NFL

Is Denver better than their record indicates?

Nobody can beat the Ravens.

Except the Ravens.

Follow-up question: which team still has its own verb?

The Broncos are suddenly a respectable team somehow

According to the Pythagorean record, which estimates how teams 'should' have done based on their point differential, here are the results.

Luckiest teams in the N.F.L. (Teams worse than their current record):

1. Pittsburgh Steelers. Should be 4—5, but are actually 6—3.
2. Philadelphia Eagles. Should be 6—3, but are actually 8—1.
3. Detroit Lions. Should be 5—4, but are actually 7—2.
4. Seattle Seahawks. Should be 4—5, but are actually 6—3.
5. Jacksonville Jaguars. Should be 5—4, but are actually 6—3.

Unluckiest teams in the N.F.L. (Teams better than their current record):

1. Buffalo Bills. Should be 7—3, but are actually 5—5.
2. Green Bay Packers. Should be 4—5, but are actually 3—6.
3. Carolina Panthers. Should be 2—7, but are actually 1—8.
4. San Francisco 49ers. Should be 7—2, but are actually 6—3.
5. Los Angeles Chargers. Should be 5—4, but are actually 4—5.

Meanwhile, the teams almost spot—on with their predicted records are the Indianapolis Colts (5—5) and the Houston Texans (5—4).

Vikings are better than their record. Insane amount of fumbles those first 5 games and never had a chance to recover any of them

we are a made field goal and foster moreau catch away from being 7-3

First Half Packers: God oh God so much worse.

Second Half Packers: pretty okay and a lil better than their record.

Better: Cowboys, 49ers, Texans, Rams, Bengals, Buccs

Worse: Panthers, Falcons, Saints, Seahawks, Jets, Colts

Can we be both at the same time?

Who are the raiders? Like genuinely

Over the last six years, the Steelers are always a perplexing amount over .500 in relation to the often times ridiculous product they put on the field.

9’ers , 9’ers

Seahawks are worse than the record indicates, lot of last minute ugly wins and the offense stalls up for quarters at a time.

Vikings are better than their record, I thought that at the beginning of the year too.

Vikings are better than their record but losing Kirk is rough

Bills were only a few plays away from winning every game that they lost. If you look at each individual loss they could feasibly be 10-0, 9-1, 8-2. Yet they also looked like the worse team in most of those losses and deserved to lose all of the games that they did and arguably at least one of their wins. They just somehow managed to keep them close. They are at times one of the worst teams in the league and at times one of the best, and they are capable of both beating the best teams in the league and losing to the worst.

The Seahawks are better and worse than 6-3, mostly worse but… go hawks.

The Panthers is the answer for both

Worse than their record: the Panthers

With Kyler back we are absolutely not 2-8 bad, I'm guessing we'll bullshit our way to 6-11

I don't think the lions are quite as good as their record. Yeah they beat the chiefs on opening night without two of their best players, but their other wins are against not very good teams. Baltimore embarrassed them, and Seattle showed that a competent offense can hang with and beat them.

Broncos

It’s football season? Man I haven’t seen the Patriots on at all. Surely they’re doing great as always!

Steelers definitely worse than their record.

I think the Giants are worse than their record, because 2-8 makes it look like there are two worse teams in the league.

Vikings at the start with Kirk and JJ were way better than their record

Vikings without them is way worse than their record

Overall it works out lol

49ers “should” be 7-2, b/c of a missed field goal. If we really have fixed our defense issue then we are way better than our 6-3 record. If not, we are exactly where we should be.

Texans are better than their record and chiefs are far worse than their record

Bengals will be the team nobody wants too see when they’re coming to your town Wildcard Weekend. Assuming they make the playoffs…