Battle of the Beltway Part 3

by Bee Jay Glosson With the playoffs on the line, the battle for the beltway against the Brigade carried more weight than normal in the week 12 matchup in Baltimore. The last time the two squared off we saw a chippy back and forth game and this week would not be any different. The scoring…

Week 12 Preview and Picks

Week 12 is here and there are two matchups to preview. Albany travels to Columbus to take on the Destroyers, looking for the number one seed. Washington travels to Baltimore to try and clinch the final playoff spot. There’s still plenty to play for this weekend.  Albany is coming off of a rare loss in…

Deep Routes: Playoff Possibilities and WR Efficiency

by Anthony Reinhard “Deep Routes” is a weekly series that will look in-depth at AFL stats and present weekly updates to my AFL model. In my second post, I’ll take a look at the playoff picture and show the leaders in targets so far this season. Model Refresh Baltimore will be headed to the playoffs…

Stat Pack Attack: Dealer Dominate in Atlantic City

By Richard Martin If you’ve been watching Arena Football for awhile, you understand that there have been plenty of high scoring games in the league’s history. Last week, I talked about the highest scoring game in AFL history, the bounty for video still holds strong by the way, and the Albany Empire and Atlantic City…

Deep Routes: A Weekly Dive Into the Statistics of the AFL

by Anthony Reinhard Hi everyone! This will be my first weekly post where I’ll share some forecasts from my AFL Elo model and occasionally make a deep dive into some AFL data that I’ve collected. Model Refresh Albany was surprisingly upset last week on the road, but retains the top spot in my rankings. Philadelphia…

2019 AFL Playoff Scenarios, Version 2.0

by: David Taylor After week 10, there are as many questions as there are answers for the 2019 Arena Football League Playoffs. Teams faltered. One team punched its ticket to the postseason, and a dark horse is rising in Atlantic City. According to the official AFL tiebreaker procedures, here is an updated look at the…