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Timo Riske

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nfl-thursday-night-football-statistical-review-bills-dolphins-2024

The Buffalo Bills earned their second win in as many games to open the 2024 NFL season, cruising past the Miami Dolphins on Thursday Night Football, 31-10.

By Timo Riske Sep 13, 2024 8:15 am EDT
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The San Francisco 49ers picked up right where they left off last season, securing a 32-19 win over the New York Jets in the first Monday Night Football game of 2024.

By Timo Riske Sep 10, 2024 8:16 am EDT
NFL
Premium Content
nfl-statistical-review-week-1-team-tiers-dropback-outcomes-2024

We'll examine team performance in various categories after each week of the 2024 NFL season.

By Timo Riske Sep 10, 2024 8:00 am EDT
NFL
Premium Content
nfl-statistical-review-week-1

PFF broke down the advanced metrics immediately after every game of the Week 1 slate, giving an in-depth look at the numbers behind every contest.

By Timo Riske Sep 9, 2024 10:43 am EDT
nfl-thursday-night-football-statistical-review-baltimore-ravens-kansas-city-chiefs-2024

The Kansas City Chiefs took down the Baltimore Ravens, 27-20, in the 2024 NFL season opener on Thursday Night Football.

By Timo Riske Sep 6, 2024 9:15 am EDT
NFL
Premium Content
nfl-ranking-all-32-teams-strength-of-schedule-2024

We use a blend of PFF ELO and the market’s assessment of NFL teams to delve into the 2024 NFL season and determine which teams have the easiest and hardest schedules.

By Timo Riske Sep 3, 2024 9:15 am EDT
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We hand out team grades for all five trades that went down in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft.

By Timo Riske Apr 26, 2024 10:00 am EDT
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With the 2024 NFL Draft set to kick off in just a few hours, it's time to identify the strongest and weakest position groups in the class.

By Timo Riske Apr 25, 2024 10:48 am EDT
draft-analytics-mock-draft-seven-quarterbacks-go-in-the-first-round-including-j-j-mccarthy-to-the-giants-and-bo-nix-to-the-broncos

What if we lived in a world where teams avoided analytically unsound decisions in the draft? Well, this is exactly what this mock aims to achieve, as it reflects how teams should approach their picks from an analytical point of view.

By Timo Riske Apr 24, 2024 8:46 am EDT
nfl-ranking-the-nfls-most-productive-2023-rookie-draft-classes-from-1-to-32

The Houston Texans won the lottery in the 2023 NFL Draft, finding their franchise signal-caller and other key building blocks on offense and defense.

By Timo Riske Apr 1, 2024 9:46 am EDT
nfl-ranking-all-32-nfl-teams-by-offseason-assets-free-agency-draft-cardinals-commanders

To eliminate weaknesses and get better in general, teams can use their draft capital and cap space in various ways to increase the overall quality of their rosters. In this article, we will rank teams by their offseason assets.

By Timo Riske Mar 11, 2024 10:42 am EDT
nfl-super-bowl-58-patrick-mahomes-and-the-kansas-city-chiefs-passing-offense-is-peaking-at-the-perfect-time

The Kansas City Chiefs will make their fourth Super Bowl appearance in five years — only this time they'll be reigning champions. But even though quarterback Patrick Mahomes is the overarching constant, it's safe to say that this year’s Chiefs team is different from the ones we've seen in past Super Bowls.

By Timo Riske Feb 6, 2024 10:15 am EST
nfl-statistical-review-conference-championship-games

PFF broke down the numbers immediately after the conference championship games, giving an in-depth look at the numbers behind both contests.

By Timo Riske Jan 29, 2024 8:48 am EST
nfl-statistical-review-of-the-divisional-round-games-49ers-lions-chiefs-and-ravens-advance

PFF broke down the numbers immediately after every game of the divisional round, giving an in-depth look at the numbers behind every contest.

By Timo Riske Jan 22, 2024 8:36 am EST
nfl-statistical-review-of-nfl-super-wild-card-weekend

PFF broke down the numbers immediately after every game of the wild-card round, giving an in-depth look at the numbers behind every contest.

By Timo Riske Jan 15, 2024 9:27 am EST
nfl-statistical-review-of-nfl-week-18

PFF broke down the numbers immediately after every game of the Week 18 slate, giving an in-depth look at the numbers behind every contest.

By Timo Riske Jan 8, 2024 8:48 am EST
nfl-statistical-final-team-tiers-dropback-outcomes-2023

We examined team performance in various categories after each week of the 2023 NFL season. Here is the final version after the regular season.

By Timo Riske Jan 8, 2024 8:42 am EST
nfl-week-18-playoff-picture-its-win-or-go-home-for-the-texans-colts-buccaneers

The Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will secure a playoff berth with a Week 18 win, but they will be eliminated from contention with a loss.

By Timo Riske Jan 4, 2024 1:11 pm EST
nfl-statistical-review-of-nfl-week-17

PFF broke down the numbers immediately after every game of the Week 17 slate, giving an in-depth look at the numbers behind every contest.

By Timo Riske Jan 1, 2024 8:48 am EST
nfl-statistical-review-week-17-team-tiers-dropback-outcomes-2023

We'll examine team performance in various categories after each week of the 2023 NFL season.

By Timo Riske Jan 1, 2024 7:29 am EST
Bio

Timo Riske is a mathematician and American football enthusiast. He joined PFF in 2019 as a Data Scientist from Germany and will tell you the odds.

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