The Week That Was -- review of last week's NFL outcomes

THE WEEK THAT WAS / NFL Playoffs: Second Round
With commentary by Tim

Hot off the presses, the early edition TMW play-by-play ratings for your perusal from the most recent week of this festive NFL season. For those new to the numbers read the following:

PSR: Play Success Rate - every play is graded as either a success or failure
Big: percentage of plays that went for big gains...10+ yards for a run, 20+ for a pass
Yds: adjusted yards per play, including penalties and excluding non-plays
EFR: Effectiveness rating. One number overall summary.
Stats Score: This is the projected score the TMW computer would have spit out if the stats for the game were the numbers coming in. This column lets us know who "should" have won.

NY Jets at Pittsburgh

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
NY Jets	48%	11%	3.7	62	42%	5%	4.2	73	7
Pittsburgh	62%	5%	4.4	93	48%	3%	5.5	96	32

Wee-ell, we came mighty close to the Wrong Team winning this one, but as fate would have it, the Steel-O's did advance. Turnovers galore for Pitt almost were their undoing. Guess it is worth investing money in a star kicker? Oh, but they all miss sometimes. Except Vinatieri.

St. Louis at Atlanta

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
St. Louis	61%	11%	4.2	105	51%	8%	6.7	107	32
Atlanta	52%	24%	7.3	128	44%	0%	3.8	72	23

Now the WRONG TEAM WON this game according to dem stats. The problem I think with this is that cheap passing yards when behind provide faulty facts to the fumilgating computer. Rams laughed at, Falcons move on.

Indianapolis at New England

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Indianapolis	40%	0%	3.0	40	55%	0%	5.0	106	16
New England	57%	11%	5.5	105	38%	0%	4.3	83	27

Zero big gains for the Colts about says it all. Were they too conservative or just stymied? No matter, Patriots prove once again that they are the best. There is however a chance of a letdown against the Steelers -- WATCH OUT!

Minnesota at Philadelphia

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Minnesota	61%	10%	4.6	100	36%	12%	5.4	71	15
Philadelphia	47%	22%	4.8	91	57%	13%	9.7	160	48

Eagles don't need T.O. and we should have known that since they got to the Conference Championships three straight times without him. No Way Vick does anything against Philly's Defense it says here.

Also see:
Week That Was, Playoffs Round One
Week That Was, Week 17
Week That Was, Week 16
Week That Was, Week 15
Week That Was, Week 14
Week That Was, Week 13
Week That Was, Week 12
Week That Was, Week 11
Week That Was, Week 10
Week That Was, Week 9
Week That Was, Week 8
Week That Was, Week 7
Week That Was, Week 6
Week That Was, Week 5
Week That Was, Week 4
Week That Was, Week 3
Week That Was, Week 2
Week That Was, Week 1

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