FiveThirtyEight.com Bills highest Elo rating in team history

[Estro]

Just checked out fivethirtyeight.com.  the 1711 rating the Bills currently have is the highest in team history going back to 1960.  Their previous high score of 1705 was in 1991, after the Bills defeated the Raiders 51-3.

 

They also have Josh Allen rated as the best QB in the league ahead of Mahomes and Rodgers.

 

These are unprecedented times as a Bills fan.....we have a special team this year.

[Stank_Nasty]

Those TOOLS routinely shat on Allen all last season and into this summer. Suck it 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Just now, Estro said:

Just checked out fivethirtyeight.com.  the 1711 rating the Bills currently have is the highest in team history going back to 1960.  Their previous high score of 1705 was in 1991, after the Bills defeated the Raiders 51-3.

 

They also have Josh Allen rated as the best QB in the league ahead of Mahomes and Rodgers.

 

These are unprecedented times as a Bills fan.....we have a special team this year.

But does PFF concur???? Asking for a friend👀

[Rubes]

For the uninitiated, what is an Elo rating and what the heck does it mean?

[LeviF]

Shut up, nerd. 

[BubbaT]

In my wildest dreams I couldn't imagine having a team playing at this high a level and an offense that is breathtaking

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

Just now, Rubes said:

For the uninitiated, what is an Elo rating and what the heck does it mean?

Its a mathematical model that's used to give players/teams ratings in various games.  A win over a good team will give you more elo points than a win over a bad team...that sort of thing.  

They rate qbs as well using elo and josh just overtook the mighty Patrick mahomes for the number 1 spot tonight 

[Rubes]

Just now, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

Its a mathematical model that's used to give players/teams ratings in various games.  A win over a good team will give you more elo points than a win over a bad team...that sort of thing.  

Thanks...so it’s just a single numerical measure of how good a team is?

 

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

5 minutes ago, Rubes said:

Thanks...so it’s just a single numerical measure of how good a team is?

 

Yup by comparing them with the skill level of their opponents...not sure if fivethirtyeight expands on that basic idea...they might factor in margin of victory and that kind of stuff.  You see elo used in the matchmaking for competitive video games a lot so you get similarly skilled teams playing eachother

An 'average' team is rated around 1500 in fivethirtyeights nfl ratings...were just under the saints and not far behind the chiefs making us 3rd overall

Edited December 29, 2020 by Generic_Bills_Fan

[Royale with Cheese]

Gotta change my underwear again...

[JESSEFEFFER]

11 minutes ago, Estro said:

Just checked out fivethirtyeight.com.  the 1711 rating the Bills currently have is the highest in team history going back to 1960.  Their previous high score of 1705 was in 1991, after the Bills defeated the Raiders 51-3.

 

They also have Josh Allen rated as the best QB in the league ahead of Mahomes and Rodgers.

 

These are unprecedented times as a Bills fan.....we have a special team this year.

Yes.  Yes we do.  Our Bills are real and they are spectacular!

[Dr Krentist]

22 minutes ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

Its a mathematical model that's used to give players/teams ratings in various games.  A win over a good team will give you more elo points than a win over a bad team...that sort of thing.  

They rate qbs as well using elo and josh just overtook the mighty Patrick mahomes for the number 1 spot tonight 

 

So it has nothing to do with Electric Lights Orchestra?

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

17 minutes ago, Dr Krentist said:

 

So it has nothing to do with Electric Lights Orchestra?

Lol its possible someone hums Mr Blue Sky to themselves when they run the simulations 🤣 other than that no