I have a new post on sports and statistics on the news site Darply. Featured prominently in this article is former Baltimore Ravens center John Urschel who retired from the NFL to pursue a PhD at MIT in Mathematics.  You can see another interview he recently gave on Amanpour and Company at the link below.   […]

The match up in Super Bowl LI between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons resembles the matchup in New England’s first Super Bowl win.  Super Bowl XXXVI (37 in Arabic numerals) was a match-up between the Patriots and the St. Louis Rams.  In 2002, the Patriots had an unproven young quarterback in Tom […]

Much has been made of “Deflategate.” Will Bill Belichick get his comeuppance?  Will Gisele Bundchen leave Tom Brady over deflated footballs?  Will Aaron Hernandez spill the beans to make a deal to save himself from a life sentence (Massachusetts has no death penalty)?  Did Bill Belichick put LeGarrette Blount up to walking off the field […]

Last night I watched the Steelers finish the 2013 preseason 0-4.  The commentators were saying that it’s probably won’t be a playoff season for them.  I thought why not take a look at the numbers to see if there is a pattern. Last year the Steelers were 3-1 in preseason but finished 8-8 in the […]

ESPN & the NFL Network have come out with blanket coverage of the National Football League draft which is the largest gym class method of picking teams (I was never picked first even for dodge ball).  A lot of intelligence is expended on these picks as can be seen in this famous exchange between ESPN’s […]