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Football Power Index (abbreviated as FPI) is a predictive rating system developed by ESPN that measures team strength and uses it to forecast game and season results in American football. Each team's FPI rating is composed of predictive offensive, defensive, and special teams value, as measured by a function of expected points added (EPA).
Originally designed by Arpad Elo as a method for ranking chess players, several people have adapted the Elo rating system for team sports such as basketball, soccer and American football. For instance, Jeff Sagarin and FiveThirtyEight publish NFL football rankings using Elo methods. [ 14 ]
In order to resolve differing strengths of schedule among teams, the playoffs are held after the season to determine which team will win the championship. The best teams from each conference qualify and are done at a variety of formats. The playoffs conclude with a championship game or series with the two teams representing their own conferences.
One more AFC playoff opening has already been claimed in Week 16. By the end of Sunday, the conference's field could be fully locked in. The Baltimore Ravens sealed their spot on Saturday with a ...
According to ESPN's College Football Power Index, Alabama had a higher FPI ranking (which measures a team's true strength on net points scale) than SMU entering Sunday. The Crimson Tide were ...
Congratulations, Georgia football, you are locked into the SEC championship game against either Texas or Texas A&M. You are one of the two top teams from the conference that has won six of the ...
Total quarterback rating (abbreviated as total QBR or simply QBR) is a proprietary statistic created by ESPN in 2011 to grade the performance of quarterbacks in American football games. ESPN claims that it created QBR to be a more meaningful alternative to the traditional passer rating statistic by incorporating "all of a quarterback's ...
NFL power rankings entering Week 14 of the 2024 season (previous rank in parentheses):. 1. Detroit Lions (1): Now 11-1 for the first time in club history after snapping a seven-game Thanksgiving ...