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 Sixteen

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.

Notes: My comments have been less than well received. Not that I blame the readers. I'm trying to craft a style that isn't just stating the obvious. This week I have some help from guest commentator Mike Q.

Pittsburgh at St. Louis

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Pittsburgh	57%	15%	4.8	112	61%	15%	10.3	157	47
St. Louis	40%	20%	6.0	80	46%	7%	5.4	91	20

Impression: Steelers don't scare big boys anymore but can beat up on some teams.

Mike:

Dallas at Carolina

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Dallas	42%	11%	3.5	77	47%	5%	6.1	99	27
Carolina	28%	7%	4.9	64	36%	3%	4.7	72	10

Impression: Big D maybe peaked too soon?

Mike:

NY Giants at Buffalo

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
NY Giants	46%	13%	6.1	89	33%	6%	4.7	38	7
Buffalo	48%	12%	4.4	88	29%	13%	4.2	51	16

Impression: WRONG TEAM WON!

Mike:

Green Bay at Chicago

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Green Bay	30%	15%	6.2	85	32%	3%	4.0	50	3
Chicago	35%	2%	3.0	53	49%	7%	7.2	121	35

Impression: Bears roll or Packers resting?

Mike:

Cleveland at Cincinnati

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Cleveland	58%	21%	5.4	112	50%	2%	4.7	72	25
Cincinnati	50%	9%	4.2	88	31%	9%	4.7	49	8

Impression: WRONG TEAM WON! Cleveland better win this week or they will regret this one.

Mike:

Kansas City at Detroit

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Kansas City	50%	6%	3.5	94	50%	9%	6.0	103	33
Detroit	31%	17%	4.5	72	40%	10%	5.2	65	8

Impression: WRONG TEAM WON!

Mike:

Houston at Indianapolis

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Houston	52%	11%	3.4	78	58%	3%	6.4	97	21
Indianapolis	67%	18%	4.3	132	68%	10%	8.2	173	54

Impression: Colts pile it on, still only good for #2 in AFC.

Mike:

Oakland at Jacksonville

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Oakland	44%	14%	3.6	82	28%	0%	1.8	5	3
Jacksonville	44%	26%	7.0	111	53%	13%	8.5	146	36

Impression: Jaguars do mess up the bad teams pretty quick.

Mike:

Washington at Minnesota

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Washington	48%	13%	3.4	83	53%	13%	8.1	143	42
Minnesota	21%	5%	2.9	42	59%	4%	5.4	110	15

Impression: Skins come alive.

Mike:

Miami at New England

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Miami	57%	14%	5.0	95	26%	6%	2.9	51	6
New England	45%	18%	7.9	104	48%	5%	5.7	92	34

Impression: Bor-ing.

Mike:

Philadelphia at New Orleans

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Philadelphia	62%	29%	7.7	150	58%	8%	6.5	117	46
New Orleans	41%	12%	3.8	100	50%	6%	5.4	95	21

Impression: Philly a team that will be unhappy about not making the playoffs.

Mike:

Atlanta at Arizona

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Atlanta	37%	8%	2.5	58	55%	9%	7.2	108	20
Arizona	33%	0%	2.8	40	49%	8%	7.2	129	29

Impression: If a tree falls...

Mike:

Baltimore at Seattle

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Baltimore	36%	12%	3.8	60	35%	3%	5.3	75	6
Seattle	54%	9%	4.0	75	60%	11%	6.8	120	38

Impression: Seahawks a dark horse NFC Team? No one takes them seriously but they did make a SB not so long ago and Cowboys and Packers have a touch of vulnerability?

Mike:

NY Jets at Tennessee

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
NY Jets	32%	4%	2.5	40	36%	11%	5.9	57	0
Tennessee	40%	9%	4.0	71	37%	7%	4.8	77	24

Impression: Titans defense good, titans offense bad.

Mike:

Tampa Bay at San Francisco

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Tampa Bay	21%	9%	2.7	30	39%	17%	6.1	98	14
San Francisco	45%	8%	4.1	75	40%	7%	3.8	77	19

Impression: Don't expect to see Alex Smith back with the 49ers next year. Hill has wrapped up next year's starter position.

Mike:

Denver at San Diego

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Denver	15%	11%	2.9	36	35%	8%	4.1	59	0
San Diego	38%	14%	3.8	75	40%	10%	6.2	103	31

Impression: Broncos give another bad effort.

Mike:

Also see:
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- Week That Was: Week Fourteen
- Week That Was: Week Thirteen
- Week That Was: Week Twelve
- Week That Was: Week Eleven
- Week That Was: Week Ten
- Week That Was: Week Nine
- Week That Was: Week Eight
- Week That Was: Week Seven
- Week That Was: Week Six
- Week That Was: Week Five
- Week That Was: Week Four
- Week That Was: Week Three
- Week That Was: Week Two
- Week That Was: Week One

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