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The Week That Was
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Have you watched a game and wondered if the Wrong Team Won? If the stats didn't show up in the final score? If cooking sherry can be drunk without the cooking part? Our bold adventurer Tim is here to answer all of these questions and more.
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THE WEEK THAT WAS: NFL Week Three
With commentary by Tim
Be ready my mateys! Batton down the hatches, hoist the sails, and prepare to set sail for another wondrous journey into the vast oceans and unchartered worlds that beckon to us from this here National Football League...
Yo-Ho, Yo-Ho, a Pirate's life for me!
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.
Atlanta at Buffalo
| Matchup |
Rush
PSR |
Rush
Big |
Rush
Yds |
Rush
EFR |
Pass
PSR |
Pass
Big |
Pass
Yds |
Pass
EFR |
Stats
Score |
| Atlanta |
41% |
26% |
6.7 |
100 |
44% |
7% |
6.1 |
103 |
32 |
| Buffalo |
60% |
14% |
4.9 |
108 |
33% |
3% |
2.3 |
30 |
6 |
Nice game for Mr. Vick but Buffalo has sacrificed the season to develop Losman...think where they could be with that defense, McGahee and oh I don't know, Drew Bledsoe!
Carolina at Miami
| Matchup |
Rush
PSR |
Rush
Big |
Rush
Yds |
Rush
EFR |
Pass
PSR |
Pass
Big |
Pass
Yds |
Pass
EFR |
Stats
Score |
| Carolina |
37% |
0% |
2.0 |
44 |
46% |
14% |
6.9 |
111 |
21 |
| Miami |
40% |
3% |
4.5 |
73 |
34% |
6% |
5.1 |
88 |
20 |
The WRONG TEAM WON! Has the cunning Saban got his team buying into the mission at hand? The AFC East is ripe for the picking! Um, er, gee, I guess there is that New England squad to worry about.
Cincinnati at Chicago
| Matchup |
Rush
PSR |
Rush
Big |
Rush
Yds |
Rush
EFR |
Pass
PSR |
Pass
Big |
Pass
Yds |
Pass
EFR |
Stats
Score |
| Cincinnati |
31% |
3% |
3.0 |
55 |
26% |
12% |
7.1 |
96 |
25 |
| Chicago |
37% |
7% |
3.9 |
59 |
27% |
2% |
3.7 |
20 |
0 |
Do I need to say more? Have I not already told you the Bengals are the best team in the NFL, that Super Bowl glories await? Enough said. Maybe the Power Rankings on this here site can reflect the reality I'm speaking.
Cleveland at Indianapolis
| Matchup |
Rush
PSR |
Rush
Big |
Rush
Yds |
Rush
EFR |
Pass
PSR |
Pass
Big |
Pass
Yds |
Pass
EFR |
Stats
Score |
| Cleveland |
43% |
9% |
3.2 |
78 |
51% |
6% |
5.6 |
93 |
14 |
| Indianapolis |
53% |
7% |
3.8 |
83 |
70% |
12% |
9.6 |
154 |
47 |
Hum. This was not nice. Game of the Millenium was an earth shattering disappointment despite a stats score that was very close to my prediction. Fortunately I have a 'game of the Epoch' coming up in another week that I circled back in 1922 to bail us out.
Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets
| Matchup |
Rush
PSR |
Rush
Big |
Rush
Yds |
Rush
EFR |
Pass
PSR |
Pass
Big |
Pass
Yds |
Pass
EFR |
Stats
Score |
| Jacksonville |
25% |
10% |
2.6 |
41 |
42% |
11% |
5.9 |
75 |
17 |
| N.Y. Jets |
50% |
8% |
3.0 |
65 |
30% |
7% |
4.0 |
36 |
6 |
We have the second confirmed sighting of the "last year playoff team that won't be making it back" condition. The Packers were the first, the Jets are the part deux. Jags win behind that toughie Leftwich. He's worth the money.
New Orleans at Minnesota
| Matchup |
Rush
PSR |
Rush
Big |
Rush
Yds |
Rush
EFR |
Pass
PSR |
Pass
Big |
Pass
Yds |
Pass
EFR |
Stats
Score |
| New Orleans |
45% |
23% |
4.6 |
95 |
32% |
8% |
5.1 |
62 |
10 |
| Minnesota |
39% |
8% |
3.3 |
60 |
44% |
11% |
7.0 |
115 |
31 |
For a day it was all heaven in Minnesota. The main man D.Culpepper delivered the win and the homeless Saints continue on with their sixteen road game season. Was this just an aberration I wonder? Methinks the purple people will be sad more often than not in 2005.
Oakland at Philadelphia
| Matchup |
Rush
PSR |
Rush
Big |
Rush
Yds |
Rush
EFR |
Pass
PSR |
Pass
Big |
Pass
Yds |
Pass
EFR |
Stats
Score |
| Oakland |
19% |
5% |
1.0 |
19 |
43% |
14% |
7.4 |
125 |
17 |
| Philadelphia |
35% |
15% |
3.1 |
70 |
56% |
5% |
6.6 |
114 |
30 |
Ya might want to work on that rushing game there Al. Eagles can go through the motions and win.
Tampa Bay at Green Bay
| Matchup |
Rush
PSR |
Rush
Big |
Rush
Yds |
Rush
EFR |
Pass
PSR |
Pass
Big |
Pass
Yds |
Pass
EFR |
Stats
Score |
| Tampa Bay |
42% |
8% |
3.8 |
72 |
45% |
0% |
3.7 |
70 |
14 |
| Green Bay |
34% |
12% |
2.6 |
53 |
44% |
15% |
8.3 |
74 |
13 |
Favre's tough finish, chapter three. Will he make it to the end of the book this time? That Williams kid already has a record and his career is only three games old. Good-O, eh?
Tennessee at St. Louis
| Matchup |
Rush
PSR |
Rush
Big |
Rush
Yds |
Rush
EFR |
Pass
PSR |
Pass
Big |
Pass
Yds |
Pass
EFR |
Stats
Score |
| Tennessee |
52% |
4% |
3.0 |
84 |
52% |
2% |
5.7 |
97 |
18 |
| St. Louis |
55% |
25% |
5.1 |
95 |
62% |
16% |
8.2 |
165 |
51 |
The WRONG TEAM COVERED. Not unusual with Mr. Martz's team.
Arizona at Seattle
| Matchup |
Rush
PSR |
Rush
Big |
Rush
Yds |
Rush
EFR |
Pass
PSR |
Pass
Big |
Pass
Yds |
Pass
EFR |
Stats
Score |
| Arizona |
47% |
19% |
4.2 |
90 |
36% |
5% |
4.6 |
81 |
18 |
| Seattle |
48% |
14% |
4.4 |
102 |
63% |
6% |
8.7 |
172 |
51 |
I am convinced now that no one can win in Arizona. Move the team. That 'Los Angelos' place is nearby I hear.
Dallas at San Francisco
| Matchup |
Rush
PSR |
Rush
Big |
Rush
Yds |
Rush
EFR |
Pass
PSR |
Pass
Big |
Pass
Yds |
Pass
EFR |
Stats
Score |
| Dallas |
43% |
7% |
3.3 |
86 |
51% |
15% |
8.7 |
129 |
38 |
| San Francisco |
51% |
11% |
3.8 |
88 |
38% |
6% |
7.1 |
86 |
17 |
Excellent game for those who tuned in. Niners may be bad but at least they have some entertainment value when playing at home.
New England at Pittsburgh
| Matchup |
Rush
PSR |
Rush
Big |
Rush
Yds |
Rush
EFR |
Pass
PSR |
Pass
Big |
Pass
Yds |
Pass
EFR |
Stats
Score |
| New England |
46% |
0% |
2.6 |
76 |
61% |
9% |
7.8 |
136 |
38 |
| Pittsburgh |
36% |
14% |
3.6 |
63 |
37% |
11% |
6.5 |
100 |
17 |
The King proves once again that with a twitch upon the thread all the other teams fall into line.
N.Y. Giants at San Diego
| Matchup |
Rush
PSR |
Rush
Big |
Rush
Yds |
Rush
EFR |
Pass
PSR |
Pass
Big |
Pass
Yds |
Pass
EFR |
Stats
Score |
| N.Y. Giants |
34% |
13% |
3.8 |
65 |
50% |
10% |
6.6 |
110 |
25 |
| San Diego |
65% |
19% |
8.4 |
156 |
60% |
13% |
9.4 |
178 |
58 |
Didn't he do well? Eli survived the first half looking like this was going to be one heck of a game. Then the game got away from the G-Men quickly in the second half. L.T. day and we knew it was coming.
Kansas City at Denver
| Matchup |
Rush
PSR |
Rush
Big |
Rush
Yds |
Rush
EFR |
Pass
PSR |
Pass
Big |
Pass
Yds |
Pass
EFR |
Stats
Score |
| Kansas City |
34% |
9% |
2.7 |
60 |
37% |
10% |
3.9 |
70 |
13 |
| Denver |
41% |
19% |
6.1 |
105 |
57% |
11% |
7.2 |
163 |
46 |
Yawn. Fell asleep in this one. Think either of these guys could take on the Patriots or my Bengals? Nah.
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