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…
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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…
AFL Week 10 Preview and Picks!
By: David Taylor Week 10 is here and things are heating up! The playoff teams could be set after this weekend, making making each game a must-win for one or both of the teams involved. Here is what is happening this week: Albany comes into this contest on the heels of their highest scoring output…
2019 AFL Playoff Scenarios
by David Taylor Week 10 is coming soon! This weekend could potentially set the playoffs for this season. Only one postseason ticket has been punched, so there are three more up for grabs. Here are some playoff scenarios to sift through. Albany Empire: (8-1) Playoffs: Clinched. Albany is now playing for the #1 seed in…
BattleStations Episode 18: One Game Seasons
Frank talks to Coach Sauk and previews the game against the Soul with AFLFanZone.com‘s David Taylor BattleStations: a Columbus Destroyers podcast in conjunction with AFL Fan Zone. Follow Frank Walker on Twitter at @BStationPod and at https://battlestations.pinecast.co
AFL Week 9 Preview and Picks
Week 8 gave the AFL its first playoff team! The Albany Empire clinched a playoff spot in a huge come from behind win against the Valor. This week will shuffle the playoff deck a bit more. Here is a look: Philadelphia needs this win badly to stay in the playoff debate. Columbus needs to win…
AFL Week Eight Preview and Picks!
Week 7 was brutal from a picks standpoint. Hopefully week 8 will be a little more kind. Here is what is happening this week: (3-4) Atlantic City Blackjacks vs. Philadelphia Soul (3-4) Neither Atlantic City nor Philadelphia expected to be coming into this matchup at 3-4, but that is how week 7 turned out for…
Stat Pack Attack: The Drought is Over!
It happened. It finally happened. The Albany Empire lost a game. While that was shocking, the biggest storyline may have happened on Friday when the Columbus Destroyers won their first game of the season, a 54-50 win over the Atlantic City Blackjacks. Fun fact, the game winning touchdown was scored by Kenny Cook who graduated…
Valor / Soul Part 2: The Final Matchup
When the weekend started, the league had the undefeated Empire, the winless Destroyers and then everyone else tied for second with 3-3 records. Then the second half of the season started and all those records went out the window. On Friday we saw the Columbus Destroyers take down the Atlantic City Blackjacks for their first…
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