NFL Predictions for Week 3
Team Ratings for Week 3
The basic method is described on my Department home page.
Here are the team ratings prior to this week’s games, along with the ratings at the start of the season.
| Current Rating | Rating at Season Start | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | 12.80 | 12.03 | 0.80 |
| Patriots | 9.53 | 8.11 | 1.40 |
| Bills | 6.80 | 4.81 | 2.00 |
| Rams | 5.49 | 6.16 | -0.70 |
| Vikings | 4.88 | 2.79 | 2.10 |
| Jaguars | 4.22 | 4.17 | 0.10 |
| 49ers | 4.13 | 0.63 | 3.50 |
| Broncos | 3.34 | 4.07 | -0.70 |
| Texans | 3.07 | 5.51 | -2.40 |
| Lions | 2.94 | 5.20 | -2.30 |
| Ravens | 2.65 | 2.53 | 0.10 |
| Bengals | 2.26 | 0.39 | 1.90 |
| Bears | 2.05 | 1.18 | 0.90 |
| Chiefs | 0.91 | -1.34 | 2.30 |
| Packers | -0.56 | 1.72 | -2.30 |
| Eagles | -0.64 | 0.73 | -1.40 |
| Steelers | -0.87 | -0.43 | -0.40 |
| Saints | -1.06 | -3.38 | 2.30 |
| Colts | -2.11 | -0.74 | -1.40 |
| Chargers | -2.12 | 1.16 | -3.30 |
| Cowboys | -2.82 | -3.42 | 0.60 |
| Raiders | -2.82 | -5.72 | 2.90 |
| Giants | -2.94 | -2.38 | -0.60 |
| Panthers | -3.28 | -4.66 | 1.40 |
| Browns | -3.54 | -2.50 | -1.00 |
| Buccaneers | -4.73 | -3.95 | -0.80 |
| Falcons | -5.10 | -1.39 | -3.70 |
| Commanders | -5.75 | -4.65 | -1.10 |
| Cardinals | -6.56 | -7.49 | 0.90 |
| Dolphins | -6.74 | -3.99 | -2.80 |
| Jets | -7.71 | -9.84 | 2.10 |
| Titans | -9.24 | -8.81 | -0.40 |
Performance So Far
So far there have been 32 matches played, 20 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 62.5%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.
| Game | Date | Score | Prediction | Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bills vs. Lions | Sept 18 | 41 – 31 | 1.50 | TRUE |
| 2 | Falcons vs. Panthers | Sept 21 | 3 – 34 | 3.90 | FALSE |
| 3 | Ravens vs. Saints | Sept 21 | 17 – 24 | 6.20 | FALSE |
| 4 | Bears vs. Vikings | Sept 21 | 3 – 9 | -1.60 | TRUE |
| 5 | Texans vs. Bengals | Sept 21 | 6 – 20 | 4.10 | FALSE |
| 6 | Patriots vs. Steelers | Sept 21 | 20 – 3 | 7.80 | TRUE |
| 7 | Jets vs. Packers | Sept 21 | 17 – 20 | -8.80 | TRUE |
| 8 | Buccaneers vs. Browns | Sept 21 | 19 – 23 | -0.10 | TRUE |
| 9 | Titans vs. Eagles | Sept 21 | 20 – 24 | -10.40 | TRUE |
| 10 | Broncos vs. Jaguars | Sept 21 | 20 – 13 | -3.90 | FALSE |
| 11 | Chargers vs. Raiders | Sept 21 | 14 – 26 | 3.60 | FALSE |
| 12 | Cardinals vs. Seahawks | Sept 21 | 7 – 31 | -17.60 | TRUE |
| 13 | Cowboys vs. Commanders | Sept 21 | 37 – 20 | -0.20 | FALSE |
| 14 | 49ers vs. Dolphins | Sept 21 | 35 – 13 | 8.30 | TRUE |
| 15 | Chiefs vs. Colts | Sept 21 | 33 – 30 | 3.00 | TRUE |
| 16 | Rams vs. Giants | Sept 22 | 28 – 6 | 5.40 | TRUE |
Predictions for Week 3
Here are the predictions for Week 3. The prediction is my estimated expected points difference with a positive margin being a win to the home team, and a negative margin a win to the away team.
| Game | Date | Winner | Prediction | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Packers vs. Falcons | Sept 25 | Packers | 4.50 |
| 2 | Bills vs. Chargers | Sept 28 | Bills | 8.90 |
| 3 | Browns vs. Panthers | Sept 28 | Panthers | -0.30 |
| 4 | Lions vs. Jets | Sept 28 | Lions | 10.70 |
| 5 | Colts vs. Texans | Sept 28 | Texans | -5.20 |
| 6 | Jaguars vs. Patriots | Sept 28 | Patriots | -5.30 |
| 7 | Dolphins vs. Chiefs | Sept 28 | Chiefs | -7.70 |
| 8 | Giants vs. Titans | Sept 28 | Giants | 6.30 |
| 9 | Steelers vs. Bengals | Sept 28 | Bengals | -3.10 |
| 10 | Commanders vs. Seahawks | Sept 28 | Seahawks | -18.60 |
| 11 | 49ers vs. Cardinals | Sept 28 | 49ers | 10.70 |
| 12 | Buccaneers vs. Vikings | Sept 28 | Vikings | -9.60 |
| 13 | Cowboys vs. Ravens | Sept 28 | Ravens | -5.50 |
| 14 | Saints vs. Raiders | Sept 28 | Saints | 1.80 |
| 15 | Broncos vs. Rams | Sept 28 | Rams | -2.10 |
| 16 | Bears vs. Eagles | Sept 29 | Bears | 2.70 |