Chiefs Raiders were most fortunate/lucky team in 2016 - Page 8

Per ESPN statisticians: http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2...-bill-barnwell

2017 impact: The Raiders won 12 games but outscored their opponents by only 31 points, producing a Pythagorean expectation of 8.7 wins. That gap -- 3.3 wins -- is the fourth-largest since 1989. They're likely to decline.

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This makes a whole lot of sense if you watched the games. It seemed pretty suspect they were getting strange calls in their favor, especially in that game played in Mexico.
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/11/hous...reaction-score
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Originally Posted by cmdrzman:
My bad, meant Gayle Sayers- Point still remains little man living in apartment-

And you can't even have the decency to spell Gale Sayers correctly.
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Originally Posted by Hammock Parties:
The Raiders were just a badass offense.

Chiefs must have a badass defense to dominate them every time they play
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I see both the Chiefs and Raiders taking a step back this year but only by a couple games. They probably both fall in between 9-7 - 11-5

Chiefs go from a 2nd place schedule to 1st and wont get the D/ST scores they relied on last year.

Raiders go from a 3rd place schedule to 2nd and wont win every nail biter they find themselves in like they did last year.
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Originally Posted by NWTF:
I see both the Chiefs and Raiders taking a step back this year but only by a couple games. They probably both fall in between 9-7 - 11-5

Chiefs go from a 2nd place schedule to 1st and wont get the D/ST scores they relied on last year.

Raiders go from a 3rd place schedule to 2nd and wont win every nail biter they find themselves in like they did last year.

Both teams are 10-11 win caliber teams. Both are still likely playoff teams.
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Originally Posted by KCrockaholic:
Both teams are 10-11 win caliber teams. Both are still likely playoff teams.

I agree. They are both one of the 6 best teams in the AFC.
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