September 18, 2024 | Weekly Newsletter

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18 Sep

Record-Breaking Eliminations: A Brutal Start to the NFL Season

Highest Elimination Rate Yet
No joke—this is the highest number of eliminations we’ve ever seen in the first two weeks of the NFL season. A staggering 73% of you are out, and we haven’t even reached Week 3 yet. To put that in perspective, the average elimination rate over the last seven years is just 35%. Talk about a brutal start to the season!

Week 3 Popular Pick
The Raiders are currently the most-picked team in Week 3 for Survivor, with 21.4% of the picks. The most-picked teams in Week 1 and Week 2 lost, but hey, that's a risk you might be willing to take! 

Week 2 Losses
55.8% of entries were knocked out in Week 2. 49% are gone thanks to the Ravens, Lions, and Cowboys, with the Eagles adding another 6% in their disastrous MNF loss.

Hot Pick’Em Picks
The closest Pick'Em matchup comes in the Cowboys-Ravens matchup. The Ravens are currently getting 54.7% of picks on the road compared to 45.3% for the Cowboys.

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NFL Week 3 Survivor Analysis
Underdogs shook things up, winning over half of the games outright, with the biggest favorites falling.

NFL Week 3 Pick’Em Analysis
Key strategies include seeking out unpopular picks with calculated risk and avoiding trendy upset picks.

Winner: Klint Kubiak

  • New Orleans has the highest offensive DVOA through Week 2 at +47.7% (2nd place is only at +28.9%).

  • New Orleans has used play action on 47.6% of dropbacks, 1st in the league and up from just 12.2% last season.

  • They have used pre-snap motion of some kind on 74.3% of Carr's dropbacks, up from 23.3% last year.

Sinner: Nick Sirianni

  • The Eagles threw the ball on 3rd & 4 or less three times, all failing to convert.

  • They have a 71.4% success rate when running on 3rd or 4th and short.

  • The decision to kick on 4th & 3 inside the two-minute warning cost around 6 percentage points of win probability according to most 4th down decision models.

Matchup Magnifier: Texans @ Vikings

  • No. 4 (MIN) vs No. 5 (HOU) in total DVOA so far this season.

  • Minnesota is No. 2 in defensive DVOA vs the pass, earning a "scheme is crazy" compliment from Brock Purdy to Brian Flores.

  • CJ Stroud's rookie season was the second-best ever by DYAR (defense-adjusted yards above replacement) for a rookie, behind Dak Prescott in 2016.

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