Why 13>14, how Devin Hester cost the Bears Super Bowl XLI, and other mysteries

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For reasons unknown to me, my referrals logs last week showed several clicks from this Phil Birnbaum post about this nearly-two-year-old post Chase Stuart post about the odd fact that NFL teams win more often when they score 13 points than when they score 14. It turns out that, in the ... [link]

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National Friday League, Week Six
Published 10/10/2008 by Pacifist Viking (noreply@blogger.com) at Pacifist Viking
... looking like the best team in the NFC North) and Miami (an improving team with a solid quarterback and two talented running backs--how far are they going?). Fantasy Narcissism: Embrace Being a Homer If in the hours after Monday night's Viking win, I traded Calvin Johnson and Matt Forte for Bernard Berrian and Willis McGahee, what of it? I have Viking blogger cred to hold up. Links Surprising statistics on scoring, scores, and wins (pro-football-reference). Pat Reusse cites Bud Grant that all wins should be appreciated (I ...

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