment was clouded by my Redskins allegiance, but this analysis by Football Outsiders backs up my take. According to their statistical analysis, these are the best two teams of the recent era of NFL football and the Patriots are better by a wide margin. The hype for this game is truly warranted, but look for the unfathomable Patriots to win going away. ...

The Chargers Through Their Last Three Games
Published 11/1/2007 by TBird41 at The Ragnarok
... . After four weeks, they were projected to finish under .500 and had absorbed some ugly losses. Now, they look like one of the best teams in the NFL and a ...

Irrefutable Facts About Redskins Success
Published 11/5/2007 by Jamie Mottram at Mr. Irrelevant
... 2. Football Outsiders has the Redskins at No. 13 overall, No. 7 in the NFC. Again, that’s before the win at New York, where Washington outgained the Jets by nearly 100 yards. Their rankings are based on all types of statistical measures — nothing objective — so they’re sure to move up this week. ...

Most Depressing Texans Win Ever: Dunta Robinson Out for Season (And Maybe Longer)
Published 11/5/2007 by Stephanie Stradley at FanHouse
... That being said, other than Dunta Robinson, it is unlikely that any of the other secondary players could start for any other team. The pass defense was already awful, and now it is likely it is some word substantially worse than awful but is probably too rude for me to write in print. ...