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On the Bubble: Dolphins Trending Up, Chargers Trending Down

December 29, 2021 4 min read

On the Bubble: Dolphins Trending Up, Chargers Trending Down

As the playoffs loom ever-closer, The 33rd Team is taking a look each week at teams on the playoff bubble. Each week across the rest of the regular season, we’ll identify one team on the playoff bubble whose chances are trending up, and one whose playoff hopes are dwindling. Trending Up: Miami Dolphins 3 Things […]

The 33rd Team

December 28, 2021 2 min read

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

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 […]

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. […]

Have We Crowned the Wrong Young QB? Why I’d Take Burrow Over Herbert

Joe BannerGrant Reiter

December 28, 2021 4 min read

Have We Crowned the Wrong Young QB? Why I’d Take Burrow Over Herbert

Throwing for 525 yards against Baltimore has served as a catalyst for praising Joe Burrow. But as good as his performance was Sunday, it should not have been necessary for the second-year QB to get the recognition he deserves. People seem to forget how good Burrow was as a rookie prior to getting hurt. This […]

Darren O'Donoghue

December 17, 2021 7 min read

The Urgency Meter: Analyzing the Chargers 4th Down Decisions from Thursday Night Football

Thursday night offered an excellent prime-time match-up between two of the strongest teams in the AFC with two of the best quarterbacks in the NFL going head to head. With first place in the AFC West up for grabs in Los Angeles, all was to play for. A general theme has emerged over the past […]

Dan Zaksheske

December 16, 2021 5 min read

Thursday Night Football Preview: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (9-4) AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (8-5), 8:20ET Line: Chiefs -3, Total: 52 ONE THING THAT EVERY FAN NEEDS TO KNOW Familiar Foes? These two teams have already met this season, a 30-24 Chargers win at Arrowhead in late September. However, this appears to be a completely different Chiefs team than the one […]

The 33rd Team

December 15, 2021 < 1 min read

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

The 33rd Team

December 8, 2021 2 min read

Week 14 Aikman Efficiency Ratings: Chargers Defense Holding Them Back From Greatness

Ben Elsner

December 3, 2021 2 min read

Big Play Index Predicts Two Shocking Week 13 Upsets

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” […]

Darren O'Donoghue

December 1, 2021 6 min read

The Urgency Meter: Analyzing 4th Down Decisions from Week 12

Last week, we introduced The Urgency Meter which is The 33rd Team’s algorithm for the decision making process on fourth down. We have taken some of the big fourth down decisions from Week 12 and will break down what the model thinks and why. LA Chargers v Denver Broncos The Chargers have not been reluctant […]

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