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1939 NFL Season

55 regular-season games · 2 playoff teams

Final

Champion

Green Bay Packers

5th Title

Last Title: 1936

Runner-Up

New York Giants

5th Appearance

Last Appearance: 1938

Biggest Overachiever

New York Giants

1.63 wins above expected

9 wins · 7.87 expected wins

Biggest Disappointment

Philadelphia Eagles

1.76 wins below expected

1 wins · 3.26 expected wins

Final Standings

Final regular season records. The vsSim column shows actual wins minus the simulation's mean wins - positive values indicate the team overachieved, negative values mean they underperformed.

# Team W L T Pct GB PF PA PD SimW vsSim
1 New York Giants Division 9 1 1 .864 - 168 85 +83 7.87 +1.63
2 Washington Redskins 8 2 1 .773 1 242 94 +148 7.68 +0.82
3 Brooklyn Dodgers 4 6 1 .409 5 108 219 -111 4.91 -0.41
4 Philadelphia Eagles 1 9 1 .136 8 105 200 -95 3.26 -1.76
5 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 9 1 .136 8 114 216 -102 2.47 -0.97
# Team W L T Pct GB PF PA PD SimW vsSim
1 Green Bay Packers Division 9 2 0 .818 - 233 153 +80 7.95 +1.05
2 Chicago Bears 8 3 0 .727 1 298 157 +141 7.00 +1.00
3 Detroit Lions 6 5 0 .545 3 145 150 -5 6.24 -0.24
4 Cleveland Rams 5 5 1 .500 3.5 195 164 +31 5.05 +0.45
5 Chicago Cardinals 1 10 0 .091 8 84 254 -170 2.56 -1.56

Playoff Bracket

NFL Championship Game

Green Bay Packers 27
New York Giants 0

Dec 10

Season Summary

Every team's regular season finish compared against the simulated win totals. Click on any column header to sort. Luck is the team's actual total minus the simulation's mean. Positive values indicate the team outperformed the expected total; negative values indicate the team was unluckier than expected. Percentile represents where their actual result fell in the simulated distribution.

Team Conference Division Elo Actual Avg. Wins Luck Percentile Min 5th Q1 Median Q3 95th Max
Green Bay Packers West 1793 9 7.95 +1.05 89.55% 0 5 7 8 9 10 11
Chicago Bears West 1753 8 7.00 +1.00 89.47% 1 4 6 7 8 9 11
Washington Redskins East 1732 8.5 7.68 +0.82 77.24% 1 5 7 7 8 10 11
New York Giants East 1721 9.5 7.87 +1.63 91.98% 2 5 7 8 9 10 11
Cleveland Rams West 1584 5.5 5.05 +0.45 69.79% 0 3 4 5 6 7 10
Detroit Lions West 1500 6 6.24 -0.24 63.05% 0 4 5 6 7 8 11
Brooklyn Dodgers East 1290 4.5 4.91 -0.41 45.12% 0 2 4 5 6 7 10
Pittsburgh Pirates East 1237 1.5 2.47 -0.97 27.83% 0 0 1 2 3 4 9
Chicago Cardinals West 1199 1 2.56 -1.56 24.52% 0 1 2 2 3 4 9
Philadelphia Eagles East 1191 1.5 3.26 -1.76 11.10% 0 1 2 3 4 5 8

Head-to-Head

Cells show each team's record against each opponent with the expected wins from the simulation below Gold-tinted cells indicate the team beat the model's expectations by more than a half-win while navy-tinted cells indicate they fell short by more than a half-win. The first table covers within-division games while the second covers games against teams outside the division.

Beat expectations Fell short Within expectations

Within East

Team Dodgers Giants Eagles Pirates Redskins
Brooklyn Dodgers
0-2
(0.3 exp.)
1-0-1
(1.2 exp.)
2-0
(1.5 exp.)
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
New York Giants
2-0
(1.6 exp.)
2-0
(1.5 exp.)
2-0
(1.8 exp.)
1-0-1
(0.9 exp.)
Philadelphia Eagles
0-1-1
(0.7 exp.)
0-2
(0.4 exp.)
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
Pittsburgh Pirates
0-2
(0.4 exp.)
0-2
(0.2 exp.)
1-1
(0.7 exp.)
0-2
(0.2 exp.)
Washington Redskins
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
0-1-1
(1.0 exp.)
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
2-0
(1.8 exp.)

East vs. Outside Teams

Team Bears Cardinals Rams Lions Packers
Brooklyn Dodgers
-
-
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
New York Giants
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
1-0
(0.9 exp.)
-
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
-
Philadelphia Eagles
0-1
(0.0 exp.)
-
0-1
(0.1 exp.)
-
0-1
(0.1 exp.)
Pittsburgh Pirates
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
0-0-1
(0.1 exp.)
-
-
Washington Redskins
-
1-0
(1.0 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.8 exp.)
0-1
(0.3 exp.)

Within West

Team Bears Cardinals Rams Lions Packers
Chicago Bears
2-0
(1.8 exp.)
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
1-1
(0.7 exp.)
Chicago Cardinals
0-2
(0.2 exp.)
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
0-2
(0.3 exp.)
Cleveland Rams
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
1-1
(0.5 exp.)
1-1
(0.5 exp.)
Detroit Lions
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
1-1
(1.4 exp.)
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
Green Bay Packers
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
2-0
(1.6 exp.)
1-1
(1.4 exp.)
2-0
(1.1 exp.)

West vs. Outside Teams

Team Dodgers Giants Eagles Pirates Redskins
Chicago Bears
-
0-1
(0.4 exp.)
1-0
(0.9 exp.)
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
-
Chicago Cardinals
-
0-1
(0.0 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.4 exp.)
0-1
(0.0 exp.)
Cleveland Rams
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.9 exp.)
0-0-1
(0.9 exp.)
-
Detroit Lions
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
-
-
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
Green Bay Packers
1-0
(0.8 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.8 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.7 exp.)

Scoreline Distribution

Cells represent the percentage of games that ended with a team's points in the row and its opponent's points in the column. Cells below the diagonal are wins (gold), and cells above are losses (blue). Totals along the edges show the marginal percentages for that row or column.

Win Loss Same range
↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–63.64%6.36%2.73%0.91%1.82%0.91%16.36%
7–136.36%5.45%5.45%7.27%2.73%1.82%1.82%30.91%
14–202.73%5.45%5.45%6.36%0.91%20.91%
21–270.91%7.27%6.36%1.82%1.82%0.91%19.09%
28–341.82%2.73%1.82%6.36%
35–411.82%0.91%2.73%
42+0.91%1.82%0.91%3.64%
Total16.36%30.91%20.91%19.09%6.36%2.73%3.64%100%

Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 15.38 15.38 +0.00
SD 10.95 10.95 16.35
CV 0.71 0.71
Max 48 48 +42
Min 0 0 -42

Games Played: 55

↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–69.09%9.09%9.09%9.09%36.36%
7–139.09%9.09%9.09%9.09%36.36%
14–209.09%9.09%
21–279.09%9.09%18.18%
28–34
35–41
42+
Total9.09%36.36%9.09%9.09%18.18%9.09%9.09%100%

Brooklyn Dodgers — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 9.82 19.91 -10.09
SD 8.57 14.10 18.16
CV 0.87 0.71
Max 23 42 +11
Min 0 0 -42

Games Played: 11

↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–69.09%9.09%
7–139.09%9.09%
14–209.09%9.09%
21–279.09%9.09%18.18%
28–349.09%18.18%27.27%
35–419.09%9.09%
42+18.18%18.18%
Total9.09%36.36%18.18%36.36%100%

Chicago Bears — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 27.09 14.27 +12.82
SD 13.78 7.94 17.19
CV 0.51 0.56
Max 48 27 +41
Min 0 0 -10

Games Played: 11

↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–618.18%9.09%27.27%
7–139.09%18.18%9.09%9.09%18.18%63.64%
14–209.09%9.09%
21–27
28–34
35–41
42+
Total9.09%36.36%27.27%9.09%18.18%100%

Chicago Cardinals — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 7.64 23.09 -15.45
SD 5.77 13.69 14.70
CV 0.76 0.59
Max 20 48 +10
Min 0 0 -41

Games Played: 11

↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–69.09%9.09%
7–139.09%9.09%18.18%
14–2018.18%9.09%27.27%
21–279.09%9.09%9.09%9.09%36.36%
28–34
35–419.09%9.09%
42+
Total27.27%18.18%18.18%18.18%9.09%9.09%100%

Cleveland Rams — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 17.73 14.91 +2.82
SD 8.79 11.97 13.27
CV 0.50 0.80
Max 35 35 +24
Min 6 0 -14

Games Played: 11

↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–69.09%9.09%
7–139.09%9.09%18.18%9.09%45.45%
14–209.09%9.09%9.09%27.27%
21–2718.18%18.18%
28–34
35–41
42+
Total18.18%36.36%18.18%18.18%9.09%100%

Detroit Lions — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 13.18 13.64 -0.45
SD 7.22 9.66 14.22
CV 0.55 0.71
Max 27 31 +20
Min 3 0 -24

Games Played: 11

↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–6
7–139.09%9.09%18.18%
14–209.09%9.09%
21–279.09%36.36%9.09%9.09%63.64%
28–349.09%9.09%
35–41
42+
Total18.18%27.27%36.36%9.09%9.09%100%

Green Bay Packers — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 21.18 13.91 +7.27
SD 7.03 9.18 9.20
CV 0.33 0.66
Max 28 30 +28
Min 7 0 -3

Games Played: 11

↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–69.09%9.09%
7–1318.18%9.09%27.27%
14–2027.27%9.09%36.36%
21–2718.18%18.18%
28–349.09%9.09%
35–41
42+
Total27.27%63.64%9.09%100%

New York Giants — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 15.27 7.73 +7.55
SD 8.44 4.76 7.99
CV 0.55 0.62
Max 28 18 +21
Min 0 0 -4

Games Played: 11

↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–69.09%27.27%36.36%
7–1318.18%9.09%27.27%
14–209.09%27.27%36.36%
21–27
28–34
35–41
42+
Total9.09%27.27%9.09%45.45%9.09%100%

Philadelphia Eagles — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 9.55 18.18 -8.64
SD 6.27 10.69 7.45
CV 0.66 0.59
Max 17 35 +3
Min 0 0 -22

Games Played: 11

↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–69.09%9.09%18.18%
7–139.09%18.18%9.09%36.36%
14–2018.18%9.09%9.09%36.36%
21–279.09%9.09%
28–34
35–41
42+
Total27.27%36.36%18.18%9.09%9.09%100%

Pittsburgh Pirates — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 10.36 19.64 -9.27
SD 7.03 10.23 12.75
CV 0.68 0.52
Max 24 44 +12
Min 0 10 -32

Games Played: 11

↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–69.09%9.09%
7–1318.18%9.09%27.27%
14–209.09%9.09%
21–279.09%9.09%
28–3418.18%18.18%
35–419.09%9.09%
42+9.09%9.09%18.18%
Total36.36%36.36%18.18%9.09%100%

Washington Redskins — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 22.00 8.55 +13.45
SD 16.08 7.41 16.36
CV 0.73 0.87
Max 44 24 +42
Min 0 0 -10

Games Played: 11

Wins vs. Points Scored, Allowed, and Differential

Wins plotted against points scored, allowed, and differential. Use the buttons to switch views; hover a team for exact values. The table gives each fit's R² and slope (the change in wins per 10 points).

Fit Metrics

Slope
Scored 0.65 +0.4
Allowed 0.73 -0.5
Differential 0.82 +0.3

Home-Field Advantage Edge

A measure of how well each team has taken advantage of home-field advantage during the season. For each team, sum the win probabilities for home games and compare against the team's actual performance at home. Repeat for games on the road. Positive values indicate the team has played comparatively better at home than on the road. Negative values indicate the team is not utilizing home field advantage.

Top Overachievers & Disappointments

The teams that deviated the most from the simulated results.

Top Overachievers

# Team Actual Sim Luck
1 New York Giants 9.5 7.87 +1.63
2 Green Bay Packers 9 7.95 +1.05
3 Chicago Bears 8 7.00 +1.00
4 Washington Redskins 8.5 7.68 +0.82
5 Cleveland Rams 5.5 5.05 +0.45

Biggest Disappointments

# Team Actual Sim Luck
1 Philadelphia Eagles 1.5 3.26 -1.76
2 Chicago Cardinals 1 2.56 -1.56
3 Pittsburgh Pirates 1.5 2.47 -0.97
4 Brooklyn Dodgers 4.5 4.91 -0.41
5 Detroit Lions 6 6.24 -0.24

Top Streaks

The most unlikely streaks achieved by teams throughout the season according to the model's probabilities. Calculated by using the pregame win/tie/loss probabilities for all the games in each team's streak.

Most Unlikely Winning Streaks

# Team Games Dates Probability
1 Chicago Bears 4 Nov 5 – Nov 26 1 in 14
2 Detroit Lions 4 Sep 10 – Oct 15 1 in 4
3 Green Bay Packers 4 Nov 12 – Dec 3 1 in 4
4 New York Giants 4 Oct 8 – Oct 29 1 in 4
5 Cleveland Rams 2 Nov 5 – Nov 19 1 in 3

Most Unlikely Losing Streaks

# Team Games Dates Probability
1 Detroit Lions 4 Nov 12 – Dec 3 1 in 21
2 Chicago Cardinals 8 Oct 1 – Nov 26 1 in 11
3 Green Bay Packers 1 Oct 1 – Oct 1 1 in 10
4 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 Sep 14 – Oct 22 1 in 7
5 Chicago Bears 2 Oct 22 – Oct 29 1 in 7

Finish Position Heatmaps

Cells represent the percentage of the time a team finished in a given position in the simulation.

Team12345
New York Giants50.89%42.10%6.41%0.56%0.04%
Washington Redskins46.54%44.60%8.05%0.74%0.06%
Brooklyn Dodgers2.40%11.45%60.43%19.41%6.31%
Philadelphia Eagles0.13%1.27%16.14%46.54%35.92%
Pittsburgh Pirates0.04%0.58%8.97%32.74%57.66%
Team12345
Green Bay Packers58.24%25.33%12.04%4.11%0.29%
Chicago Bears26.02%37.83%24.34%11.06%0.74%
Detroit Lions12.41%25.31%35.72%23.19%3.37%
Cleveland Rams3.29%11.21%26.07%51.99%7.44%
Chicago Cardinals0.04%0.32%1.84%9.64%88.16%
Team12345678910
Green Bay Packers32.14%24.60%16.83%11.64%8.40%3.78%2.05%0.41%0.12%<0.01%
New York Giants26.22%25.45%19.25%17.52%6.82%3.50%0.89%0.29%0.05%0.01%
Washington Redskins23.09%23.47%21.56%17.96%7.97%4.24%1.25%0.38%0.07%0.01%
Chicago Bears11.74%14.82%20.00%20.24%17.04%9.06%5.36%1.32%0.34%0.08%
Detroit Lions5.50%7.86%13.46%15.53%23.48%15.58%12.50%4.05%1.69%0.36%
Cleveland Rams0.62%2.04%4.68%8.54%16.63%20.82%29.45%11.24%4.77%1.22%
Brooklyn Dodgers0.68%1.64%3.77%7.22%15.43%28.55%20.73%13.45%5.95%2.57%
Philadelphia Eagles0.01%0.08%0.26%0.77%2.30%8.22%13.14%31.32%24.74%19.17%
Pittsburgh Pirates<0.01%0.02%0.10%0.29%0.99%3.93%7.92%22.48%25.12%39.15%
Chicago Cardinals<0.01%0.02%0.08%0.27%0.95%2.32%6.72%15.05%37.16%37.42%

Win Totals in Context

How each team's actual results compared to their simulated results, Elo rating, average opponent Elo, and percentile within simulated outcomes? Click a division name in the legend to toggle it on or off.

Playoff Seed Probabilities

Cells represent the percentage of the time a team earned a given playoff seed in the simulation. Teams are sorted by likelihood of earning the top seed. Teams that missed the playoffs more often sit toward the bottom.

Team1 SeedMissed Playoffs
New York Giants50.89%49.11%
Washington Redskins46.54%53.46%
Brooklyn Dodgers2.40%97.60%
Philadelphia Eagles0.13%99.87%
Pittsburgh Pirates0.04%99.96%
Team1 SeedMissed Playoffs
Green Bay Packers58.24%41.76%
Chicago Bears26.02%73.98%
Detroit Lions12.41%87.59%
Cleveland Rams3.29%96.71%
Chicago Cardinals0.04%99.96%

Wins Required to Clinch Each Seed

The empirical cumulative distribution that shows the probability that a team earning that seed finished the regular season with at most a given number of wins. The point where each line passes through 50% is roughly the median wins for that seed.

Edges & Scoring

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Home Edge
Percentage of games won by the home team - percentage of games won by the away team
No Edge: under 2% · Slight Edge: 2% to 6% · Clear Edge: 6% to 10% · Fortress: 10% and up.
Elo Value
Number of Elo rating points that 1 point is worth. A team this many Elo ratings points better than another would be expected to defeat their opponent by 1 point at a neutral location.
Scoring Tilt
Average home points - average away points per game. The gold line represents the expected home points edge according to the scoring value of a point of Elo and the number of Elo rating points home advantage is worth.
Road-Tilted: under -3.2 · Lean Road: -3.2 to 0 · Lean Home: 0 to 3.2 · Home-Tilted: 3.2 and up.
Home Edge
HomeTieAway
+25.45%
Fortress
60.00%5.45%34.55%
Elo Value
Home Edge: 90.43 Elo pts.
26 Elo
0.038 points per Elo point
080
Scoring Tilt
Expected
+2.51 points
Lean Home
-8+3.42+8

Title Race

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Title-Race Openness
Effective number of preseason title contenders. Calculated by taking 1 divided by the sum of squared preseason title odds. Higher numbers indicate more parity in the league while 1 indicates that the preseason favorite is a near-lock.
Front-Runner: under 2 · Few Contenders: 2 to 4 · Open Race: 4 to 8 · Wide Open: 8 and up.
Champion Preseason Odds
Preseason probability that the eventual champion would win the title based on the simulated results. Location of the dot marks their rank across all teams, ranging from longshot to favorite.
Preseason Favorite: 1st · Among the Favorites: 2nd · Middle of the Pack: 3rd to 5th · Longshot: 6th or lower.
Title Run Odds
Given that actual playoff bracket, the probability that the champion would win the exact series/games they faced in reality. The gold line represents their odds of winning if every series/game was a toss-up.
Long Shot: under 25% · Tough Road: 25% to 50% · Favored: 50% to 100% · Heavy Favorite: 100% and up.
Title-Race Openness
3.7
Few Contenders
124810
Champion Preseason Odds
42%
Green Bay Packers, 1st of 10
LongshotFavorite
Title Run Odds
Coin-flip
71.8%
Favored
050.00%100%

Simulation-Based Surprises

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Luck Spread
Average standard deviation of the difference between each team's actual wins total and their simulated average wins total. The gold line is the standard deviation the model expected from random chance alone.
Subdued: under 1.09 · As Expected: 1.09 to 1.5 · Elevated: 1.5 to 2.05 · High Variance: 2.05 and up.
Average Finish Error
Average gap in the rank of the final standings between where each team finished in the standings and where the model projected them to finish.
Pinpoint: under 1.06 · Close: 1.06 to 1.43 · Off Target: 1.43 to 1.87 · Well Off Target: 1.87 and up.
Biggest Overachiever
The team whose record finished in the highest percentile within its own simulated range of outcomes. The gold line indicates where the top team in a league of 10 teams typically lands.
Biggest Underachiever
The team whose record finished in the lowest percentile within its own simulated range of outcomes. The gold line indicates where the bottom team in a league of 10 teams typically lands.
Season Outliers
Number of teams that finished either above the 95th percentile or below the 5th percentile. Even with a well-calibrated model, 10% of teams are expected to land in the extremes of their distributions.
Minimal Outliers: under 0.5 · As Expected: 0.5 to 1.2 · Several Outliers: 1.2 to 2.2 · Many Outliers: 2.2 and up.
Unexpected Playoff Teams
Number of teams that actually made the playoffs but were not in the model's projected field.The gold line represents how many playoff teams the simulation missed on average.
Fewer Than Expected: under 0.68 · As Expected: 0.68 to 1.14 · More Than Expected: 1.14 to 1.82 · Far More Than Expected: 1.82 and up.
Luck Spread
Expected
1.12 wins
As Expected
01.363
Average Finish Error
Expected
0.50
Pinpoint
01.252.5
Biggest Overachiever
Expected 95.00%
91.98%
New York Giants
50100
Biggest Underachiever
Expected 5.00%
11.10%
Philadelphia Eagles
050
Season Outliers
Expected
0 of 10
Minimal Outliers
01.010
Unexpected Playoff Teams
Expected
0 of 2
Fewer Than Expected
00.92

Parity

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Gini Index
Measures how evenly wins were distributed across the league. Lower scores indicate there was less variability across the actual wins totals .Higher scores are an indication of more imbalance in the league with a few unusually strong or unusually weak teams.
Highly Balanced: under 0.08 · Balanced: 0.08 to 0.15 · Top-Heavy: 0.15 to 0.24 · Concentrated: 0.24 and up.
Noll-Scully
Measures how more times spread out the final standings were in reality compared to standings that were generated by flipping a coin for each game. The gold line at 1 indicates as much variability in the standings as s coin flip. Above it, talent gaps in team composition stretched the standings more than the variability produced by luck alone. Below it, the league was more competitive than coin flips alone would yield.
Compressed: under 0.9 · Coin-Flip Spread: 0.9 to 1.15 · Moderate Separation: 1.15 to 1.45 · Stratified: 1.45 and up.
Interquartile Edge
The probability that the team in the 75th percentile of the league's Elo ratings would defeat the team in the 25th percentile at a neutral site. The higher the probability, the larger the gap between the top teams and bottom teams in the league.
Even: under 58% · Competitive: 58% to 65% · Tilted: 65% to 73% · Lopsided: 73% and up.
Best vs. Worst
The probability that the team with the highest Elo rating would defeat the team with the lowest Elo rating at a neutral site.The higher the probability, the larger the gap between the top teams and bottom teams in the league. The gold line represents how high this probability is expected to be in a league of this size. A blue dot to the right indicates an unusually dominant team or an unusually weak team.
Tight: under 65% · Clear Edge: 65% to 78% · Lopsided: 78% to 88% · No Contest: 88% and up.
Close Games
Actual percentage of games decided by 3 run/points or fewer. The gold line indicates the proportion of close games you would expect after considering the Elo ratings of the involved teams and the scoring value of a single Elo point.
Mostly Decisive: under 25% · Some Drama: 25% to 38% · Often Close: 38% to 50% · Nail-Biters: 50% and up.
Blowouts
Actual percentage of games decided by 17 runs/points or more. The gold line indicates the proportion of blowouts you would expect after considering the Elo ratings of the involved teams and the scoring value of a single Elo point.
Rare: under 10% · Occasional: 10% to 20% · Frequent: 20% to 30% · Routine: 30% and up.
Gini Index
0.32
Concentrated
00.080.150.240.5
Noll-Scully
Coin-flip
1.31
Moderate Separation
01.003
Interquartile Edge
94%
Lopsided
50%58%65%73%100%
Best vs. Worst
Baseline 99%
97%
No Contest
50%100%
Close Games
Expected
20%
Mostly Decisive
0%17%100%
Blowouts
Expected
27%
Frequent
0%32%100%

Predictability

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Brier Score
How close the pregame win probabilities aligned with the actual game result, averaged over the entire season. Picks that were both confident and correct are rewarded the most, while incorrect predictions and/or uncertain predictions are penalized more. Lower scores are better. 0 indicates every game was perfectly predicted with maximum confidence. For sports with where wins and losses are the only outcomes, Brier scores less than 0.25 indicate the model did better than random predictions. For sports where ties are possible, 0.67 is the cutoff for which the Brier score must be lower to beat random predictions. The lower the Brier score, the easier and more accurately the games were to predict.
Highly Predictable: under 0.18 · Predictable: 0.18 to 0.22 · Hard to Predict: 0.22 to 0.25 · Coin-Flip: 0.25 and up.
Matchup Imbalance
How lopsided the matchups were on paper, calculated by averaging the difference in the win probabilities divided by the sum of the win probabilities. Lower scores indicate more parity in the league. 0 indicates that every game was a 50-50 toss-up between evenly matched teams. 1 means every game pitted a heavy favorite against a huge underdog.
Evenly Matched: under 0.12 · Slight Separation: 0.12 to 0.22 · Wide Gaps: 0.22 to 0.34 · Lopsided: 0.34 and up.
Strangeness
How extreme the actual final standings were compared to what the model expected. A value of 0 would indicate that the simulated results perfectly matched the actual standings. A score of 1 indicates that the actual results were scattered around the projections by exactly the variance the model predicted. (i.e. The projections missed the actual standings by 1 standard deviation on average. Scores larger than 1 mean the season was wilder to forecast with more overperforming and underperforming teams than expected. Scores less than 1 indicate the season was more predictable.
Tighter Than Modeled: under 0.85 · As Expected: 0.85 to 1.15 · Volatile: 1.15 to 1.5 · Chaotic: 1.5 and up.
Repeatability
How closely the order of the final standings aligned with the ranked preseason Elo ratings as calculated by the Spearman rank correlation. Larger values indicate that the preseason Elo ratings were a strong predictor of the team's final rank in the standings while values near 0 mean.
Reshuffled: under 0.3 · Weak Alignment: 0.3 to 0.6 · Strong Alignment: 0.6 to 0.85 · Closely Aligned: 0.85 and up.
Upset Rate
The percentage of the time the underdog won the game in reality. The gold line measures how often the model expected the underdog to win when considering the outcome probabilities. A blue dot to the right of the gold line means upsets were more prevalent than left. A dot to the left indicates that favorites won more often than expected.
Chalk Held: under 30% · As Expected: 30% to 40% · Upset-Prone: 40% to 46% · Bedlam: 46% and up.
Clear Favorite Upset Rate
The percentage of the time the underdog won the game in reality, but only including games with a clear favorite, one at least 60% likely to win once a draw is set aside. This metrics ignores games that could be considered toss-ups. The gold line is how often the model expected these heavy favorites to lose. A dot to the right means the big favorites were upset more than expected; to the left means they took care of business.
Favorites Held: under 22% · As Expected: 22% to 32% · Shaky Favorites: 32% to 42% · Bedlam: 42% and up.
Brier Score
Expected
0.12
Highly Predictable
00.171
Matchup Imbalance
0.51
Lopsided
00.120.220.340.5
Strangeness
Expected
0.73
Tighter Than Modeled
01.002
Repeatability
0.83
Strong Alignment
00.30.60.851
Upset Rate
Expected
16%
Chalk Held
0%23%50%
Clear Favorite Upset Rate
Expected
9%
Favorites Held
0%19%50%

Calibration

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Probability calibration
An all-in-one chi-square test of the model's probabilities. Games are sorted into bins according to how confident the model was. Within each bin, the predicted number of wins, losses, and ties are compared against the actual counts. The p-value of this test is plotted below. Values above 0.05 indicate that the model's probabilities are well-calibrated for the season.
Clear Misfit: under 0.01 · Misfit: 0.01 to 0.05 · Borderline: 0.05 to 0.1 · Well Calibrated: 0.1 and up.
Calibration slope
Checks whether the spread of the model's probabilities is correct. Each probability is turned into their log-odds. A line is fit that predicts the actual results from the log-odds. The slope of this line is the calibration slope.A slope of 1.00 is perfect, indicating that the model's confidence matches the actual outcomes of the games. Slopes less than 1.00 indicate overconfidence. The model assigned higher probabilities to the favorites than was appropriate given the matchup, causing more losses by favored teams. Slopes greater than 1.00 indicate under-confidence. The model is more uncertain about too many results, assigning them lower probabilities when in reality the favorites should have had higher probabilities.
Overconfident: under 0.85 · Calibrated: 0.85 to 1.15 · Underconfident: 1.15 and up.
Calibration error (ECE)
Calibration error (ECE) checks whether the model's probabilities mean what they say. ECE is calculated as the average weighted gap between the model's stated chances and how often the predicted outcome actually occurred. The smaller the ECE, the more confident we are about the model's probabilities. The gold line represents the noise ceiling, which is the amount of error that luck can produce on its own even if the probabilities are perfectly calibrated. Values below the noise ceiling indicate that the model's error is no larger than chance alone would produce. Values above the noice ceiling point to a genuine calibration issue since the error is larger than luck could explain.
Well Within Noise: under 0.1 · Within Noise: 0.1 to 0.2 · Above Noise: 0.2 to 0.39 · Well Above Noise: 0.39 and up.
Probability calibration
0.45
Well Calibrated
0.010.050.11
Calibration slope
Ideal
1.61
Underconfident
0.2116981.001.7883
Calibration error (ECE)
Noise ceiling
0.118
Within Noise
00.1950.5

Season Trends

How each metric evolved across the season - Elo rating, actual wins, simulated final wins, playoff probability, and division-title probability - day by day. Select a division to see all five charts for its teams.

Elo Through the Playoffs

How each playoff team's Elo rating evolved as the postseason unfolded. Elo Progression traces each team's game-by-game Elo rating through their playoff run. Net Elo Change summarizes the difference in Elo rating between the beginning and end of the playoffs for each team.

Stochastic Playoff Outcomes

How we would have expected the postseason to play out at the beginning of the season according to the simulation. The table summarizes each team's chances of advancing to each round. Individual matchup heat maps for each round are displayed using the subsequent buttons. The top percentage in each cell represents each team's winning percentage against the corresponding opponent. The bottom percentage represents how often that specific matchup occurred during that round in the simulation.

Team Made Playoffs Won Super Bowl
Green Bay Packers 58.24% 41.70%
New York Giants 50.89% 17.95%
Chicago Bears 26.02% 17.51%
Washington Redskins 46.54% 17.26%
Detroit Lions 12.41% 4.07%
Cleveland Rams 3.29% 1.38%
Brooklyn Dodgers 2.40% 0.12%
Philadelphia Eagles 0.13% <0.01%
Chicago Cardinals 0.04% <0.01%
Pittsburgh Pirates 0.04% <0.01%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Chicago BearsChicago CardinalsCleveland RamsDetroit LionsGreen Bay PackersBrooklyn DodgersNew York GiantsPhiladelphia EaglesPittsburgh PiratesWashington Redskins
Brooklyn Dodgers3.9%0.80%0.0%<0.01%6.4%0.05%14.7%0.29%3.2%1.26%
New York Giants33.1%11.53%100.0%0.02%59.2%1.63%67.8%6.28%28.3%31.42%
Philadelphia Eagles3.0%0.03%100.0%<0.01%14.3%<0.01%0.0%0.03%0.0%0.06%
Pittsburgh Pirates0.0%<0.01%7.1%0.01%0.0%0.02%
Washington Redskins34.2%13.65%94.7%0.02%58.5%1.60%69.5%5.81%29.8%25.46%
Chicago Bears96.1%0.80%66.9%11.53%97.0%0.03%100.0%<0.01%65.8%13.65%
Chicago Cardinals100.0%<0.01%0.0%0.02%0.0%<0.01%5.3%0.02%
Cleveland Rams93.6%0.05%40.8%1.63%85.7%<0.01%41.5%1.60%
Detroit Lions85.3%0.29%32.2%6.28%100.0%0.03%92.9%0.01%30.5%5.81%
Green Bay Packers96.8%1.26%71.7%31.42%100.0%0.06%100.0%0.02%70.2%25.46%

Actual Bracket Simulation

How we would have expected the postseason to play out at the beginning of the season according to the simulation. The table summarizes each team's chances of advancing to each round. Individual matchup heat maps for each round are displayed using the subsequent buttons. The top percentage in each cell represents each team's winning percentage against the corresponding opponent. The bottom percentage represents how often that specific matchup occurred during that round in the simulation.

Team Won Super Bowl
Green Bay Packers 71.84%
New York Giants 28.16%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Green Bay PackersNew York Giants
New York Giants28.2%100.00%
Green Bay Packers71.8%100.00%

Most-Likely Championship Paths

For each playoff team, what was the most likely path they had to the championship across all simulations? Tiles represent the opponent they faced and defeated the most often in each round.

Green Bay Packers 71.84% chance to win
Super Bowl
vs. New York Giants
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
71.84%
New York Giants 28.16% chance to win
Super Bowl
vs. Green Bay Packers
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
28.16%

Regular Season Games

Summary of every regular-season game played this season.

Date Opponent Score Pre Elo Opp Elo Win % Loss % Elo Δ Record
1939-09-14 Pittsburgh Pirates W 12-7 1433.62 1385.74 66.11% 28.98% +28.33 1-0
1939-09-20 Cleveland Rams W 23-12 1461.95 1420.55 65.30% 29.73% +43.11 2-0
1939-09-24 @ Detroit Lions L 7-27 1505.06 1590.30 24.90% 70.57% -48.62 2-1
1939-10-01 @ Philadelphia Eagles T 0-0 1456.44 1330.75 52.24% 42.18% -1.03 2-1
1939-10-08 @ Washington Redskins L 13-41 1455.41 1571.22 21.88% 73.94% -50.42 2-2
1939-10-22 Philadelphia Eagles W 23-14 1404.99 1316.68 70.92% 24.59% +32.20 3-2
1939-10-29 New York Giants L 6-7 1437.19 1689.80 26.33% 69.00% -11.51 3-3
1939-11-06 Pittsburgh Pirates W 17-13 1425.68 1196.45 84.09% 13.02% +11.17 4-3
1939-11-12 Washington Redskins L 0-42 1436.85 1611.70 35.56% 59.09% -100.60 4-4
1939-11-19 Green Bay Packers L 0-28 1336.25 1714.95 15.12% 81.65% -34.47 4-5
1939-11-26 @ New York Giants L 7-28 1301.78 1683.29 6.02% 92.47% -11.58 4-6
1939-09-15 Cleveland Rams W 30-21 1566.71 1448.88 74.15% 21.69% +28.33 1-0
1939-09-24 @ Green Bay Packers L 16-21 1595.04 1626.31 30.93% 64.02% -30.23 1-1
1939-10-02 @ Pittsburgh Pirates W 32-0 1564.81 1287.51 71.83% 23.76% +58.64 2-1
1939-10-08 @ Cleveland Rams W 35-21 1623.45 1440.52 60.18% 34.53% +56.42 3-1
1939-10-15 Chicago Cardinals W 44-7 1679.87 1405.27 87.16% 10.43% +27.02 4-1
1939-10-22 @ New York Giants L 13-16 1706.89 1658.78 41.20% 53.24% -31.02 4-2
1939-10-29 Detroit Lions L 0-10 1675.87 1621.14 66.95% 28.20% -89.91 4-3
1939-11-05 Green Bay Packers W 30-27 1585.96 1742.84 37.92% 56.63% +41.97 5-3
1939-11-12 @ Detroit Lions W 23-13 1627.93 1740.37 22.20% 73.58% +98.31 6-3
1939-11-19 Philadelphia Eagles W 27-14 1726.24 1266.97 94.98% 3.97% +5.96 7-3
1939-11-26 @ Chicago Cardinals W 48-7 1732.20 1219.75 90.29% 7.81% +21.13 8-3
1939-09-10 @ Detroit Lions L 13-21 1461.51 1561.42 23.42% 72.22% -28.89 0-1
1939-09-17 @ Green Bay Packers L 10-14 1432.62 1612.08 16.46% 80.09% -14.23 0-2
1939-09-24 @ Pittsburgh Pirates W 10-0 1418.39 1357.41 43.00% 51.41% +69.90 1-2
1939-10-01 Detroit Lions L 3-17 1488.29 1638.92 38.76% 55.76% -63.18 1-3
1939-10-08 @ Green Bay Packers L 20-27 1425.11 1593.46 17.32% 79.10% -19.84 1-4
1939-10-15 @ Chicago Bears L 7-44 1405.27 1679.87 10.43% 87.16% -27.01 1-5
1939-10-22 Cleveland Rams L 0-24 1378.26 1374.07 60.47% 34.26% -126.38 1-6
1939-11-05 @ Cleveland Rams L 0-14 1251.88 1492.09 12.35% 84.89% -19.79 1-7
1939-11-12 @ New York Giants L 7-17 1232.09 1671.98 4.41% 94.44% -5.81 1-8
1939-11-19 @ Washington Redskins L 7-28 1226.28 1712.30 3.43% 95.65% -6.53 1-9
1939-11-26 Chicago Bears L 7-48 1219.75 1732.20 7.81% 90.29% -21.13 1-10
1939-09-15 @ Chicago Bears L 21-30 1448.88 1566.71 21.69% 74.15% -28.33 0-1
1939-09-20 @ Brooklyn Dodgers L 12-23 1420.55 1461.95 29.73% 65.30% -43.11 0-2
1939-10-01 @ Green Bay Packers W 27-24 1377.44 1656.54 10.20% 87.43% +63.08 1-2
1939-10-08 Chicago Bears L 21-35 1440.52 1623.45 34.53% 60.18% -56.42 1-3
1939-10-15 @ Detroit Lions L 7-15 1384.10 1702.09 8.38% 89.61% -10.03 1-4
1939-10-22 @ Chicago Cardinals W 24-0 1374.07 1378.26 34.26% 60.47% +126.38 2-4
1939-10-29 Pittsburgh Pirates T 14-14 1500.45 1188.09 89.32% 8.62% -8.36 2-4
1939-11-05 Chicago Cardinals W 14-0 1492.09 1251.88 84.89% 12.35% +19.78 3-4
1939-11-19 Detroit Lions W 14-3 1511.87 1642.06 41.56% 52.88% +75.30 4-4
1939-11-26 Green Bay Packers L 6-7 1587.17 1749.42 37.21% 57.37% -16.23 4-5
1939-12-03 Philadelphia Eagles W 35-13 1570.94 1203.67 91.90% 6.49% +12.80 5-5
1939-09-10 Chicago Cardinals W 21-13 1561.42 1461.51 72.22% 23.42% +28.88 1-0
1939-09-24 Brooklyn Dodgers W 27-7 1590.30 1505.06 70.57% 24.90% +48.62 2-0
1939-10-01 @ Chicago Cardinals W 17-3 1638.92 1488.29 55.76% 38.76% +63.17 3-0
1939-10-15 Cleveland Rams W 15-7 1702.09 1384.10 89.61% 8.38% +10.03 4-0
1939-10-22 @ Green Bay Packers L 7-26 1712.12 1613.30 48.39% 45.98% -90.98 4-1
1939-10-29 @ Chicago Bears W 10-0 1621.14 1675.87 28.20% 66.95% +89.91 5-1
1939-11-05 New York Giants W 18-14 1711.05 1701.30 61.21% 33.56% +29.32 6-1
1939-11-12 Chicago Bears L 13-23 1740.37 1627.93 73.58% 22.20% -98.31 6-2
1939-11-19 @ Cleveland Rams L 3-14 1642.06 1511.87 52.88% 41.56% -75.30 6-3
1939-11-26 @ Washington Redskins L 7-31 1566.76 1718.83 18.65% 77.59% -39.62 6-4
1939-12-03 Green Bay Packers L 7-12 1527.14 1765.65 27.87% 67.31% -27.25 6-5
1939-09-17 Chicago Cardinals W 14-10 1612.08 1432.62 80.09% 16.46% +14.23 1-0
1939-09-24 Chicago Bears W 21-16 1626.31 1595.04 64.02% 30.93% +30.23 2-0
1939-10-01 Cleveland Rams L 24-27 1656.54 1377.44 87.43% 10.20% -63.08 2-1
1939-10-08 Chicago Cardinals W 27-20 1593.46 1425.11 79.10% 17.32% +19.84 3-1
1939-10-22 Detroit Lions W 26-7 1613.30 1712.12 45.98% 48.39% +90.98 4-1
1939-10-29 Washington Redskins W 24-14 1704.28 1646.82 67.29% 27.90% +38.56 5-1
1939-11-05 @ Chicago Bears L 27-30 1742.84 1585.96 56.63% 37.92% -41.97 5-2
1939-11-12 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 23-16 1700.87 1281.05 84.80% 12.42% +14.08 6-2
1939-11-19 @ Brooklyn Dodgers W 28-0 1714.95 1336.25 81.65% 15.12% +34.47 7-2
1939-11-26 @ Cleveland Rams W 7-6 1749.42 1587.17 57.37% 37.21% +16.23 8-2
1939-12-03 @ Detroit Lions W 12-7 1765.65 1527.14 67.31% 27.87% +27.24 9-2
1939-09-24 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 13-3 1583.97 1373.83 63.76% 31.16% +43.08 1-0
1939-10-01 @ Washington Redskins T 0-0 1627.05 1572.26 42.13% 52.29% +1.04 1-0
1939-10-08 @ Pittsburgh Pirates W 14-7 1628.09 1228.87 83.28% 13.72% +15.60 2-0
1939-10-15 Philadelphia Eagles W 27-10 1643.69 1331.78 89.29% 8.64% +15.09 3-0
1939-10-22 Chicago Bears W 16-13 1658.78 1706.89 53.24% 41.20% +31.02 4-0
1939-10-29 @ Brooklyn Dodgers W 7-6 1689.80 1437.19 69.00% 26.33% +11.50 5-0
1939-11-05 @ Detroit Lions L 14-18 1701.30 1711.05 33.56% 61.21% -29.32 5-1
1939-11-12 Chicago Cardinals W 17-7 1671.98 1232.09 94.44% 4.41% +5.81 6-1
1939-11-19 Pittsburgh Pirates W 23-7 1677.79 1185.28 95.80% 3.31% +5.50 7-1
1939-11-26 Brooklyn Dodgers W 28-7 1683.29 1301.78 92.47% 6.02% +11.58 8-1
1939-12-03 Washington Redskins W 9-7 1694.87 1758.46 51.04% 43.36% +26.60 9-1
1939-09-17 Washington Redskins L 0-7 1427.71 1518.38 47.15% 47.22% -53.88 0-1
1939-09-24 New York Giants L 3-13 1373.83 1583.97 31.16% 63.76% -43.08 0-2
1939-10-01 Brooklyn Dodgers T 0-0 1330.75 1456.44 42.18% 52.24% +1.03 0-2
1939-10-15 @ New York Giants L 10-27 1331.78 1643.69 8.64% 89.29% -15.10 0-3
1939-10-22 @ Brooklyn Dodgers L 14-23 1316.68 1404.99 24.59% 70.92% -32.19 0-4
1939-11-05 @ Washington Redskins L 6-7 1284.49 1608.26 8.13% 89.91% -3.44 0-5
1939-11-12 Green Bay Packers L 16-23 1281.05 1700.87 12.42% 84.80% -14.08 0-6
1939-11-19 @ Chicago Bears L 14-27 1266.97 1726.24 3.97% 94.98% -5.96 0-7
1939-11-23 Pittsburgh Pirates W 17-14 1261.01 1179.78 70.11% 25.32% +19.16 1-7
1939-11-26 @ Pittsburgh Pirates L 12-24 1280.17 1160.63 51.36% 43.05% -76.50 1-8
1939-12-03 @ Cleveland Rams L 13-35 1203.67 1570.94 6.49% 91.90% -12.80 1-9
1939-09-14 @ Brooklyn Dodgers L 7-12 1385.74 1433.62 28.98% 66.11% -28.33 0-1
1939-09-24 Chicago Cardinals L 0-10 1357.41 1418.39 51.41% 43.00% -69.90 0-2
1939-10-02 Chicago Bears L 0-32 1287.51 1564.81 23.76% 71.83% -58.64 0-3
1939-10-08 New York Giants L 7-14 1228.87 1628.09 13.72% 83.28% -15.59 0-4
1939-10-15 @ Washington Redskins L 14-44 1213.28 1621.63 5.22% 93.44% -11.97 0-5
1939-10-22 Washington Redskins L 14-21 1201.31 1633.60 11.69% 85.66% -13.22 0-6
1939-10-29 @ Cleveland Rams T 14-14 1188.09 1500.45 8.62% 89.32% +8.36 0-6
1939-11-06 @ Brooklyn Dodgers L 13-17 1196.45 1425.68 13.02% 84.09% -11.17 0-7
1939-11-19 @ New York Giants L 7-23 1185.28 1677.79 3.31% 95.80% -5.50 0-8
1939-11-23 @ Philadelphia Eagles L 14-17 1179.78 1261.01 25.32% 70.11% -19.15 0-9
1939-11-26 Philadelphia Eagles W 24-12 1160.63 1280.17 43.05% 51.36% +76.50 1-9
1939-09-17 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 7-0 1518.38 1427.71 47.22% 47.15% +53.88 1-0
1939-10-01 New York Giants T 0-0 1572.26 1627.05 52.29% 42.13% -1.04 1-0
1939-10-08 Brooklyn Dodgers W 41-13 1571.22 1455.41 73.94% 21.88% +50.41 2-0
1939-10-15 Pittsburgh Pirates W 44-14 1621.63 1213.28 93.44% 5.22% +11.97 3-0
1939-10-22 @ Pittsburgh Pirates W 21-14 1633.60 1201.31 85.66% 11.69% +13.22 4-0
1939-10-29 @ Green Bay Packers L 14-24 1646.82 1704.28 27.90% 67.29% -38.56 4-1
1939-11-05 Philadelphia Eagles W 7-6 1608.26 1284.49 89.91% 8.13% +3.44 5-1
1939-11-12 @ Brooklyn Dodgers W 42-0 1611.70 1436.85 59.09% 35.56% +100.60 6-1
1939-11-19 Chicago Cardinals W 28-7 1712.30 1226.28 95.65% 3.43% +6.53 7-1
1939-11-26 Detroit Lions W 31-7 1718.83 1566.76 77.59% 18.65% +39.63 8-1
1939-12-03 @ New York Giants L 7-9 1758.46 1694.87 43.36% 51.04% -26.60 8-2

Playoff Games

Every playoff game from the selected team's perspective.

Date Opponent Score Pre Elo Opp Elo Win % Loss % Elo Δ Record
1939-12-10 New York Giants W 27-0 1792.89 1721.47 71.74% 28.26% +59.85 1-0
1939-12-10 @ Green Bay Packers L 0-27 1721.47 1792.89 28.26% 71.74% -59.85 0-1

Biggest Upsets

The 25 biggest upsets of the seasons, ranked by lowest pregame win probability. An asterisk (*) after the date indicates a playoff game.

# Date Underdog Win % Winning Team Losing Team
Team Elo Score Team Elo Score
1 1939-10-01 10.20% Cleveland Rams 1377.44 27 @ Green Bay Packers 1656.54 24
2 1939-11-12 22.20% Chicago Bears 1627.93 23 @ Detroit Lions 1740.37 13
3 1939-10-29 28.20% Detroit Lions 1621.14 10 @ Chicago Bears 1675.87 0
4 1939-10-22 34.26% Cleveland Rams 1374.07 24 @ Chicago Cardinals 1378.26 0
5 1939-11-05 37.92% @ Chicago Bears 1585.96 30 Green Bay Packers 1742.84 27
6 1939-11-19 41.56% @ Cleveland Rams 1511.87 14 Detroit Lions 1642.06 3
7 1939-09-24 43.00% Chicago Cardinals 1418.39 10 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 1357.41 0
8 1939-11-26 43.05% @ Pittsburgh Pirates 1160.63 24 Philadelphia Eagles 1280.17 12
9 1939-10-22 45.98% @ Green Bay Packers 1613.30 26 Detroit Lions 1712.12 7

Biggest Elo Changes

The 25 games that resulted in the largest shift in Elo rating. An asterisk (*) after the date indicates a playoff game.

# Date Elo Δ Winning Team Losing Team
Team Score Elo Win % Team Score Elo Win %
1 1939-10-22 126.38 Cleveland Rams 24 1374.07 34.26% @ Chicago Cardinals 0 1378.26 60.47%
2 1939-11-12 100.60 Washington Redskins 42 1611.70 59.09% @ Brooklyn Dodgers 0 1436.85 35.56%
3 1939-11-12 98.31 Chicago Bears 23 1627.93 22.20% @ Detroit Lions 13 1740.37 73.58%
4 1939-10-22 90.98 @ Green Bay Packers 26 1613.30 45.98% Detroit Lions 7 1712.12 48.39%
5 1939-10-29 89.91 Detroit Lions 10 1621.14 28.20% @ Chicago Bears 0 1675.87 66.95%
6 1939-11-26 76.50 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 24 1160.63 43.05% Philadelphia Eagles 12 1280.17 51.36%
7 1939-11-19 75.30 @ Cleveland Rams 14 1511.87 41.56% Detroit Lions 3 1642.06 52.88%
8 1939-09-24 69.90 Chicago Cardinals 10 1418.39 43.00% @ Pittsburgh Pirates 0 1357.41 51.41%
9 1939-10-01 63.18 Detroit Lions 17 1638.92 55.76% @ Chicago Cardinals 3 1488.29 38.76%
10 1939-10-01 63.08 Cleveland Rams 27 1377.44 10.20% @ Green Bay Packers 24 1656.54 87.43%
11 1939-12-10 * 59.85 @ Green Bay Packers 27 1792.89 71.74% New York Giants 0 1721.47 28.26%
12 1939-10-02 58.64 Chicago Bears 32 1564.81 71.83% @ Pittsburgh Pirates 0 1287.51 23.76%
13 1939-10-08 56.42 Chicago Bears 35 1623.45 60.18% @ Cleveland Rams 21 1440.52 34.53%
14 1939-09-17 53.88 Washington Redskins 7 1518.38 47.22% @ Philadelphia Eagles 0 1427.71 47.15%
15 1939-10-08 50.42 @ Washington Redskins 41 1571.22 73.94% Brooklyn Dodgers 13 1455.41 21.88%
16 1939-09-24 48.62 @ Detroit Lions 27 1590.30 70.57% Brooklyn Dodgers 7 1505.06 24.90%
17 1939-09-20 43.11 @ Brooklyn Dodgers 23 1461.95 65.30% Cleveland Rams 12 1420.55 29.73%
18 1939-09-24 43.08 New York Giants 13 1583.97 63.76% @ Philadelphia Eagles 3 1373.83 31.16%
19 1939-11-05 41.97 @ Chicago Bears 30 1585.96 37.92% Green Bay Packers 27 1742.84 56.63%
20 1939-11-26 39.63 @ Washington Redskins 31 1718.83 77.59% Detroit Lions 7 1566.76 18.65%
21 1939-10-29 38.56 @ Green Bay Packers 24 1704.28 67.29% Washington Redskins 14 1646.82 27.90%
22 1939-11-19 34.47 Green Bay Packers 28 1714.95 81.65% @ Brooklyn Dodgers 0 1336.25 15.12%
23 1939-10-22 32.20 @ Brooklyn Dodgers 23 1404.99 70.92% Philadelphia Eagles 14 1316.68 24.59%
24 1939-10-22 31.02 @ New York Giants 16 1658.78 53.24% Chicago Bears 13 1706.89 41.20%
25 1939-09-24 30.23 @ Green Bay Packers 21 1626.31 64.02% Chicago Bears 16 1595.04 30.93%