Week 2009.13
Picks
Visitor
Home
Picks
HFA
Quality
05
BAL
GBP
08
0.38
10.65
13
MIN
ARI
00
6.62
13.08
13
DAL
NYG
00
7.31
18.27
13
PHI
ATL
00
5.69
18.62
06
HOU
JAC
07
0.77
18.92
00
TEN
IND
13
-14.08
23.04
12
NYJ
BUF
01
3.92
25.04
13
NEP
MIA
00
13.69
25.62
13
SFO
SEA
00
6.08
27.35
00
TBB
CAR
13
-6.85
32.96
00
STL
CHI
13
-6.38
33.73
13
DEN
KCC
00
16.46
35.31
00
OAK
PIT
13
-16.00
35.62
13
NOS
WAS
00
24.77
38.31
00
DET
CIN
13
-23.54
41.69
13
SDC
CLE
00
26.38
44.73
Sorry for the backlog. Working to get caught up.
Thanksgiving Edition
Week 2009.12
Picks
Visitor
Home
Picks
HFA
Quality
01
NEP
NOS
12
-2.19
4.72
10
PIT
BAL
03
3.25
14.00
12
NYG
DEN
01
3.25
16.00
07
CAR
NYJ
06
-0.56
21.41
11
JAC
SFO
02
4.31
22.66
12
ARI
TEN
01
10.94
23.66
13
IND
HOU
00
15.44
24.84
13
MIA
BUF
00
10.56
31.91
00
CHI
MIN
13
-19.38
32.38
12
SEA
STL
01
4.56
32.53
00
WAS
PHI
13
-15.31
33.03
00
KCC
SDC
13
-19.56
35.09
00
OAK
DAL
13
-17.75
35.38
00
TBB
ATL
13
-13.38
36.75
13
GBP
DET
00
17.50
38.19
00
CLE
CIN
13
-24.94
44.34
It should be no surprise that when the #1 team faces #4 it’s the most interesting matchup of the week. That’s what the Quality Quotient is designed for. So you know everyone will be watching when the Patriots and Saints face off Monday Night.
In fact, according to QQ, it’s the second most [...]
Week 2009.11
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Visitor
Home
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HFA
Quality
08
SDC
DEN
05
0.92
10.38
13
IND
BAL
00
8.46
14.31
05
ATL
NYG
08
0.46
15.77
10
MIA
CAR
03
2.08
20.88
00
SFO
GBP
13
-6.15
22.54
01
TEN
HOU
12
-7.85
25.15
00
NYJ
NEP
13
-15.00
27.12
13
PHI
CHI
00
9.69
27.23
00
BUF
JAC
13
-8.15
29.77
04
CLE
DET
09
-0.15
31.15
00
WAS
DAL
13
-15.77
33.04
00
SEA
MIN
13
-20.69
34.58
13
PIT
KCC
00
20.92
37.54
13
ARI
STL
00
20.92
40.00
13
CIN
OAK
00
24.38
40.88
13
NOS
TBB
00
27.46
42.73
The most interesting matchup of Week 11 (according to our Quality Quotient) is Chargers @ Broncos. Obviously, if you had asked most people who they thought would win this matchup before the season started, they would have told you that the Chargers would walk away with a season sweep of the Broncos…
A look [...]
Week 2009.10
Picks
Visitor
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HFA
Quality
02
NEP
IND
11
-2.00
5.15
06
CIN
PIT
07
-1.15
6.73
09
PHI
SDC
04
2.08
12.73
10
CHI
SFO
03
0.54
20.50
13
DAL
GBP
00
9.46
21.58
00
JAC
NYJ
13
-5.00
23.58
07
BUF
TEN
06
-0.46
23.85
13
ATL
CAR
00
11.08
27.46
01
KCC
OAK
12
-1.00
28.65
00
SEA
ARI
13
-11.23
28.69
00
TBB
MIA
13
-12.31
35.15
13
DEN
WAS
00
19.54
36.62
13
BAL
CLE
00
19.00
40.58
00
DET
MIN
13
-26.23
43.42
13
NOS
STL
00
28.85
44.50
The most interesting matchup of Week 10 (according to our Quality Quotient) is on Sunday Night Football. Patriots @ Colts. I’m going to go out on a limb and stake my reputation on calling this game a “quarterbacks duel.” You heard it here, first.
A look at all the rest:
Closest Matchup [...]
Week 2009.09
Picks
Visitor
Home
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HFA
Quality
04
PIT
DEN
09
-1.46
6.88
05
DAL
PHI
08
-0.15
9.08
02
BAL
CIN
11
-1.23
9.54
04
SDC
NYG
09
-1.00
15.96
09
ARI
CHI
04
2.54
18.96
00
HOU
IND
13
-12.23
20.50
00
MIA
NEP
13
-11.23
21.46
00
TEN
SFO
13
-7.54
29.92
00
KCC
JAC
13
-5.69
30.62
00
CAR
NOS
13
-20.62
32.23
00
DET
SEA
13
-6.08
32.35
00
WAS
ATL
13
-14.62
33.92
13
GBP
TBB
00
19.15
41.35
The most interesting matchup of Week 9 (according to our Quality Quotient) is on Monday Night Football. Steelers @ Broncos.
A look at all the rest:
Closest Matchup (by PR) – Cowboys @ Eagles – Do these teams like each other? NO. There’s only a 0.15 point difference in average power ranking [...]
Week 2009.08
Picks
Visitor
Home
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HFA
Quality
12
MIN
GBP
01
5.00
12.96
09
NYG
PHI
04
2.77
14.15
13
DEN
BAL
00
9.38
16.92
00
ATL
NOS
13
-10.85
17.65
01
MIA
NYJ
12
-3.85
20.46
13
HOU
BUF
00
5.38
24.85
00
SFO
IND
13
-16.46
26.62
00
SEA
DAL
13
-10.92
27.62
00
OAK
SDC
13
-10.92
32.69
00
CAR
ARI
13
-16.00
32.69
00
CLE
CHI
13
-9.15
32.81
02
STL
DET
11
-4.54
33.19
13
JAC
TEN
00
9.15
33.88
What do you know. Vikings @ Packers as the most interesting matchup of the week. Folks, please remember that everything we do here is strictly formulaic. Pardon me while I shed a tear like a proud papa. Brett Favre returns to Lambeau.
A look at all the rest:
Closest Matchup (by [...]
Week 2009.07
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HFA
Quality
13
MIN
PIT
00
5.69
12.23
04
CHI
CIN
09
-1.15
12.81
01
ARI
NYG
12
-7.77
17.42
13
ATL
DAL
00
8.54
19.81
12
SFO
HOU
01
4.38
20.81
03
BUF
CAR
10
-0.46
24.15
13
NOS
MIA
00
16.31
25.77
13
SDC
KCC
00
8.31
30.38
13
NYJ
OAK
00
9.23
30.38
13
GBP
CLE
00
15.31
34.96
13
PHI
WAS
00
15.31
35.19
13
NEP
TBB
00
25.00
43.35
13
IND
STL
00
28.69
45.19
This week has 2 relatively close games (in terms of Quality Quotient) at the top: Vikings @ Steelers, and Bears @ Bengals. While the Vikings are unanimous favorites to win (based on the rankings of our sources), the Bears-Bengals matchup is not so lopsided. Both should be great games to watch. [...]
Week 2009.06
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HFA
Quality
08
NYG
NOS
05
0.57
2.93
01
CHI
ATL
12
-3.64
13.46
00
BAL
MIN
13
-7.07
14.54
08
ARI
SEA
05
0.00
19.00
13
DEN
SDC
00
10.71
21.29
00
HOU
CIN
13
-13.79
28.32
00
DET
GBP
13
-10.86
30.57
00
KCC
WAS
13
-4.57
31.57
12
CAR
TBB
01
6.00
32.79
00
TEN
NEP
13
-16.21
33.89
00
CLE
PIT
13
-16.00
34.64
00
BUF
NYJ
13
-15.64
34.82
00
STL
JAC
13
-10.43
36.93
13
PHI
OAK
00
23.21
41.96
This week’s top matchup is a (an?) historic one. The Giants-Saints game has a quality quotient of 2.93. It’s rare to have a game under 10, but under 3? To keep that in perspective you have to remember how we calculate QQ. It is the average of the two teams plus their difference in [...]
Week 2009.05
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Home
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HFA
Quality
08
NEP
DEN
05
1.54
8.46
08
ATL
SFO
05
-1.46
13.35
01
CIN
BAL
12
-6.00
15.77
04
HOU
ARI
09
-2.08
21.50
13
JAC
SEA
00
5.23
24.92
08
WAS
CAR
05
2.00
26.77
13
NYJ
MIA
00
13.38
27.15
02
CLE
BUF
11
-4.92
31.92
13
PIT
DET
00
14.85
33.81
13
IND
TEN
00
21.92
35.04
13
DAL
KCC
00
13.85
36.38
00
TBB
PHI
13
-19.69
39.62
00
OAK
NYG
13
-25.92
41.35
13
MIN
STL
00
26.92
45.00
Sorry for the delay. We had to make some adjustments after Total Pro Sports went MIA.
As for Week 5, it looks like a bit of a snoozer overall. A lot of heavy favorites, not too many disputed matchups.
Most Interesting Matchup: Pats @ Broncos
Closest Matchup (by PR): Falcons @ Niners (SF a 1.46 [...]
Week 2009.04
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HFA
Quality
00
NYJ
NOS
13
-2.92
7.38
12
BAL
NEP
01
4.85
10.19
05
DAL
DEN
08
-2.54
14.81
11
SDC
PIT
02
2.46
14.92
00
GBP
MIN
13
-7.46
16.65
08
TEN
JAC
05
0.38
20.96
11
BUF
MIA
02
3.62
25.65
01
OAK
HOU
12
-4.77
29.69
00
SEA
IND
13
-18.23
30.65
00
DET
CHI
13
-11.08
31.08
00
TBB
WAS
13
-4.92
32.46
13
CIN
CLE
00
16.38
37.96
00
STL
SFO
13
-17.46
39.42
13
NYG
KCC
00
26.23
42.65
According to our Power Picks, this will be a very interesting week of football. Last week we only had two games with a Quality Quotient below 20. This week we have five. Last week there was only one matchup where the two teams differed in Power Rank by less than 3.5. This week there [...]
