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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.It looks like at week 9, 50% of the top ten teams are on the Pats' schedule, counting the Browns but not counting the Chargers, depending on whose top ten rankings.
To wit: Browns, Giants, Steelers, Colts, Cowboys.
That does seem significantly more difficult than anything Miami faced in 1972.
The heck with the Phins. It is a more difficult schedule than the Colts or Steelers by far.
Steelers yes, Colts no. Colts have played the hardest schedule in the league
Steelers yes, Colts no. Colts have played the hardest schedule in the league
SOS 2007
Pats .535........#3
Colts .516........#5
case closed
DVOA is a better predictor of team strength than W/L
http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/teameff.php
scroll down for the "Past Sched" ranks
DVOA is a better predictor of team strength than W/L
http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/teameff.php
scroll down for the "Past Sched" ranks
If you want me to search for pictures of Manning's mug for an avatar I'd be happy to provide the service. Masquerading as a Patriots fan isn't working very well when all you do is talk about/defend the Colts.
And by the way, that is HEAVILY influenced by the fact that the Patriots have the highest DVOA in history. Again, as a previous poster said, we can't play ourselves.
Or do you think that the fact that 8 out of the top 10 past schedules have been Patriots opponents this year is mere coincidence?
of course that's a big factor, so, what, you don't want to count their game against us?
It skews the data heavily, as in to the point of being useless. Again, it skews it enough that playing us basically guarantees a spot in the top 10 schedule rank, despite the fact that it will only count for 1 loss.
DVOA is a better predictor of team strength than W/L
http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/teameff.php
scroll down for the "Past Sched" ranks
spin it any way you want. Bottomline, starting the season Pats had tougher schedule than Colts. This despite the fact we were play 4 games vs likes of Bills and Dolphins.
Ofcourse next yr the #'s will look different since Jets and Dolphins have tanked it.
SOS is true barometer
but the same argument applies to the Patriots...we had to play 2 of our games against the next top 2 opponents, both of whom have historically great DVOA's
Steelers yes, Colts no. Colts have played the hardest schedule in the league
Our next top 2 opponents have DVOA's in the stratosphere. The Pats do not. It is historic. Best ever.
according to LAST year???
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no, this year