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Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 6h

AFC Playoffs, Cont.

8. Chiefs
9. Texans
10. Bengals (over LV via conference record)
11. Raiders
12. Ravens (over CLE via head-to-head; over MIA/TEN via conference record)
13. Dolphins (over CLE/TEN via conference record)
14. Browns (over TEN via strength of victory)
15. Titans
16. Jets

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Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 6h

If the Playoffs Started Today!
AFC

1. Colts
2. Steelers (over BUF via conference record)
3. Bills
4. Chargers (over DEN via head-to-head)
5. Jaguars (over DEN/NE via conference record)
6. Broncos (over NE via conference record)
7. Patriots

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Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 6h

NFC Playoffs, Cont.

8. Vikings (over WAS via conference record)
9. Commanders
10. Panthers (over ATL via head-to-head; over CHI via conference record)
11. Falcons (over CHI via conference record)
12. Bears
13. Cowboys
14. Cardinals (over NYG via conference record)
15. Giants
16. Saints

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Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 6h

If the Playoffs Started Today!
NFC

1. Buccaneers
2. Packers
3. 49ers (over SEA/LAR via head-to-head; over PHI via conference record)
4. Eagles
5. Seahawks (over LAR via divisional record; over DET via strength of victory)
6. Lions (over LAR via conference record)
7. Rams

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Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 8h

Indeed. Jets failing the "play better football" part of the plan ;)

Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 9h

A 3-1-1 team has a winning percentage of .700. A 4-2 team would have a winning percentage of .667.

Wags @therea1wags.bsky.social · 9h

Pretty sure a 4 win team would be in first over a 3 win team

Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 10h

A Lions loss tonight would put the Packers in first place in the NFC North, dropping the Lions to #6.

The Chiefs are still not in playoff position, no matter what happens

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Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 10h

A Lions loss tonight would put the Packers in first place in the NFC North, dropping the Lions to #6.

The Chiefs are still not in playoff position, no matter what happens

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Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 10h

A good reminder today that, while Mac Jones is good for a backup...he's good for a ~backup~.

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Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 11h

It's a dislocated ankle for Fred Warner, per reports.

Question now would be if there's a fracture, and if so, how many. Ranges from a three-month injury to a year+.

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Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 12h

Dating back to Greenlaw in the Super Bowl, really.

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Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 13h

That's the fifth-round rookie, Dante Trader, who McConkey toasted.

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Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 14h

I like aggressiveness, but passing up the short field goal to make things a three-score game in the fourth quarter is a bad call from the Rams.

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Aaron Schatz @aaronschatz.com · 16h

Currently, the worst DYAR game with 0 INT is Caleb Williams against the Patriots last year. 16-30-120 with 9 sacks.

Justin Fields today had 9-17-45 with 9 sacks.

Also of note: Spergon Wynn 5-16-17 with 5 sacks against a bad 2000 Jaguars defense.

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Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 16h

I am excitedly looking forward to @aaronschatz.com listing the worst passing games ever this week in quick reads.

I suspect that opponent adjustments for the Broncos will save Fields from being ~too~ far down the list, but...

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Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 16h

It's not ideal.

Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 17h

-10 net passing yards is the lowest total since Ryan Leaf's 1-for-15 day with the Chargers in 1998.

www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/19...

San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs - September 20th, 1998 | Pro-Football-Reference.com

San Diego Chargers 7 at Kansas City Chiefs 23 on September 20th, 1998 - Full team and player stats and box score

www.pro-football-reference.com

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Josh Dubow @joshdubowap.bsky.social · 17h

The Jets currently have 0 net yards passing. Only teams since start of 2010 season with 0 or fewer net yards passing for entire game:
Giants -9 vs Jets 10/29/2023
Giants -6 vs Bears 1/2/2022

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FTN Fantasy @ftnfantasy.com · 1d

Rookie WR Emeka Egbuka is putting up historic numbers and running away with Offensive Rookie of the Year odds✨

See why @brykno.bsky.social thinks he’s the man to beat

ftnfantasy.com/nfl/emeka-eg...

Emeka Egbuka is Your Offensive Rookie of the Year Leader

Can anyone beat Emeka Egbuka for Offensive Player of the Year? Bryan Knowles looks at the candidates.

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Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 1d

Both the Cubs and Brewers starting relievers for game 5 is a sentence that doesn't make sense for my brain. It really is a different game than it used to be.

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Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 2d

Jaxson Dart was exciting last night, but Emeka Egbuka remains your frontrunner for offensive rookie of the year.

Let's take a look at the whole class and see how they're doing.

ftnfantasy.com/nfl/emeka-eg...

Emeka Egbuka Is Your Offensive Rookie of the Year Leader

Can anyone beat Emeka Egbuka for Offensive Player of the Year? Bryan Knowles looks at the candidates.

ftnfantasy.com

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Aaron Schatz @aaronschatz.com · 2d

New @brykno.bsky.social goes into the candidates for Offensive Rookie of the Year with the help of FTN StatsHub.

ftnfantasy.com/nfl/emeka-eg...

Emeka Egbuka is Your Offensive Rookie of the Year Leader

Can anyone beat Emeka Egbuka for Offensive Player of the Year? Bryan Knowles looks at the candidates.

ftnfantasy.com

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Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 3d

Because it was asked in the DVOA Discord chat, a list of teams that have lost to the Giants on Thursdays:

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Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 3d

The Eagles loss means the 49ers and the Buccaneers control their own fates for the #1 seed in the NFC now.

The two worst 4-1 teams (by DVOA) are the two best 4-1 teams, naturally.

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Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 3d

Step one of my "crazy, longshot Giants playoff scenario" was upsetting the Eagles tonight...

Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 4d

The New York Giants actually have lower odds than the Jets in FTN's playoff sims at just 1.1% -- the difference between the two conferences and a much harder schedule will do that. Hey, Jaxson Dart is kinda fun, though!

Let's go ahead and get THEM into the postseason too, why not.

A hypothetical scenario showing the New York Giants getting into the playoffs at 9-8.

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Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 3d

Between the end of the Phillies game and Hurts not knowing what down it was, all Sports Knowledge left the heads of Philadelphia athletes for about five minutes there.

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