By: David Taylor Round 1 of the playoffs proved to be two convincing victories for Philadelphia and Albany. There is not a lot of drama this weekend as the two teams will likely be advancing to the Arena Bowl due to the margins of victory in round 1. The only real drama will be who…
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AFL 2019 Playoffs Preview and Predictions
By: David Taylor It’s playoff time! The final four teams have punched their postseason tickets and seeding is complete. The first weekend’s games feature Albany vs. Baltimore and Washington vs. Philadelphia. The opening round of the playoffs is key because it is a two part matchup based on aggregate scoring. The series will be a…
AFL Week 13 Preview and Picks
By: David Taylor It is the final weekend of the regular season! This will be the last weekend all six AFL teams take the field. It has been an exciting regular season, and this final weekend will keep that excitement high, as the final playoff seedings will be determined. The AFL released all the possible…
Deep Routes: Albany’s Bomb Squad
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. Model Refresh We’re now in the final week of the regular season and much of the playoff picture has been revealed. All four spots have been clinched and the final week…
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…
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…
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…
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