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NFL Weekly Recap

This is Tim's claim to fame of course, and with the Tim-a-roni back from a one year sabbatical/drinking binge, who knows what will transpire!

Tim will, among other things, dole out a recap of 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 is here to answer all of these questions and more.

THE WEEK THAT WAS: Week Two

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.

Chicago at Carolina

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Chicago	34%	10%	3.8	72	45%	3%	3.9	72	14
Carolina	39%	11%	4.1	89	41%	13%	4.2	58	15

Close game sure but do you think the Giants or Cowboys are worried about these clowns?

Tennessee at Cincinnati

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Tennessee	42%	10%	4.4	85	54%	0%	5.3	104	29
Cincinnati	39%	4%	3.1	64	37%	3%	4.2	41	3

I got off the Bengals bandwagon just in time as this ship be sinking fast.

Green Bay at Detroit

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Green Bay	40%	16%	4.3	76	46%	12%	8.2	117	32
Detroit	30%	8%	1.6	46	35%	8%	5.2	66	6

Ho hum, another NFL season, another ridiculously bad Detroit team.

Buffalo at Jacksonville

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Buffalo	42%	4%	2.5	65	62%	10%	7.4	137	35
Jacksonville	44%	11%	3.0	81	51%	0%	4.9	100	22

Hold on a minute whippersnappers these Bills might be a playoff team after all.

Oakland at Kansas City

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Oakland	46%	19%	6.4	114	27%	0%	3.6	61	25
Kansas City	27%	6%	2.7	44	34%	2%	3.1	43	0

Raiders win and now you kind of want it to continue to spite Al Davis who was no doubt hoping they would lose so he could fire the coach on the premise of bad performance. I'm rooting for a nice six game win streak for the Raiders.

Indianapolis at Minnesota

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Indianapolis	31%	0%	1.3	36	41%	7%	6.4	93	9
Minnesota	60%	11%	5.1	97	32%	11%	4.3	85	28

THE WRONG TEAM WON! And it hurts Minnesota big time. Maybe they should have gone after Favre hard(er).

N.Y. Giants at St. Louis

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
N.Y. Giants	46%	29%	7.2	125	57%	6%	7.3	148	38
St. Louis	43%	6%	4.2	81	29%	7%	2.9	26	11

Super Bowl champs looking super. Rams looking like 2-14 at best.

New Orleans at Washington

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
New Orleans	36%	0%	2.8	63	48%	3%	5.0	70	9
Washington	48%	17%	5.2	103	52%	13%	8.1	135	42

My dalliance with the Saints fizzled about this week. Again I'm a free agent at present.

San Francisco at Seattle

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
San Francisco	25%	5%	3.2	55	44%	11%	6.8	106	19
Seattle	64%	9%	4.9	117	40%	3%	4.9	78	26

THE WRONG TEAM WON! Looking at the stats you might think passing > rushing. You would be right.

Atlanta at Tampa Bay

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Atlanta	23%	8%	3.8	38	32%	8%	3.5	45	0
Tampa Bay	31%	17%	5.0	62	38%	3%	4.0	73	25

Hello Falcons. No you don't get to play Detroit every week.

Miami at Arizona

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Miami	33%	8%	3.0	62	42%	3%	4.7	85	14
Arizona	27%	10%	2.8	58	65%	21%	13.4	186	47

Hello Cardinals. No you won't get to play Miami every week.

San Diego at Denver

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
San Diego	44%	17%	4.4	72	51%	16%	10.3	145	29
Denver	72%	23%	6.3	154	66%	5%	6.0	133	52

What a great game. Joy joy joy. Going for two was the masterstroke on thrills galore. Chargers in trouble and Norv a loss away from being out?

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	40%	3%	3.0	56	44%	7%	6.0	103	25
N.Y. Jets	38%	19%	4.2	66	37%	7%	4.0	62	8

Brady is good, but come on people 16-0 isn't a one man effort so the Pats will be fine.

Pittsburgh at Cleveland

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Pittsburgh	36%	12%	2.9	54	45%	9%	8.1	118	29
Cleveland	45%	0%	2.0	58	41%	3%	4.1	47	3

Browns toast. Down 10-3 with three minutes and change left they elect to kick a field goal rather than go for it on 4th down. Stoopid. Deserve to lose with coaching blunders like that.

Philadelphia at Dallas

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Philadelphia	57%	10%	3.2	109	44%	7%	6.6	93	23
Dallas	36%	14%	2.9	72	51%	15%	8.9	127	34

Another wow-pow game. Passing > Rushing again.

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