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Troy Aikman’s Efficiency Ratings Paint Buffalo and Tampa Bay As Top Super Bowl Contenders

January 11, 2022 2 min read

Troy Aikman’s Efficiency Ratings Paint Buffalo and Tampa Bay As Top Super Bowl Contenders

The 33rd Team is proud to be home for the Aikman Efficiency Ratings — Pro Football Hall of Famer Troy Aikman’s proprietary formula for measuring team offense and team defense in the NFL. As opposed to just looking at total yards gained and allowed, Aikman combined seven categories, placing more emphasis on some: Points per […]

Joe BannerFormer NFL Executive

January 11, 2022 6 min read

How Do the Current NFL Head Coach Openings Stack Up?

When evaluating the strengths of each job opening, it’s crucial to look at what will be important to prospective head coaches. By doing that, we can see how these areas will translate to each team’s desirability. First, coaches want an owner that is truly committed to winning, such that it drives everything they do. They […]

Ben Kotwica

January 7, 2022 3 min read

Kotwica’s End of Season Special Teams Report

With the NFL regular season coming to a close, we wanted to once again take a deep dive into Special Teams play and provide an objective analysis on those units that are helping their teams win games and those whose lack of production is hindering their team’s ability to reach their goals. While the performance […]

The 33rd Team

January 4, 2022 2 min read

49ers Catching Fire At the Right Time in Aikman Efficiency Ratings

The 33rd Team

December 28, 2021 2 min read

Aikman Efficiency Ratings Suggest Kansas City’s Defense May Be Underrated

Paul DomowitchSenior Writer

December 28, 2021 6 min read

Domo’s Week 16 Power Rankings: Eagles and Dolphins Rising In Playoff Discussion

1) Packers (12-3) Previous: 1 Last week: W24-22CLE This week: v. 7-8 Vikings. Good news: Aaron Rodgers continues to play at a not-of-this-world level. Sixteen TD passes and zero interceptions in the last five games. A plus-29 TDs-to-INTs differential for the season. Bad news: Packers defense has given up 28.8 points per game over the last five games. […]

Kevin Ivers

December 19, 2021 4 min read

3 Non-Playoff Teams Poised For Future Success

As Week 15 rolls on, very crowded playoff races mean that we have very few teams with their sights no longer on the playoffs this season. In each conference, there are 12 teams that are, at worst, one game out of the playoffs, meaning just 8 teams total that don’t fit that criteria. This means […]

Ben Elsner

December 17, 2021 2 min read

New England Patriots Are the NFL’s Best In Big Play Differential

The 33rd Team introduced the Big Play Index last season to show how NFL teams stack up in terms of big plays produced and big plays allowed. The Big Play Index has a new and improved outlook with the help of Marc Trestman. When Trestman coached in the NFL, his definition of a “Big Play” […]

The 33rd Team

December 15, 2021 < 1 min read

Bills Finally Drop From No. 1 Defensive Ranking in Aikman Efficiency Ratings

Brian Friedland

December 9, 2021 3 min read

Miami Dolphins Quietly Climbing in Week 14 Discipline Index

Even with the Seahawks’ upset of the San Francisco 49ers, an undisciplined performance by Seattle pushed them down a spot, propelling the idle Green Bay Packers back to the top of the 33rd Team’s Discipline Index. Will the Packers be able to continue their disciplined brand of football coming off of a bye week, or […]

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