Ian Allan
I’ve gone through and revised the win projections for every team in every game. There are plenty of big movers.
Most notably, the NFC East looks really tough. All four teams in that division might go 8-8 or better (and I don’t see any team in that group pulling away – that one should be a slug fest).
The NFC West looks like the worst of the divisions. I still have the Cardinals winning that one, but maybe with a losing record.
Best teams that will fall just short of making the playoffs: Bears, Washington, Dallas, Giants, Bills, Raiders and Bucs.
The last time a Stanford quarterback was selected in the first round was John Elway in 1983. He was drafted by the Colts and then shipped to Denver. According to my current projections (which assume Peyton Manning won’t return) those same two teams have the best chance of finishing with the worst record this year (putting them in line to select Andrew Luck of Stanford).
PROJECTED WINS FOR EACH TEAM
Wins
12.30 New England
11.95 Green Bay
11.85 Baltimore
11.20 San Diego
10.95 Houston
10.90 New Orleans
10.50 Pittsburgh
10.15 NY Jets
10.10 Atlanta
9.60 Philadelphia
9.35 Detroit
9.25 Chicago
8.80 Washington
8.65 Dallas
8.15 NY Giants
7.70 Buffalo
7.65 Oakland
7.60 Tampa Bay
7.50 Arizona
6.80 St. Louis
6.75 Cincinnati
6.75 Cleveland
6.75 Tennessee
6.15 San Francisco
5.95 Miami
5.70 Minnesota
5.20 Jacksonville
5.10 Kansas City
4.75 Seattle
4.30 Carolina
4.00 Denver
3.65 Indianapolis
AFC Division winners
Patriots, Ravens, Chargers, Texans
NFC Division winners
Packers, Saints, Eagles, Cardinals
Wild-card teams
Steelers, Jets, Falcons, Lions
Super Bowl
Patriots over Packers
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Probability of victory for each game in each week (85% = almost certain win; 15% = almost certain loss).
Arizona
win Carolina (H)
20% Washington (A)
45% Seattle (A)
45% NY Giants (H)
45% Minnesota (A)
--- bye week
40% Pittsburgh (H)
5% Baltimore (A)
55% St. Louis (H)
10% Philadelphia (A)
45% San Francisco (A)
40% St. Louis (A)
45% Dallas (H)
65% San Francisco (H)
60% Cleveland (H)
55% Cincinnati (A)
75% Seattle (H)
Atlanta
loss Chicago (A)
55% Philadelphia (H)
60% Tampa Bay (A)
70% Seattle (A)
45% Green Bay (H)
90% Carolina (H)
50% Detroit (A)
--- bye week
90% Indianapolis (A)
55% New Orleans (H)
80% Tennessee (H)
90% Minnesota (H)
50% Houston (A)
75% Carolina (A)
95% Jacksonville (H)
35% New Orleans (A)
70% Tampa Bay (H)
Baltimore
win Pittsburgh (H)
65% Tennessee (A)
60% St. Louis (A)
65% NY Jets (H)
--- bye week
60% Houston (H)
80% Jacksonville (A)
95% Arizona (H)
45% Pittsburgh (A)
85% Seattle (A)
90% Cincinnati (H)
90% San Francisco (H)
65% Cleveland (A)
95% Indianapolis (H)
35% San Diego (A)
80% Cleveland (H)
75% Cincinnati (A)
Buffalo
win Kansas City (A)
55% Oakland (H)
30% New England (H)
60% Cincinnati (A)
45% Philadelphia (H)
30% NY Giants (A)
--- bye week
55% Washington (H)
45% NY Jets (H)
30% Dallas (A)
45% Miami (A)
25% NY Jets (A)
70% Tennessee (H)
15% San Diego (A)
65% Miami (H)
85% Denver (H)
15% New England (A)
Carolina
loss Arizona (A)
15% Green Bay (H)
60% Jacksonville (H)
10% Chicago (A)
20% New Orleans (H)
10% Atlanta (A)
40% Washington (H)
55% Minnesota (H)
--- bye week
50% Tennessee (H)
15% Detroit (A)
50% Indianapolis (A)
20% Tampa Bay (A)
25% Atlanta (H)
10% Houston (A)
40% Tampa Bay (H)
10% New Orleans (A)
Chicago
win Atlanta (H)
20% New Orleans (A)
40% Green Bay (H)
90% Carolina (H)
35% Detroit (A)
65% Minnesota (H)
45% Tampa Bay (A)
--- bye week
40% Philadelphia (A)
55% Detroit (H)
50% San Diego (H)
50% Oakland (A)
85% Kansas City (H)
65% Denver (A)
90% Seattle (H)
30% Green Bay (A)
65% Minnesota (A)
Cincinnati
win Cleveland (A)
50% Denver (A)
60% San Francisco (H)
40% Buffalo (H)
45% Jacksonville (A)
75% Indianapolis (H)
--- bye week
40% Seattle (A)
40% Tennessee (A)
20% Pittsburgh (H)
10% Baltimore (A)
55% Cleveland (H)
15% Pittsburgh (A)
35% Houston (H)
20% St. Louis (A)
45% Arizona (H)
25% Baltimore (H)
Cleveland
loss Cincinnati (H)
55% Indianapolis (A)
60% Miami (H)
55% Tennessee (H)
--- bye week
40% Oakland (A)
70% Seattle (H)
45% San Francisco (A)
25% Houston (A)
55% St. Louis (H)
65% Jacksonville (H)
45% Cincinnati (A)
35% Baltimore (H)
25% Pittsburgh (A)
40% Arizona (A)
20% Baltimore (A)
40% Pittsburgh (H)
Dallas
loss NY Jets (A)
65% San Francisco (A)
60% Washington (H)
55% Detroit (H)
--- bye week
20% New England (A)
80% St. Louis (H)
45% Philadelphia (A)
90% Seattle (H)
70% Buffalo (H)
40% Washington (A)
75% Miami (H)
55% Arizona (A)
60% NY Giants (H)
55% Tampa Bay (A)
55% Philadelphia (H)
40% NY Giants (A)
Denver
loss Oakland (H)
50% Cincinnati (H)
30% Tennessee (A)
5% Green Bay (A)
15% San Diego (H)
--- bye week
25% Miami (A)
35% Detroit (H)
25% Oakland (A)
45% Kansas City (A)
15% NY Jets (H)
10% San Diego (A)
30% Minnesota (A)
35% Chicago (H)
10% New England (H)
15% Buffalo (A)
55% Kansas City (H)
Detroit
win Tampa Bay (A)
75% Kansas City (H)
55% Minnesota (A)
45% Dallas (A)
65% Chicago (H)
85% San Francisco (H)
50% Atlanta (H)
65% Denver (A)
--- bye week
45% Chicago (A)
85% Carolina (H)
40% Green Bay (H)
25% New Orleans (A)
75% Minnesota (H)
45% Oakland (A)
50% San Diego (H)
30% Green Bay (A)
Green Bay
win New Orleans (H)
85% Carolina (A)
60% Chicago (A)
95% Denver (H)
55% Atlanta (A)
85% St. Louis (H)
65% Minnesota (A)
--- bye week
45% San Diego (A)
90% Minnesota (H)
85% Tampa Bay (H)
60% Detroit (A)
60% NY Giants (A)
90% Oakland (H)
80% Kansas City (A)
70% Chicago (H)
70% Detroit (H)
Houston
win Indianapolis (H)
55% Miami (A)
40% New Orleans (A)
55% Pittsburgh (H)
75% Oakland (H)
40% Baltimore (A)
60% Tennessee (A)
90% Jacksonville (H)
75% Cleveland (H)
55% Tampa Bay (A)
--- bye week
75% Jacksonville (A)
50% Atlanta (H)
65% Cincinnati (A)
90% Carolina (H)
90% Indianapolis (A)
80% Tennessee (H)
Indianapolis
loss Houston (A)
45% Cleveland (H)
15% Pittsburgh (H)
15% Tampa Bay (A)
45% Kansas City (H)
25% Cincinnati (A)
5% New Orleans (A)
15% Tennessee (A)
10% Atlanta (H)
50% Jacksonville (H)
--- bye week
50% Carolina (H)
5% New England (A)
5% Baltimore (A)
40% Tennessee (H)
10% Houston (H)
30% Jacksonville (A)
Jacksonville
win Tennessee (H)
5% NY Jets (A)
40% Carolina (A)
15% New Orleans (H)
55% Cincinnati (H)
15% Pittsburgh (A)
20% Baltimore (H)
10% Houston (A)
--- bye week
50% Indianapolis (A)
35% Cleveland (A)
25% Houston (H)
20% San Diego (H)
30% Tampa Bay (H)
5% Atlanta (A)
25% Tennessee (A)
70% Indianapolis (H)
Kansas City
loss Buffalo (H)
25% Detroit (A)
10% San Diego (A)
60% Minnesota (H)
55% Indianapolis (A)
--- bye week
30% Oakland (A)
40% San Diego (H)
50% Miami (H)
55% Denver (H)
10% New England (A)
35% Pittsburgh (H)
15% Chicago (A)
10% NY Jets (A)
20% Green Bay (H)
50% Oakland (H)
45% Denver (A)
Miami
loss New England (H)
45% Houston (H)
40% Cleveland (A)
10% San Diego (A)
--- bye week
25% NY Jets (A)
75% Denver (H)
30% NY Giants (A)
50% Kansas City (A)
55% Washington (H)
55% Buffalo (H)
25% Dallas (A)
50% Oakland (H)
40% Philadelphia (H)
35% Buffalo (A)
15% New England (A)
45% NY Jets (H)
Minnesota
loss San Diego (A)
50% Tampa Bay (H)
45% Detroit (H)
40% Kansas City (A)
55% Arizona (H)
35% Chicago (A)
35% Green Bay (H)
45% Carolina (A)
--- bye week
10% Green Bay (A)
55% Oakland (H)
10% Atlanta (A)
70% Denver (H)
25% Detroit (A)
25% New Orleans (H)
35% Washington (A)
35% Chicago (H)
New England
win Miami (A)
60% San Diego (H)
70% Buffalo (A)
80% Oakland (A)
70% NY Jets (H)
80% Dallas (H)
--- bye week
60% Pittsburgh (A)
80% NY Giants (H)
55% NY Jets (A)
90% Kansas City (H)
65% Philadelphia (A)
95% Indianapolis (H)
65% Washington (A)
90% Denver (A)
85% Miami (H)
85% Buffalo (H)
New Orleans
loss Green Bay (A)
80% Chicago (H)
60% Houston (H)
85% Jacksonville (A)
80% Carolina (A)
55% Tampa Bay (A)
95% Indianapolis (H)
65% St. Louis (A)
70% Tampa Bay (H)
45% Atlanta (A)
--- bye week
75% NY Giants (H)
75% Detroit (H)
75% Tennessee (A)
75% Minnesota (A)
65% Atlanta (H)
90% Carolina (H)
NY Giants
loss Washington (A)
80% St. Louis (H)
40% Philadelphia (A)
55% Arizona (A)
95% Seattle (H)
70% Buffalo (H)
--- bye week
70% Miami (H)
20% New England (A)
60% San Francisco (A)
55% Philadelphia (H)
25% New Orleans (A)
40% Green Bay (H)
40% Dallas (A)
60% Washington (H)
45% NY Jets (A)
60% Dallas (H)
NY Jets
win Dallas (H)
95% Jacksonville (H)
55% Oakland (A)
35% Baltimore (A)
30% New England (A)
75% Miami (H)
55% San Diego (H)
--- bye week
55% Buffalo (A)
45% New England (H)
85% Denver (A)
75% Buffalo (H)
60% Washington (A)
90% Kansas City (H)
50% Philadelphia (A)
55% NY Giants (H)
55% Miami (A)
Oakland
win Denver (A)
45% Buffalo (A)
45% NY Jets (H)
20% New England (H)
25% Houston (A)
60% Cleveland (H)
70% Kansas City (H)
--- bye week
75% Denver (H)
15% San Diego (A)
45% Minnesota (A)
50% Chicago (H)
50% Miami (A)
10% Green Bay (A)
55% Detroit (H)
50% Kansas City (A)
50% San Diego (H)
Philadelphia
win St. Louis (A)
45% Atlanta (A)
60% NY Giants (H)
90% San Francisco (H)
55% Buffalo (A)
45% Washington (A)
--- bye week
55% Dallas (H)
60% Chicago (H)
90% Arizona (H)
45% NY Giants (A)
35% New England (H)
65% Seattle (A)
60% Miami (A)
50% NY Jets (H)
45% Dallas (A)
60% Washington (H)
Pittsburgh
loss Baltimore (A)
90% Seattle (H)
85% Indianapolis (A)
45% Houston (A)
85% Tennessee (H)
85% Jacksonville (H)
60% Arizona (A)
40% New England (H)
55% Baltimore (H)
80% Cincinnati (A)
--- bye week
65% Kansas City (A)
85% Cincinnati (H)
75% Cleveland (H)
65% San Francisco (A)
75% St. Louis (H)
60% Cleveland (A)
San Diego
win Minnesota (H)
40% New England (A)
90% Kansas City (H)
90% Miami (H)
85% Denver (A)
--- bye week
45% NY Jets (A)
60% Kansas City (A)
55% Green Bay (H)
85% Oakland (H)
50% Chicago (A)
90% Denver (H)
80% Jacksonville (A)
85% Buffalo (H)
65% Baltimore (H)
50% Detroit (A)
50% Oakland (A)
San Francisco
win Seattle (H)
35% Dallas (H)
40% Cincinnati (A)
10% Philadelphia (A)
45% Tampa Bay (H)
15% Detroit (A)
--- bye week
55% Cleveland (H)
25% Washington (A)
40% NY Giants (H)
55% Arizona (H)
10% Baltimore (A)
50% St. Louis (H)
35% Arizona (A)
35% Pittsburgh (H)
35% Seattle (A)
30% St. Louis (A)
Seattle
loss San Francisco (A)
10% Pittsburgh (A)
55% Arizona (H)
30% Atlanta (H)
5% NY Giants (A)
--- bye week
30% Cleveland (A)
60% Cincinnati (H)
10% Dallas (A)
15% Baltimore (H)
25% St. Louis (A)
45% Washington (H)
35% Philadelphia (H)
55% St. Louis (H)
10% Chicago (A)
65% San Francisco (H)
25% Arizona (A)
St. Louis
loss Philadelphia (H)
20% NY Giants (A)
40% Baltimore (H)
55% Washington (H)
--- bye week
15% Green Bay (A)
20% Dallas (A)
35% New Orleans (H)
45% Arizona (A)
45% Cleveland (A)
75% Seattle (H)
60% Arizona (H)
50% San Francisco (A)
45% Seattle (A)
80% Cincinnati (H)
25% Pittsburgh (A)
70% San Francisco (H)
Tampa Bay
loss Detroit (H)
50% Minnesota (A)
40% Atlanta (H)
85% Indianapolis (H)
55% San Francisco (A)
45% New Orleans (H)
55% Chicago (H)
--- bye week
30% New Orleans (A)
45% Houston (H)
15% Green Bay (A)
55% Tennessee (A)
80% Carolina (H)
70% Jacksonville (A)
45% Dallas (H)
60% Carolina (A)
30% Atlanta (A)
Tennessee
loss Jacksonville (A)
35% Baltimore (H)
70% Denver (H)
45% Cleveland (A)
15% Pittsburgh (A)
--- bye week
40% Houston (H)
85% Indianapolis (H)
60% Cincinnati (H)
50% Carolina (A)
20% Atlanta (A)
45% Tampa Bay (H)
30% Buffalo (A)
25% New Orleans (H)
60% Indianapolis (A)
75% Jacksonville (H)
20% Houston (A)
Washington
win NY Giants (H)
80% Arizona (H)
40% Dallas (A)
45% St. Louis (A)
--- bye week
55% Philadelphia (H)
60% Carolina (A)
45% Buffalo (A)
75% San Francisco (H)
45% Miami (A)
60% Dallas (H)
55% Seattle (A)
40% NY Jets (H)
35% New England (H)
40% NY Giants (A)
65% Minnesota (H)
40% Philadelphia (A)
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Posted by CHARLES SAVONI | Sep. 17 at 08:46 AM
Ian: from where did you earn your Ph.D. in Analytical Statistics and Methodology? Your never cease to amaze me. Information like the above, simply cannot be found elsewhere. Your long-time subscriber and loyal follower, Charley
Posted by BRYAN BERTSCH | Sep. 17 at 11:10 AM
This is sweet. I recommend saving this and circling back at week 17 just to see how you've done. Are you planning on revising this at some point? After all, though we can gleen a lot after week 1, obviously the pool of informationj is quite limited. In any case, very impressive. You take fantasy football (and football in general) to a new level - every season!
Posted by IAN ALLAN | Sep. 17 at 01:32 PM
Thanks for the nice words. This is nothing fancy, though. I think a lot of guys in August go through the schedule and pick a winner for each game to gauge possible win-loss records. This is similar, but I don't want to get into just guessing on these 50-50 type games that we don't really know on. I will revise this file periodically throughout the year.