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

NFL Weekly Recap

This is Tim's claim to fame of course, but with the Tim-a-roni on a one year sabbatical/drinking binge, it's yet another task for the Intern!

Andy will recap the prior week's games, complete with the exclusive TMW play by play stats and ratings and the always important "stats score" that can be compared to the real score of the game.

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~~ Andy is here to answer all of these questions and more.

THE WEEK THAT WAS: Week One

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.

Opening Remarks:
These are some big shoes to fill! Tim has been writing his week that was gig in his own unique style for many years apparently. I can't give it the same shake (fortunately some of you may be thinking) but will at least give you the same numbers to review.

New Orleans at Indianapolis

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
New Orleans	48%	8%	4.0	84	53%	2%	4.4	72	13
Indianapolis	58%	17%	5.6	110	43%	20%	9.7	143	46

So much for the Super Bowl jinx effect. The Colts looked real smooth.

Denver at Buffalo

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Denver	41%	13%	5.1	80	46%	15%	7.5	121	32
Buffalo	42%	15%	4.3	84	26%	0%	3.1	34	6

Buffalo kept it close on the scoreboard but not in the box score.

Pittsburgh at Cleveland

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Pittsburgh	39%	12%	5.0	78	37%	17%	6.6	129	32
Cleveland	40%	0%	3.1	46	36%	9%	3.5	54	6

Ouch. Not the way you want to begin the season if you are a Browns fan.

Philadelphia at Green Bay

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Philadelphia	46%	3%	3.1	60	30%	6%	4.5	61	18
Green Bay	31%	0%	3.0	43	31%	2%	3.4	42	6

THE WRONG TEAM WON!

Kansas City at Houston

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Kansas City	58%	6%	4.2	88	35%	5%	3.8	43	6
Houston	45%	6%	3.2	58	41%	8%	8.5	83	20

People said the Chiefs would be bad, but this bad?

Tennessee at Jacksonville

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Tennessee	67%	17%	6.2	130	28%	5%	3.0	28	7
Jacksonville	29%	18%	3.4	58	41%	9%	5.9	94	24

THE WRONG TEAM WON! If I am not mistaken that happened a lot with Tennessee last season.

Atlanta at Minnesota

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Atlanta	33%	15%	3.2	59	50%	0%	4.1	55	3
Minnesota	40%	19%	4.4	74	45%	12%	7.2	112	34

Dogs have cast bad karma on the Falcons.

New England at N.Y. Jets

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
New England	55%	6%	3.4	97	71%	11%	10.6	189	48
N.Y. Jets	26%	16%	3.1	57	44%	0%	4.6	88	21

Patriots sizzling hot to start the season.

Carolina at St. Louis

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Carolina	43%	30%	4.7	94	55%	10%	8.3	130	39
St. Louis	47%	5%	3.3	63	36%	4%	4.6	82	12

Carolina on a mission this year after disappointing with high expectations in 2006.

Miami at Washington

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Miami	28%	10%	2.6	47	47%	10%	5.2	97	14
Washington	51%	10%	3.7	78	44%	20%	9.3	96	27

Finally the Redskins may have turned the corner with the new Joe Gibbs era.

Tampa Bay at Seattle

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Tampa Bay	47%	5%	3.7	85	46%	5%	5.5	82	11
Seattle	39%	12%	4.1	72	59%	15%	7.5	144	44

Gruden first to be fired?

Chicago at San Diego

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Chicago	26%	8%	3.0	38	42%	8%	4.6	80	10
San Diego	40%	6%	2.2	62	43%	3%	5.1	70	15

Two good teams.

Detroit at Oakland

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Detroit	52%	16%	5.3	100	51%	7%	6.9	119	33
Oakland	45%	18%	4.1	100	60%	2%	6.3	108	30

Two bad teams.

NY Giants at Dallas

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
NY Giants	54%	9%	5.0	100	55%	9%	7.0	117	24
Dallas	33%	10%	4.7	73	51%	26%	11.7	174	51

Love him or hate him, Terrell Owens is entertaining.

Baltimore at Cincinnati

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Baltimore	38%	15%	3.7	76	52%	2%	4.7	81	20
Cincinnati	33%	5%	2.7	42	37%	6%	4.6	80	11

THE WRONG TEAM WON!

Arizona at San Francisco

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Arizona	48%	9%	4.2	82	42%	0%	3.4	48	3
San Francisco	36%	11%	2.9	89	34%	11%	4.3	84	28

Prognosticators are high on San Francisco being at least a .500 team. I'm not yet convinced.

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