1951 NFL Season

72 regular-season games · 2 playoff teams

Final

Champion

Los Angeles Rams

2nd Title

Last Title: 1945

Runner-Up

Cleveland Browns (1st)

2nd Appearance

Last Appearance: 1950

Biggest Overachiever

Cleveland Browns (1st)

2.26 wins above expected

11 wins · 8.74 expected wins

Biggest Disappointment

Philadelphia Eagles

2.55 wins below expected

4 wins · 6.55 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	Cleveland Browns (1st) Division	11	1	0	.917	-	331	152	+179	8.74	+2.26
2	New York Giants	9	2	1	.792	1.5	254	161	+93	7.64	+1.86
3	Washington Redskins	5	7	0	.417	6	183	296	-113	4.05	+0.95
4	Pittsburgh Steelers	4	7	1	.375	6.5	183	235	-52	5.42	-0.92
5	Philadelphia Eagles	4	8	0	.333	7	234	264	-30	6.55	-2.55
6	Chicago Cardinals	3	9	0	.250	8	210	287	-77	4.32	-1.32

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	GB	PF	PA	PD	SimW	vsSim
1	Los Angeles Rams Division	8	4	0	.667	-	392	261	+131	8.00	0.00
2	San Francisco 49ers	7	4	1	.625	0.5	255	205	+50	5.83	+1.67
3	Detroit Lions	7	4	1	.625	0.5	336	259	+77	6.67	+0.83
4	Chicago Bears	7	5	0	.583	1	286	282	+4	7.50	-0.50
5	Green Bay Packers	3	9	0	.250	5	254	375	-121	3.35	-0.35
6	New York Yanks	1	9	2	.167	6	241	382	-141	3.91	-1.91

Playoff Bracket

NFL Championship Game

Los Angeles Rams 24

Cleveland Browns (1st) 17

Dec 23

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	Elo	Actual	Avg. Wins	Luck	Percentile	Min	5th	Q1	Median	Q3	95th	Max
Cleveland Browns (1st)	East	1759	11	8.74	+2.26	98.69%	2	6	7	9	10	11	12
New York Giants	East	1645	9.5	7.64	+1.86	91.43%	0	5	6	7	8	10	12
Los Angeles Rams	West	1607	8	8.00	0.00	68.17%	1	5	7	8	9	10	12
Detroit Lions	West	1547	7.5	6.67	+0.83	75.37%	0	4	5	6	7	9	12
San Francisco 49ers	West	1538	7.5	5.83	+1.67	88.99%	0	3	4	5	7	8	12
Chicago Bears	West	1507	7	7.50	-0.50	56.91%	0	4	6	7	8	10	12
Philadelphia Eagles	East	1500	4	6.55	-2.55	14.33%	0	4	5	6	7	9	12
Pittsburgh Steelers	East	1452	4.5	5.42	-0.92	35.96%	0	2	4	5	6	8	12
Chicago Cardinals	East	1423	3	4.32	-1.32	38.05%	0	2	3	4	5	7	11
Washington Redskins	East	1407	5	4.05	+0.95	86.67%	0	1	3	4	5	6	10
New York Yanks	West	1331	2	3.91	-1.91	24.27%	0	1	3	4	5	6	11
Green Bay Packers	West	1285	3	3.35	-0.35	62.91%	0	1	2	3	4	6	11

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	Cardinals	(1st)	Giants	Eagles	Steelers	Redskins
Chicago Cardinals	—	0-2 (0.3 exp.)	0-2 (0.6 exp.)	0-1 (0.3 exp.)	0-1 (0.5 exp.)	0-2 (1.1 exp.)
Cleveland Browns (1st)	2-0 (1.6 exp.)	—	2-0 (1.2 exp.)	2-0 (1.4 exp.)	2-0 (1.6 exp.)	1-0 (0.8 exp.)
New York Giants	2-0 (1.3 exp.)	0-2 (0.7 exp.)	—	2-0 (1.1 exp.)	1-0-1 (1.2 exp.)	2-0 (1.4 exp.)
Philadelphia Eagles	1-0 (0.6 exp.)	0-2 (0.5 exp.)	0-2 (0.8 exp.)	—	1-1 (1.1 exp.)	1-1 (1.3 exp.)
Pittsburgh Steelers	1-0 (0.5 exp.)	0-2 (0.4 exp.)	0-1-1 (0.7 exp.)	1-1 (0.7 exp.)	—	1-1 (1.1 exp.)
Washington Redskins	2-0 (0.8 exp.)	0-1 (0.2 exp.)	0-2 (0.5 exp.)	1-1 (0.6 exp.)	1-1 (0.8 exp.)	—

East vs. Outside Teams

Team	Bears	Lions	Packers	Rams	Yanks	49ers
Chicago Cardinals	2-0 (0.6 exp.)	-	-	0-1 (0.3 exp.)	-	1-0 (0.3 exp.)
Cleveland Browns (1st)	1-0 (0.7 exp.)	-	-	1-0 (0.5 exp.)	-	0-1 (0.7 exp.)
New York Giants	-	-	-	-	2-0 (1.6 exp.)	-
Philadelphia Eagles	-	0-1 (0.5 exp.)	0-1 (0.8 exp.)	-	-	1-0 (0.6 exp.)
Pittsburgh Steelers	-	-	1-1 (1.3 exp.)	-	-	0-1 (0.5 exp.)
Washington Redskins	0-1 (0.3 exp.)	0-1 (0.4 exp.)	-	1-0 (0.2 exp.)	-	-

Within West

Team	Bears	Lions	Packers	Rams	Yanks	49ers
Chicago Bears	—	1-1 (1.1 exp.)	2-0 (1.5 exp.)	0-1 (0.4 exp.)	2-0 (1.4 exp.)	1-0 (0.6 exp.)
Detroit Lions	1-1 (0.8 exp.)	—	2-0 (1.4 exp.)	1-1 (0.8 exp.)	1-0-1 (1.2 exp.)	0-2 (1.1 exp.)
Green Bay Packers	0-2 (0.4 exp.)	0-2 (0.5 exp.)	—	0-2 (0.3 exp.)	1-1 (0.9 exp.)	0-1 (0.2 exp.)
Los Angeles Rams	1-0 (0.5 exp.)	1-1 (1.1 exp.)	2-0 (1.6 exp.)	—	2-0 (1.4 exp.)	1-1 (1.2 exp.)
New York Yanks	0-2 (0.5 exp.)	0-1-1 (0.7 exp.)	1-1 (1.0 exp.)	0-2 (0.5 exp.)	—	0-1-1 (0.6 exp.)
San Francisco 49ers	0-1 (0.4 exp.)	2-0 (0.8 exp.)	1-0 (0.7 exp.)	1-1 (0.7 exp.)	1-0-1 (1.3 exp.)	—

West vs. Outside Teams

Team	Cardinals	(1st)	Giants	Eagles	Steelers	Redskins
Chicago Bears	0-2 (1.3 exp.)	0-1 (0.3 exp.)	-	-	-	1-0 (0.7 exp.)
Detroit Lions	-	-	-	1-0 (0.4 exp.)	-	1-0 (0.6 exp.)
Green Bay Packers	-	-	-	1-0 (0.2 exp.)	1-1 (0.6 exp.)	-
Los Angeles Rams	1-0 (0.7 exp.)	0-1 (0.4 exp.)	-	-	-	0-1 (0.7 exp.)
New York Yanks	-	-	0-2 (0.3 exp.)	-	-	-
San Francisco 49ers	0-1 (0.6 exp.)	1-0 (0.2 exp.)	-	0-1 (0.3 exp.)	1-0 (0.5 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

View:

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0–6	7–13	14–20	21–27	28–34	35–41	42+	Total
0–6	—	2.08%	1.39%	0.69%	1.39%	—	0.69%	6.25%
7–13	2.08%	4.17%	2.78%	3.47%	2.08%	0.69%	—	15.28%
14–20	1.39%	2.78%	5.56%	4.17%	4.86%	1.39%	2.78%	22.92%
21–27	0.69%	3.47%	4.17%	9.72%	2.78%	2.08%	2.78%	25.69%
28–34	1.39%	2.08%	4.86%	2.78%	1.39%	2.08%	0.69%	15.28%
35–41	—	0.69%	1.39%	2.08%	2.08%	—	0.69%	6.94%
42+	0.69%	—	2.78%	2.78%	0.69%	0.69%	—	7.64%
Total	6.25%	15.28%	22.92%	25.69%	15.28%	6.94%	7.64%	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	21.94	21.94	+0.00
SD	11.48	11.48	16.10
CV	0.52	0.52	—
Max	54	54	+45
Min	0	0	-45

Games Played: 72

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0–6	7–13	14–20	21–27	28–34	35–41	42+	Total
0–6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
7–13	—	8.33%	—	—	—	—	—	8.33%
14–20	—	—	—	8.33%	8.33%	—	8.33%	25.00%
21–27	8.33%	8.33%	—	8.33%	—	—	8.33%	33.33%
28–34	—	—	8.33%	8.33%	—	8.33%	—	25.00%
35–41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
42+	—	—	—	8.33%	—	—	—	8.33%
Total	8.33%	16.67%	8.33%	33.33%	8.33%	8.33%	16.67%	100%

Chicago Bears — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	23.83	23.50	+0.33
SD	9.09	13.39	16.91
CV	0.38	0.57	—
Max	45	42	+27
Min	13	0	-25

Games Played: 12

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0–6	7–13	14–20	21–27	28–34	35–41	42+	Total
0–6	—	16.67%	—	—	—	—	—	16.67%
7–13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
14–20	—	—	16.67%	—	25.00%	—	—	41.67%
21–27	—	—	8.33%	8.33%	—	—	8.33%	25.00%
28–34	—	—	8.33%	—	—	—	8.33%	16.67%
35–41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
42+	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	—	16.67%	33.33%	8.33%	25.00%	—	16.67%	100%

Chicago Cardinals — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	17.50	23.92	-6.42
SD	9.08	13.34	12.04
CV	0.52	0.56	—
Max	28	49	+14
Min	0	7	-24

Games Played: 12

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0–6	7–13	14–20	21–27	28–34	35–41	42+	Total
0–6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
7–13	8.33%	—	—	8.33%	—	—	—	16.67%
14–20	8.33%	8.33%	8.33%	—	—	—	—	25.00%
21–27	—	8.33%	—	—	—	—	—	8.33%
28–34	8.33%	—	8.33%	—	—	—	—	16.67%
35–41	—	—	—	8.33%	—	—	—	8.33%
42+	8.33%	—	—	8.33%	8.33%	—	—	25.00%
Total	33.33%	16.67%	16.67%	25.00%	8.33%	—	—	100%

Cleveland Browns (1st) — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	27.58	12.67	+14.92
SD	13.83	10.59	14.63
CV	0.50	0.84	—
Max	49	28	+45
Min	10	0	-14

Games Played: 12

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0–6	7–13	14–20	21–27	28–34	35–41	42+	Total
0–6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
7–13	—	—	8.33%	—	—	—	—	8.33%
14–20	—	—	—	8.33%	—	—	—	8.33%
21–27	—	—	8.33%	25.00%	8.33%	—	—	41.67%
28–34	—	8.33%	—	—	—	—	—	8.33%
35–41	—	8.33%	8.33%	—	8.33%	—	—	25.00%
42+	—	—	—	—	—	8.33%	—	8.33%
Total	—	16.67%	25.00%	33.33%	16.67%	8.33%	—	100%

Detroit Lions — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	28.00	21.58	+6.42
SD	11.45	7.45	11.95
CV	0.41	0.35	—
Max	52	35	+27
Min	10	10	-10

Games Played: 12

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0–6	7–13	14–20	21–27	28–34	35–41	42+	Total
0–6	—	—	—	—	8.33%	—	—	8.33%
7–13	—	—	—	8.33%	8.33%	—	—	16.67%
14–20	—	—	—	8.33%	16.67%	—	8.33%	33.33%
21–27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28–34	—	—	—	8.33%	8.33%	—	—	16.67%
35–41	—	—	—	8.33%	8.33%	—	8.33%	25.00%
42+	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	—	—	—	33.33%	50.00%	—	16.67%	100%

Green Bay Packers — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	21.17	31.25	-10.08
SD	11.80	8.24	12.43
CV	0.56	0.26	—
Max	37	52	+13
Min	0	24	-28

Games Played: 12

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0–6	7–13	14–20	21–27	28–34	35–41	42+	Total
0–6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
7–13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
14–20	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.33%	8.33%
21–27	—	—	8.33%	16.67%	8.33%	8.33%	—	41.67%
28–34	8.33%	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.33%
35–41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
42+	—	—	25.00%	16.67%	—	—	—	41.67%
Total	8.33%	—	33.33%	33.33%	8.33%	8.33%	8.33%	100%

Los Angeles Rams — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	32.67	21.75	+10.92
SD	12.62	11.68	20.91
CV	0.39	0.54	—
Max	54	44	+40
Min	17	0	-27

Games Played: 12

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0–6	7–13	14–20	21–27	28–34	35–41	42+	Total
0–6	—	8.33%	—	—	—	—	—	8.33%
7–13	8.33%	8.33%	8.33%	—	—	—	—	25.00%
14–20	8.33%	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.33%
21–27	—	8.33%	8.33%	8.33%	—	—	—	25.00%
28–34	—	—	16.67%	—	—	—	—	16.67%
35–41	—	—	8.33%	—	8.33%	—	—	16.67%
42+	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	16.67%	25.00%	41.67%	8.33%	8.33%	—	—	100%

New York Giants — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	21.17	13.42	+7.75
SD	11.09	8.85	8.69
CV	0.52	0.66	—
Max	37	31	+21
Min	0	0	-10

Games Played: 12

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0–6	7–13	14–20	21–27	28–34	35–41	42+	Total
0–6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
7–13	—	8.33%	—	—	—	8.33%	—	16.67%
14–20	—	—	8.33%	8.33%	—	—	8.33%	25.00%
21–27	—	—	—	16.67%	8.33%	—	16.67%	41.67%
28–34	—	—	—	—	8.33%	8.33%	—	16.67%
35–41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
42+	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	—	8.33%	8.33%	25.00%	16.67%	16.67%	25.00%	100%

New York Yanks — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	20.08	31.83	-11.75
SD	7.33	12.76	14.01
CV	0.36	0.40	—
Max	31	54	+3
Min	10	10	-40

Games Played: 12

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0–6	7–13	14–20	21–27	28–34	35–41	42+	Total
0–6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
7–13	—	—	8.33%	16.67%	8.33%	—	—	33.33%
14–20	—	—	16.67%	—	—	—	—	16.67%
21–27	—	—	8.33%	16.67%	—	8.33%	—	33.33%
28–34	—	8.33%	—	—	—	—	—	8.33%
35–41	—	—	—	8.33%	—	—	—	8.33%
42+	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	—	8.33%	33.33%	41.67%	8.33%	8.33%	—	100%

Philadelphia Eagles — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	19.50	22.00	-2.50
SD	9.13	7.05	12.21
CV	0.47	0.32	—
Max	35	37	+21
Min	7	13	-18

Games Played: 12

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0–6	7–13	14–20	21–27	28–34	35–41	42+	Total
0–6	—	—	16.67%	—	8.33%	—	—	25.00%
7–13	—	8.33%	—	8.33%	8.33%	—	—	25.00%
14–20	—	16.67%	—	—	—	—	—	16.67%
21–27	—	—	—	—	8.33%	—	—	8.33%
28–34	—	8.33%	8.33%	—	—	8.33%	—	25.00%
35–41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
42+	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	—	33.33%	25.00%	8.33%	25.00%	8.33%	—	100%

Pittsburgh Steelers — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	15.25	19.58	-4.33
SD	11.75	9.53	15.02
CV	0.77	0.49	—
Max	33	35	+21
Min	0	7	-28

Games Played: 12

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0–6	7–13	14–20	21–27	28–34	35–41	42+	Total
0–6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
7–13	—	16.67%	—	—	—	—	—	16.67%
14–20	—	8.33%	8.33%	16.67%	—	—	—	33.33%
21–27	—	8.33%	8.33%	8.33%	—	—	—	25.00%
28–34	—	—	8.33%	8.33%	—	—	—	16.67%
35–41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
42+	—	—	8.33%	—	—	—	—	8.33%
Total	—	33.33%	33.33%	33.33%	—	—	—	100%

San Francisco 49ers — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	21.25	17.08	+4.17
SD	9.92	5.85	10.39
CV	0.47	0.34	—
Max	44	27	+27
Min	7	10	-7

Games Played: 12

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	0–6	7–13	14–20	21–27	28–34	35–41	42+	Total
0–6	—	—	—	8.33%	—	—	8.33%	16.67%
7–13	8.33%	—	8.33%	—	—	—	—	16.67%
14–20	—	—	8.33%	—	8.33%	16.67%	—	33.33%
21–27	—	8.33%	—	8.33%	—	8.33%	—	25.00%
28–34	—	—	—	8.33%	—	—	—	8.33%
35–41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
42+	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	8.33%	8.33%	16.67%	25.00%	8.33%	25.00%	8.33%	100%

Washington Redskins — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	15.25	24.67	-9.42
SD	9.79	12.17	17.35
CV	0.64	0.49	—
Max	31	45	+15
Min	0	3	-45

Games Played: 12

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

	R²	Slope
Scored	0.38	+0.3
Allowed	0.70	-0.3
Differential	0.87	+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	Cleveland Browns (1st)	11	8.74	+2.26
2	New York Giants	9.5	7.64	+1.86
3	San Francisco 49ers	7.5	5.83	+1.67
4	Washington Redskins	5	4.05	+0.95
5	Detroit Lions	7.5	6.67	+0.83

Biggest Disappointments

#	Team	Actual	Sim	Luck
1	Philadelphia Eagles	4	6.55	-2.55
2	New York Yanks	2	3.91	-1.91
3	Chicago Cardinals	3	4.32	-1.32
4	Pittsburgh Steelers	4.5	5.42	-0.92
5	Chicago Bears	7	7.50	-0.50

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	Cleveland Browns (1st)	11	Oct 7 – Dec 16	1 in 56
2	Green Bay Packers	2	Oct 7 – Oct 14	1 in 24
3	Washington Redskins	2	Oct 21 – Oct 28	1 in 12
4	Detroit Lions	4	Nov 4 – Nov 22	1 in 12
5	San Francisco 49ers	3	Dec 2 – Dec 16	1 in 9

Most Unlikely Losing Streaks

#	Team	Games	Dates	Probability
1	Philadelphia Eagles	3	Oct 14 – Oct 28	1 in 48
2	Chicago Cardinals	5	Oct 14 – Nov 11	1 in 22
3	Green Bay Packers	7	Nov 4 – Dec 16	1 in 14
4	Pittsburgh Steelers	3	Oct 7 – Oct 21	1 in 12
5	New York Yanks	4	Oct 28 – Nov 18	1 in 6

Finish Position Heatmaps

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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6
Cleveland Browns (1st)	59.03%	25.08%	10.66%	3.86%	1.13%	0.24%
New York Giants	24.93%	35.48%	22.54%	11.06%	4.54%	1.45%
Philadelphia Eagles	11.15%	22.74%	30.22%	20.57%	10.91%	4.41%
Pittsburgh Steelers	3.54%	10.66%	20.43%	29.03%	22.92%	13.41%
Chicago Cardinals	0.86%	3.51%	8.92%	19.48%	32.24%	34.99%
Washington Redskins	0.50%	2.53%	7.23%	15.99%	28.26%	45.48%

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6
Los Angeles Rams	44.20%	29.06%	16.36%	7.87%	2.09%	0.42%
Chicago Bears	32.44%	31.51%	20.75%	10.92%	3.55%	0.82%
Detroit Lions	14.86%	21.74%	28.34%	22.56%	9.55%	2.96%
San Francisco 49ers	7.61%	14.43%	24.64%	32.02%	15.71%	5.59%
New York Yanks	0.62%	2.11%	6.19%	15.61%	37.05%	38.41%
Green Bay Packers	0.27%	1.15%	3.71%	11.03%	32.04%	51.80%

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Cleveland Browns (1st)	39.53%	20.90%	14.44%	9.73%	6.58%	4.02%	2.48%	1.27%	0.67%	0.24%	0.12%	0.02%
Los Angeles Rams	20.24%	21.12%	16.62%	14.10%	9.92%	7.52%	4.65%	3.07%	1.48%	0.80%	0.34%	0.13%
New York Giants	13.69%	15.70%	17.30%	15.26%	12.50%	9.53%	6.69%	4.28%	2.65%	1.39%	0.78%	0.24%
Chicago Bears	12.43%	17.47%	15.56%	16.01%	11.87%	10.19%	6.60%	4.71%	2.53%	1.58%	0.73%	0.32%
Detroit Lions	5.00%	8.90%	10.65%	12.34%	13.93%	13.89%	12.11%	9.62%	5.95%	4.25%	2.19%	1.19%
Philadelphia Eagles	5.14%	7.45%	11.03%	11.88%	14.25%	13.81%	12.03%	9.74%	6.84%	4.20%	2.56%	1.06%
San Francisco 49ers	2.06%	4.49%	6.23%	8.55%	11.09%	13.45%	14.35%	14.68%	9.87%	7.83%	4.67%	2.72%
Pittsburgh Steelers	1.27%	2.41%	4.52%	6.26%	9.21%	11.53%	14.26%	14.72%	12.99%	10.36%	7.46%	5.01%
Chicago Cardinals	0.32%	0.67%	1.55%	2.17%	3.95%	5.49%	8.88%	11.63%	16.35%	16.97%	18.03%	13.99%
Washington Redskins	0.18%	0.39%	1.08%	1.66%	3.06%	4.35%	7.42%	9.91%	14.84%	16.52%	21.92%	18.67%
New York Yanks	0.10%	0.37%	0.70%	1.32%	2.37%	3.81%	6.20%	9.66%	14.38%	19.11%	19.52%	22.45%
Green Bay Packers	0.03%	0.13%	0.31%	0.71%	1.28%	2.43%	4.31%	6.71%	11.45%	16.76%	21.70%	34.19%

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.

Team	1 Seed	Missed Playoffs
Cleveland Browns (1st)	59.03%	40.98%
New York Giants	24.93%	75.08%
Philadelphia Eagles	11.15%	88.85%
Pittsburgh Steelers	3.54%	96.46%
Chicago Cardinals	0.86%	99.14%
Washington Redskins	0.50%	99.50%

Team	1 Seed	Missed Playoffs
Los Angeles Rams	44.20%	55.80%
Chicago Bears	32.44%	67.56%
Detroit Lions	14.86%	85.14%
San Francisco 49ers	7.61%	92.39%
New York Yanks	0.62%	99.38%
Green Bay Packers	0.27%	99.73%

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

-1.39%

No Edge

47.22%4.17%48.61%

Elo Value

Home Edge: -4.83 Elo pts.

17 Elo

0.058 points per Elo point

050

Scoring Tilt

Expected

+0.90 points

Lean Home

-8-0.28+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 6th · Longshot: 7th 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

17%

Los Angeles Rams, 2nd of 12

LongshotFavorite

Title Run Odds

Coin-flip

29.7%

Tough Road

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 1.28 · As Expected: 1.28 to 1.76 · Elevated: 1.76 to 2.4 · High Variance: 2.4 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 1.6 · Close: 1.6 to 2.17 · Off Target: 2.17 to 2.83 · Well Off Target: 2.83 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 12 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 12 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 0.6 · As Expected: 0.6 to 1.44 · Several Outliers: 1.44 to 2.64 · Many Outliers: 2.64 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 0.73 · As Expected: 0.73 to 1.21 · More Than Expected: 1.21 to 1.94 · Far More Than Expected: 1.94 and up.

Luck Spread

Expected

1.47 wins

As Expected

01.604

Average Finish Error

Expected

1.42

Pinpoint

01.884

Biggest Overachiever

Expected 95.83%

98.69%

Cleveland Browns (1st)

50100

Biggest Underachiever

Expected 4.17%

14.33%

Philadelphia Eagles

050

Season Outliers

Expected

1 of 12

As Expected

01.26

Unexpected Playoff Teams

Expected

0 of 2

Fewer Than Expected

01.02

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

0.26

Concentrated

00.080.150.240.5

Noll-Scully

Coin-flip

1.04

Coin-Flip Spread

01.003

Interquartile Edge

70%

Tilted

50%58%65%73%100%

Best vs. Worst

Baseline 93%

94%

No Contest

50%100%

Close Games

Expected

18%

Mostly Decisive

0%17%100%

Blowouts

Expected

31%

Routine

0%31%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 0.56 · Predictable: 0.56 to 0.62 · Hard to Predict: 0.62 to 0.66 · Coin-Flip: 0.66 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

0.45

Highly Predictable

00.472

Matchup Imbalance

0.35

Lopsided

00.120.220.340.5

Strangeness

Expected

0.88

As Expected

01.002

Repeatability

0.60

Strong Alignment

00.30.60.851

Upset Rate

Expected

28%

Chalk Held

0%31%50%

Clear Favorite Upset Rate

Expected

26%

As Expected

0%26%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 0.09 · Within Noise: 0.09 to 0.18 · Above Noise: 0.18 to 0.36 · Well Above Noise: 0.36 and up.

Probability calibration

0.47

Well Calibrated

0.010.050.11

Calibration slope

Ideal

1.16

Underconfident

0.51.001.5

Calibration error (ECE)

Noise ceiling

0.125

Within Noise

00.1820.5

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
Cleveland Browns (1st)	59.03%	44.78%
Los Angeles Rams	44.20%	17.34%
New York Giants	24.93%	15.42%
Chicago Bears	32.44%	9.01%
Philadelphia Eagles	11.15%	4.75%
Detroit Lions	14.86%	4.58%
San Francisco 49ers	7.61%	2.36%
Pittsburgh Steelers	3.54%	1.25%
Chicago Cardinals	0.86%	0.26%
Washington Redskins	0.50%	0.17%
New York Yanks	0.62%	0.06%
Green Bay Packers	0.27%	0.02%

Loser → ↓ Winner	Chicago Bears	Detroit Lions	Green Bay Packers	Los Angeles Rams	New York Yanks	San Francisco 49ers	Chicago Cardinals	Cleveland Browns (1st)	New York Giants	Philadelphia Eagles	Pittsburgh Steelers	Washington Redskins
Chicago Cardinals	35.1%0.22%	37.1%0.16%	50.0%<0.01%	23.0%0.39%	75.0%<0.01%	30.0%0.08%
Cleveland Browns (1st)	80.8%18.90%	77.0%9.47%	97.2%0.18%	70.8%25.54%	96.5%0.43%	78.2%4.51%
New York Giants	68.8%8.19%	64.7%3.42%	87.5%0.06%	55.5%11.24%	83.9%0.09%	63.3%1.93%
Philadelphia Eagles	49.7%3.79%	40.9%1.26%	88.9%0.03%	36.7%5.19%	70.4%0.08%	45.6%0.80%
Pittsburgh Steelers	41.4%1.20%	35.2%0.47%	100.0%<0.01%	30.0%1.62%	66.7%0.02%	36.7%0.22%
Washington Redskins	45.0%0.15%	35.4%0.07%	60.0%<0.01%	23.3%0.22%	0.0%<0.01%	35.7%0.06%
Chicago Bears							64.9%0.22%	19.2%18.90%	31.2%8.19%	50.3%3.79%	58.6%1.20%	55.0%0.15%
Detroit Lions							62.9%0.16%	23.0%9.47%	35.3%3.42%	59.1%1.26%	64.8%0.47%	64.6%0.07%
Green Bay Packers							50.0%<0.01%	2.8%0.18%	12.5%0.06%	11.1%0.03%	0.0%<0.01%	40.0%<0.01%
Los Angeles Rams							77.0%0.39%	29.2%25.54%	44.5%11.24%	63.3%5.19%	70.0%1.62%	76.7%0.22%
New York Yanks							25.0%<0.01%	3.5%0.43%	16.1%0.09%	29.6%0.08%	33.3%0.02%	100.0%<0.01%
San Francisco 49ers							70.0%0.08%	21.8%4.51%	36.7%1.93%	54.4%0.80%	63.3%0.22%	64.3%0.06%

Actual Bracket Simulation

Team	Won Super Bowl
Cleveland Browns (1st)	70.29%
Los Angeles Rams	29.71%

Loser → ↓ Winner	Los Angeles Rams	Cleveland Browns (1st)
Cleveland Browns (1st)	70.3%100.00%
Los Angeles Rams		29.7%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.

Cleveland Browns (1st) 70.29% chance to win

Super Bowl

vs. Los Angeles Rams

Matchup

100.00%

Win Prob

70.29%

Los Angeles Rams 29.71% chance to win

Super Bowl

vs. Cleveland Browns (1st)

Matchup

100.00%

Win Prob

29.71%

Regular Season Games

Summary of every regular-season game played this season.

Filter by Team:

Date	Opponent	Score	Pre Elo	Opp Elo	Win %	Loss %	Elo Δ	Record
1951-09-30	@ Green Bay Packers	W 31-20	1553.03	1331.01	75.45%	20.36%	+9.30	1-0
1951-10-07	@ Chicago Cardinals	L 14-28	1562.33	1459.69	61.40%	33.14%	-30.97	1-1
1951-10-14	New York Yanks	W 24-21	1531.36	1388.56	66.53%	28.37%	+6.80	2-1
1951-10-21	San Francisco 49ers	W 13-7	1538.16	1481.92	55.07%	39.17%	+13.22	3-1
1951-10-28	@ Detroit Lions	W 28-23	1551.38	1510.82	52.86%	41.32%	+12.71	4-1
1951-11-04	@ Washington Redskins	W 27-0	1564.09	1401.18	68.96%	26.16%	+18.80	5-1
1951-11-11	Detroit Lions	L 28-41	1582.89	1509.04	57.51%	36.82%	-28.04	5-2
1951-11-18	Green Bay Packers	W 24-13	1554.85	1335.41	75.18%	20.59%	+9.40	6-2
1951-11-25	@ Cleveland Browns (1st)	L 21-42	1564.25	1712.51	27.76%	67.20%	-17.60	6-3
1951-12-02	Los Angeles Rams	L 17-42	1546.65	1578.72	42.50%	51.65%	-29.19	6-4
1951-12-09	@ New York Yanks	W 45-21	1517.46	1355.11	68.89%	26.22%	+17.77	7-4
1951-12-16	Chicago Cardinals	L 14-24	1535.23	1394.57	66.27%	28.61%	-28.15	7-5
1951-09-30	Philadelphia Eagles	L 14-17	1467.22	1583.67	31.45%	63.21%	-7.53	0-1
1951-10-07	Chicago Bears	W 28-14	1459.69	1562.33	33.14%	61.40%	+30.96	1-1
1951-10-14	@ New York Giants	L 17-28	1490.65	1571.38	35.92%	58.46%	-16.46	1-2
1951-10-21	@ Washington Redskins	L 3-7	1474.19	1365.62	62.18%	32.41%	-16.75	1-3
1951-10-28	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 14-28	1457.44	1451.00	47.98%	46.13%	-24.50	1-4
1951-11-04	Cleveland Browns (1st)	L 17-34	1432.94	1679.71	18.24%	77.87%	-10.32	1-5
1951-11-11	@ Los Angeles Rams	L 21-45	1422.62	1578.16	26.96%	68.08%	-18.27	1-6
1951-11-18	@ San Francisco 49ers	W 27-21	1404.35	1509.41	32.84%	61.72%	+20.37	2-6
1951-11-25	New York Giants	L 0-10	1424.72	1593.80	25.51%	69.68%	-11.15	2-7
1951-12-02	@ Cleveland Browns (1st)	L 28-49	1413.57	1730.12	13.19%	83.76%	-8.20	2-8
1951-12-09	Washington Redskins	L 17-20	1405.37	1415.81	45.56%	48.55%	-10.80	2-9
1951-12-16	@ Chicago Bears	W 24-14	1394.57	1535.23	28.61%	66.27%	+28.14	3-9
1951-09-30	@ San Francisco 49ers	L 10-24	1660.23	1443.12	74.95%	20.80%	-37.40	0-1
1951-10-07	@ Los Angeles Rams	W 38-23	1622.83	1605.39	49.56%	44.56%	+23.65	1-1
1951-10-14	Washington Redskins	W 45-0	1646.48	1381.00	79.59%	16.75%	+15.38	2-1
1951-10-21	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 17-0	1661.86	1463.85	72.93%	22.59%	+12.85	3-1
1951-10-28	New York Giants	W 14-13	1674.71	1596.33	58.14%	36.23%	+5.00	4-1
1951-11-04	@ Chicago Cardinals	W 34-17	1679.71	1432.94	77.87%	18.24%	+10.32	5-1
1951-11-11	Philadelphia Eagles	W 20-17	1690.03	1561.74	64.72%	30.04%	+7.20	6-1
1951-11-18	@ New York Giants	W 10-0	1697.23	1609.08	59.46%	34.97%	+15.28	7-1
1951-11-25	Chicago Bears	W 42-21	1712.51	1564.25	67.20%	27.76%	+17.61	8-1
1951-12-02	Chicago Cardinals	W 49-28	1730.12	1413.57	83.76%	13.19%	+8.20	9-1
1951-12-09	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	W 28-0	1738.32	1442.50	82.15%	14.55%	+10.49	10-1
1951-12-16	@ Philadelphia Eagles	W 24-9	1748.81	1509.71	77.14%	18.88%	+10.04	11-1
1951-09-30	Washington Redskins	W 35-17	1476.96	1420.96	55.04%	39.20%	+22.92	1-0
1951-10-08	New York Yanks	W 37-10	1499.88	1413.86	59.17%	35.24%	+25.30	2-0
1951-10-14	Los Angeles Rams	L 21-27	1525.18	1581.74	39.13%	55.11%	-13.21	2-1
1951-10-21	New York Yanks	T 24-24	1511.97	1381.76	64.96%	29.82%	-1.15	2-1
1951-10-28	Chicago Bears	L 23-28	1510.82	1551.38	41.32%	52.86%	-12.70	2-2
1951-11-04	@ Green Bay Packers	W 24-17	1498.12	1368.01	64.95%	29.83%	+10.92	3-2
1951-11-11	@ Chicago Bears	W 41-28	1509.04	1582.89	36.82%	57.51%	+28.04	4-2
1951-11-18	@ Philadelphia Eagles	W 28-10	1537.08	1554.54	44.56%	49.56%	+28.65	5-2
1951-11-22	Green Bay Packers	W 52-35	1565.73	1326.01	77.20%	18.82%	+10.66	6-2
1951-12-02	San Francisco 49ers	L 10-20	1576.39	1487.77	59.53%	34.91%	-25.41	6-3
1951-12-09	@ Los Angeles Rams	W 24-22	1550.98	1607.91	39.08%	55.17%	+10.57	7-3
1951-12-16	@ San Francisco 49ers	L 17-21	1561.55	1523.51	52.50%	41.67%	-14.27	7-4
1951-09-30	Chicago Bears	L 20-31	1331.01	1553.03	20.36%	75.45%	-9.29	0-1
1951-10-07	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 35-33	1321.72	1490.20	25.57%	69.61%	+13.19	1-1
1951-10-14	Philadelphia Eagles	W 37-24	1334.91	1602.98	16.55%	79.82%	+38.20	2-1
1951-10-21	Los Angeles Rams	L 0-28	1373.11	1594.94	20.38%	75.43%	-14.84	2-2
1951-10-28	@ New York Yanks	W 29-27	1358.27	1382.91	43.54%	50.59%	+9.74	3-2
1951-11-04	Detroit Lions	L 17-24	1368.01	1498.12	29.83%	64.95%	-10.93	3-3
1951-11-11	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7-28	1357.08	1451.24	34.20%	60.27%	-21.67	3-4
1951-11-18	@ Chicago Bears	L 13-24	1335.41	1554.85	20.59%	75.18%	-9.40	3-5
1951-11-22	@ Detroit Lions	L 35-52	1326.01	1565.73	18.82%	77.20%	-10.66	3-6
1951-12-02	New York Yanks	L 28-31	1315.35	1344.91	42.85%	51.30%	-10.19	3-7
1951-12-09	@ San Francisco 49ers	L 19-31	1305.16	1513.18	21.64%	74.00%	-10.33	3-8
1951-12-16	@ Los Angeles Rams	L 14-42	1294.83	1597.34	14.10%	82.69%	-10.15	3-9
1951-09-28	New York Yanks	W 54-14	1580.44	1438.81	66.39%	28.50%	+24.95	1-0
1951-10-07	Cleveland Browns (1st)	L 23-38	1605.39	1622.83	44.56%	49.56%	-23.65	1-1
1951-10-14	@ Detroit Lions	W 27-21	1581.74	1525.18	55.11%	39.13%	+13.20	2-1
1951-10-21	@ Green Bay Packers	W 28-0	1594.94	1373.11	75.43%	20.38%	+14.84	3-1
1951-10-28	@ San Francisco 49ers	L 17-44	1609.78	1468.70	66.32%	28.57%	-46.28	3-2
1951-11-04	San Francisco 49ers	W 23-16	1563.50	1514.98	53.99%	40.22%	+14.66	4-2
1951-11-11	Chicago Cardinals	W 45-21	1578.16	1422.62	68.08%	26.96%	+18.27	5-2
1951-11-18	New York Yanks	W 48-21	1596.43	1357.10	77.16%	18.86%	+13.45	6-2
1951-11-25	@ Washington Redskins	L 21-31	1609.88	1403.57	73.82%	21.80%	-31.16	6-3
1951-12-02	@ Chicago Bears	W 42-17	1578.72	1546.65	51.65%	42.50%	+29.19	7-3
1951-12-09	Detroit Lions	L 22-24	1607.91	1550.98	55.17%	39.08%	-10.57	7-4
1951-12-16	Green Bay Packers	W 42-14	1597.34	1294.83	82.69%	14.10%	+10.15	8-4
1951-10-01	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	T 13-13	1554.94	1489.60	56.34%	37.95%	-0.60	0-0
1951-10-07	@ Washington Redskins	W 35-14	1554.34	1398.03	68.17%	26.87%	+17.04	1-0
1951-10-14	Chicago Cardinals	W 28-17	1571.38	1490.65	58.46%	35.92%	+16.46	2-0
1951-10-21	Philadelphia Eagles	W 26-24	1587.84	1564.78	50.37%	43.76%	+8.49	3-0
1951-10-28	@ Cleveland Browns (1st)	L 13-14	1596.33	1674.71	36.23%	58.14%	-5.01	3-1
1951-11-04	New York Yanks	W 37-31	1591.32	1373.17	75.05%	20.71%	+6.99	4-1
1951-11-11	Washington Redskins	W 28-14	1598.31	1382.38	74.82%	20.91%	+10.77	5-1
1951-11-18	Cleveland Browns (1st)	L 0-10	1609.08	1697.23	34.97%	59.46%	-15.28	5-2
1951-11-25	@ Chicago Cardinals	W 10-0	1593.80	1424.72	69.68%	25.51%	+11.15	6-2
1951-12-02	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 14-0	1604.95	1456.89	67.18%	27.78%	+14.39	7-2
1951-12-09	@ Philadelphia Eagles	W 23-7	1619.34	1528.88	59.77%	34.67%	+19.17	8-2
1951-12-16	@ New York Yanks	W 27-17	1638.51	1337.34	82.58%	14.19%	+6.10	9-2
1951-09-28	@ Los Angeles Rams	L 14-54	1438.81	1580.44	28.50%	66.39%	-24.95	0-1
1951-10-08	@ Detroit Lions	L 10-37	1413.86	1499.88	35.24%	59.17%	-25.30	0-2
1951-10-14	@ Chicago Bears	L 21-24	1388.56	1531.36	28.37%	66.53%	-6.80	0-3
1951-10-21	@ Detroit Lions	T 24-24	1381.76	1511.97	29.82%	64.96%	+1.15	0-3
1951-10-28	Green Bay Packers	L 27-29	1382.91	1358.27	50.59%	43.54%	-9.74	0-4
1951-11-04	@ New York Giants	L 31-37	1373.17	1591.32	20.71%	75.05%	-6.98	0-5
1951-11-11	@ San Francisco 49ers	L 14-19	1366.19	1500.32	29.36%	65.46%	-9.09	0-6
1951-11-18	@ Los Angeles Rams	L 21-48	1357.10	1596.43	18.86%	77.16%	-13.46	0-7
1951-11-25	San Francisco 49ers	T 10-10	1343.64	1489.04	28.08%	66.85%	+1.27	0-7
1951-12-02	@ Green Bay Packers	W 31-28	1344.91	1315.35	51.30%	42.85%	+10.20	1-7
1951-12-09	Chicago Bears	L 21-45	1355.11	1517.46	26.22%	68.89%	-17.77	1-8
1951-12-16	New York Giants	L 17-27	1337.34	1638.51	14.19%	82.58%	-6.10	1-9
1951-09-30	@ Chicago Cardinals	W 17-14	1583.67	1467.22	63.21%	31.45%	+7.54	1-0
1951-10-06	San Francisco 49ers	W 21-14	1591.21	1480.52	62.46%	32.15%	+11.77	2-0
1951-10-14	@ Green Bay Packers	L 24-37	1602.98	1334.91	79.82%	16.55%	-38.20	2-1
1951-10-21	@ New York Giants	L 24-26	1564.78	1587.84	43.76%	50.37%	-8.49	2-2
1951-10-28	Washington Redskins	L 23-27	1556.29	1382.37	70.24%	25.00%	-18.81	2-3
1951-11-04	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	W 34-13	1537.48	1475.50	55.87%	38.40%	+24.26	3-3
1951-11-11	@ Cleveland Browns (1st)	L 17-20	1561.74	1690.03	30.04%	64.72%	-7.20	3-4
1951-11-18	Detroit Lions	L 10-28	1554.54	1537.08	49.56%	44.56%	-28.65	3-5
1951-11-25	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 13-17	1525.89	1440.94	59.03%	35.38%	-15.94	3-6
1951-12-02	@ Washington Redskins	W 35-21	1509.95	1434.74	57.70%	36.64%	+18.93	4-6
1951-12-09	New York Giants	L 7-23	1528.88	1619.34	34.67%	59.77%	-19.17	4-7
1951-12-16	Cleveland Browns (1st)	L 9-24	1509.71	1748.81	18.88%	77.14%	-10.04	4-8
1951-10-01	New York Giants	T 13-13	1489.60	1554.94	37.95%	56.34%	+0.60	0-0
1951-10-07	@ Green Bay Packers	L 33-35	1490.20	1321.72	69.61%	25.57%	-13.18	0-1
1951-10-14	San Francisco 49ers	L 24-28	1477.02	1468.75	48.24%	45.87%	-13.17	0-2
1951-10-21	@ Cleveland Browns (1st)	L 0-17	1463.85	1661.86	22.59%	72.93%	-12.85	0-3
1951-10-28	@ Chicago Cardinals	W 28-14	1451.00	1457.44	46.13%	47.98%	+24.50	1-3
1951-11-04	Philadelphia Eagles	L 13-34	1475.50	1537.48	38.40%	55.87%	-24.26	1-4
1951-11-11	Green Bay Packers	W 28-7	1451.24	1357.08	60.27%	34.20%	+21.67	2-4
1951-11-18	Washington Redskins	L 7-22	1472.91	1371.61	61.22%	33.30%	-31.97	2-5
1951-11-25	@ Philadelphia Eagles	W 17-13	1440.94	1525.89	35.38%	59.03%	+15.95	3-5
1951-12-02	@ New York Giants	L 0-14	1456.89	1604.95	27.78%	67.18%	-14.39	3-6
1951-12-09	Cleveland Browns (1st)	L 0-28	1442.50	1738.32	14.55%	82.15%	-10.48	3-7
1951-12-16	@ Washington Redskins	W 20-10	1432.02	1426.61	47.83%	46.28%	+20.01	4-7
1951-09-30	Cleveland Browns (1st)	W 24-10	1443.12	1660.23	20.80%	74.95%	+37.40	1-0
1951-10-06	@ Philadelphia Eagles	L 14-21	1480.52	1591.21	32.15%	62.46%	-11.77	1-1
1951-10-14	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	W 28-24	1468.75	1477.02	45.87%	48.24%	+13.17	2-1
1951-10-21	@ Chicago Bears	L 7-13	1481.92	1538.16	39.17%	55.07%	-13.22	2-2
1951-10-28	Los Angeles Rams	W 44-17	1468.70	1609.78	28.57%	66.32%	+46.28	3-2
1951-11-04	@ Los Angeles Rams	L 16-23	1514.98	1563.50	40.22%	53.99%	-14.66	3-3
1951-11-11	New York Yanks	W 19-14	1500.32	1366.19	65.46%	29.36%	+9.09	4-3
1951-11-18	Chicago Cardinals	L 21-27	1509.41	1404.35	61.72%	32.84%	-20.37	4-4
1951-11-25	@ New York Yanks	T 10-10	1489.04	1343.64	66.85%	28.08%	-1.27	4-4
1951-12-02	@ Detroit Lions	W 20-10	1487.77	1576.39	34.91%	59.53%	+25.41	5-4
1951-12-09	Green Bay Packers	W 31-19	1513.18	1305.16	74.00%	21.64%	+10.33	6-4
1951-12-16	Detroit Lions	W 21-17	1523.51	1561.55	41.67%	52.50%	+14.26	7-4
1951-09-30	@ Detroit Lions	L 17-35	1420.96	1476.96	39.20%	55.04%	-22.93	0-1
1951-10-07	New York Giants	L 14-35	1398.03	1554.34	26.87%	68.17%	-17.03	0-2
1951-10-14	@ Cleveland Browns (1st)	L 0-45	1381.00	1646.48	16.75%	79.59%	-15.38	0-3
1951-10-21	Chicago Cardinals	W 7-3	1365.62	1474.19	32.41%	62.18%	+16.75	1-3
1951-10-28	@ Philadelphia Eagles	W 27-23	1382.37	1556.29	25.00%	70.24%	+18.81	2-3
1951-11-04	Chicago Bears	L 0-27	1401.18	1564.09	26.16%	68.96%	-18.80	2-4
1951-11-11	@ New York Giants	L 14-28	1382.38	1598.31	20.91%	74.82%	-10.77	2-5
1951-11-18	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	W 22-7	1371.61	1472.91	33.30%	61.22%	+31.96	3-5
1951-11-25	Los Angeles Rams	W 31-21	1403.57	1609.88	21.80%	73.82%	+31.17	4-5
1951-12-02	Philadelphia Eagles	L 21-35	1434.74	1509.95	36.64%	57.70%	-18.93	4-6
1951-12-09	@ Chicago Cardinals	W 20-17	1415.81	1405.37	48.55%	45.56%	+10.80	5-6
1951-12-16	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10-20	1426.61	1432.02	46.28%	47.83%	-20.02	5-7

Playoff Games

Every playoff game from the selected team's perspective.

Date	Opponent	Score	Pre Elo	Opp Elo	Win %	Loss %	Elo Δ	Record
1951-12-23	@ Los Angeles Rams	L 17-24	1758.85	1607.49	70.50%	29.50%	-23.99	0-1
1951-12-23	Cleveland Browns (1st)	W 24-17	1607.49	1758.85	29.50%	70.50%	+23.99	1-0

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
#	Date	Underdog Win %	Team	Elo	Score	Team	Elo	Score
1	1951-10-14	16.55%	@ Green Bay Packers	1334.91	37	Philadelphia Eagles	1602.98	24
2	1951-09-30	20.80%	@ San Francisco 49ers	1443.12	24	Cleveland Browns (1st)	1660.23	10
3	1951-11-25	21.80%	@ Washington Redskins	1403.57	31	Los Angeles Rams	1609.88	21
4	1951-10-28	25.00%	Washington Redskins	1382.37	27	@ Philadelphia Eagles	1556.29	23
5	1951-10-07	25.57%	@ Green Bay Packers	1321.72	35	Pittsburgh Steelers	1490.20	33
6	1951-10-28	28.57%	@ San Francisco 49ers	1468.70	44	Los Angeles Rams	1609.78	17
7	1951-12-16	28.61%	Chicago Cardinals	1394.57	24	@ Chicago Bears	1535.23	14
8	1951-12-23 *	29.50%	@ Los Angeles Rams	1607.49	24	Cleveland Browns (1st)	1758.85	17
9	1951-10-21	32.41%	@ Washington Redskins	1365.62	7	Chicago Cardinals	1474.19	3
10	1951-11-18	32.84%	Chicago Cardinals	1404.35	27	@ San Francisco 49ers	1509.41	21
11	1951-10-07	33.14%	@ Chicago Cardinals	1459.69	28	Chicago Bears	1562.33	14
12	1951-11-18	33.30%	Washington Redskins	1371.61	22	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	1472.91	7
13	1951-12-02	34.91%	San Francisco 49ers	1487.77	20	@ Detroit Lions	1576.39	10
14	1951-11-25	35.38%	Pittsburgh Steelers	1440.94	17	@ Philadelphia Eagles	1525.89	13
15	1951-11-11	36.82%	Detroit Lions	1509.04	41	@ Chicago Bears	1582.89	28
16	1951-12-09	39.08%	Detroit Lions	1550.98	24	@ Los Angeles Rams	1607.91	22
17	1951-12-16	41.67%	@ San Francisco 49ers	1523.51	21	Detroit Lions	1561.55	17
18	1951-10-28	43.54%	Green Bay Packers	1358.27	29	@ New York Yanks	1382.91	27
19	1951-11-18	44.56%	Detroit Lions	1537.08	28	@ Philadelphia Eagles	1554.54	10
20	1951-10-14	45.87%	San Francisco 49ers	1468.75	28	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	1477.02	24
21	1951-10-28	46.13%	Pittsburgh Steelers	1451.00	28	@ Chicago Cardinals	1457.44	14

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
#	Date	Elo Δ	Team	Score	Elo	Win %	Team	Score	Elo	Win %
1	1951-10-28	46.28	@ San Francisco 49ers	44	1468.70	28.57%	Los Angeles Rams	17	1609.78	66.32%
2	1951-10-14	38.20	@ Green Bay Packers	37	1334.91	16.55%	Philadelphia Eagles	24	1602.98	79.82%
3	1951-09-30	37.40	@ San Francisco 49ers	24	1443.12	20.80%	Cleveland Browns (1st)	10	1660.23	74.95%
4	1951-11-18	31.97	Washington Redskins	22	1371.61	33.30%	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	7	1472.91	61.22%
5	1951-11-25	31.17	@ Washington Redskins	31	1403.57	21.80%	Los Angeles Rams	21	1609.88	73.82%
6	1951-10-07	30.97	@ Chicago Cardinals	28	1459.69	33.14%	Chicago Bears	14	1562.33	61.40%
7	1951-12-02	29.19	Los Angeles Rams	42	1578.72	51.65%	@ Chicago Bears	17	1546.65	42.50%
8	1951-11-18	28.65	Detroit Lions	28	1537.08	44.56%	@ Philadelphia Eagles	10	1554.54	49.56%
9	1951-12-16	28.15	Chicago Cardinals	24	1394.57	28.61%	@ Chicago Bears	14	1535.23	66.27%
10	1951-11-11	28.04	Detroit Lions	41	1509.04	36.82%	@ Chicago Bears	28	1582.89	57.51%
11	1951-12-02	25.41	San Francisco 49ers	20	1487.77	34.91%	@ Detroit Lions	10	1576.39	59.53%
12	1951-10-08	25.30	@ Detroit Lions	37	1499.88	59.17%	New York Yanks	10	1413.86	35.24%
13	1951-09-28	24.95	@ Los Angeles Rams	54	1580.44	66.39%	New York Yanks	14	1438.81	28.50%
14	1951-10-28	24.50	Pittsburgh Steelers	28	1451.00	46.13%	@ Chicago Cardinals	14	1457.44	47.98%
15	1951-11-04	24.26	Philadelphia Eagles	34	1537.48	55.87%	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	13	1475.50	38.40%
16	1951-12-23 *	23.99	@ Los Angeles Rams	24	1607.49	29.50%	Cleveland Browns (1st)	17	1758.85	70.50%
17	1951-10-07	23.65	Cleveland Browns (1st)	38	1622.83	49.56%	@ Los Angeles Rams	23	1605.39	44.56%
18	1951-09-30	22.93	@ Detroit Lions	35	1476.96	55.04%	Washington Redskins	17	1420.96	39.20%
19	1951-11-11	21.67	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	28	1451.24	60.27%	Green Bay Packers	7	1357.08	34.20%
20	1951-11-18	20.37	Chicago Cardinals	27	1404.35	32.84%	@ San Francisco 49ers	21	1509.41	61.72%
21	1951-12-16	20.02	Pittsburgh Steelers	20	1432.02	47.83%	@ Washington Redskins	10	1426.61	46.28%
22	1951-12-09	19.17	New York Giants	23	1619.34	59.77%	@ Philadelphia Eagles	7	1528.88	34.67%
23	1951-12-02	18.93	Philadelphia Eagles	35	1509.95	57.70%	@ Washington Redskins	21	1434.74	36.64%
24	1951-10-28	18.81	Washington Redskins	27	1382.37	25.00%	@ Philadelphia Eagles	23	1556.29	70.24%
25	1951-11-04	18.80	Chicago Bears	27	1564.09	68.96%	@ Washington Redskins	0	1401.18	26.16%