Enzo

I looked at the Bye Bias also (although I only looked at bye week ..... NOT Thursday games)

 

I used years 2005 thru 2015 for number of byes

I used years 2005 thru 2014 for win/loss advantage

http://espn.go.com/nfl/schedulegrid

 

Also

 

Before this study I would have guessed that the F Giants would have an advantage....results below

 

But first........

 

I concur with the previously sited study that it IS an advantage to have a bye before playing an opponent......Out of 10 years;

     7 years had teams that played after a bye win more games than lose

     2 years it broke even

     Only 1 year (2014) were there more wins for the "victim" of the bye

So I agree it is an advantage

 

Now WHO has gotten this advantage?

 

Teams getting the LEAST amount of games vs a bye (over 11 years) are;

Panthers

Bengals

Cardinals

Vikings

 

Teams getting the MOST games vs a bye are;

Falcons

Texans

Bills

and of course you guessed it....my beloved Skins

 

It doesn't end there

 

As teams are segregated into divisions....I looked at our NFC East....and guess what I found?

 

The Giants are the ONLY team that had a positive balance! (less than 11 games vs Teams with a bye in 11 years)....they had 9

 

Both Dallas and Philly had 13 games......and of course we had the most at 15

 

F Mara

 

Some additional facts;

2011 is the only year no team had more then 2 games vs a bye team...But in 2009 5 teams had 3 or more (Atlanta, Baltimore, Denver, Jacksonville and Tennessee)

3 Teams have had a year that they played 4 bye teams (Philly 2012 - Atlanta 2009 and San Diego 2005) not counting Seahawks this year.

5 Teams had more than 1 season that they played 3 Bye teams (Atlanta, Baltimore, Buffalo, Tennessee and of course....Your Washington Redskins. (Seattle will join this club this year)

Carolina has gotten 7 years out of 11 that they had ZERO games vs a bye team.

 

and

 

The Giants have only had 1 year in my study that they had over one game vs a bye opponent (they had 2 in 2008)

The stupid NFL could end all this bye bias crap if they would simply change one thing.  Have the teams play 8 weeks then give every team off week 9.  Also if they really cared about the health of the players like they claim they would get rid of Thurday night cames.

Those are my 2 favorites also Guinness being first & Samuel Adams Boston Lager being second but a very close second. When I'm partying outside during the hot summer months I usually drink Samuel Adams White Ale. I also love a good black & tan but not the stuff you buy in the grocery store, but a real black & tan from the tap. I of course love any beer anybody offers me out of their cooler or fridge as long as it is cold. I love all my beer cold. Of course after reading all the post there are alot of beers I need to try.

That's why I said "If it went to the floor..." because then the "Big Show" would have the clear advantage, but Mayweather is a trained boxer (one of the best of all time actually) and with no gloves on in just a regular street fight he could easily knock out someone with no training, even if that person is a foot and some change taller than him and outweighs him by that much.

Actually the Big Show's size would be a disadvantage because he's big and clumsy and would gas out in two minutes.

The "Big Show" could easily kill Mayweather if he wanted to. Watch the video it looks like a 5-year play fighting with an adult. Big show had to get on his knees for Mayweather to be able to hit him. BTW, boxing gloves makes it easier to knock someone out, sort of like putting a roll of quarters in each hand. The gloves are meant to protect the hands from getting broken & to try & protect the face from cuts. If you think the Big Show would gas out in 2 minutes you are very much uninformed. I know the WWE is staged & all that but those people are in great aerobic condition as well as being strong.