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Win probability stats are bullshit and shouldn't be trusted

I think win probability is bullshit. Computers and robots will never beat us for this simple fact: They actually think that the Falcons have a 98% chance of winning a game that we know as human beings, that's not true. Computers don't do stereotypes... For the Falcons there should be a cap on it.

Inherently subjective and part of the show's ongoing 'nerds vs. eyeball test' bit.

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Loss
Oct 26, 2020
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The eyeball test tells me that DK Metcalf is the fastest human being to ever step foot on grass

DK Metcalf is the fastest human being alive... [PFT: He's very fast but he's not faster than Usain Bolt]. I think he might be. The eyeball test tells me that DK is the fastest human being to ever step foot on grass. It's terrifying how fast he is.

Literally incorrect, as Metcalf is not faster than Usain Bolt, but he recorded one of the fastest speeds ever by a player in pads.
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Oct 26, 2020
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The Seahawks are the pinnacle team in the NFL right now because no matter the situation, things are going to get weird

The Seahawks are just insane... they are the pinnacle team in the NFL right now where no matter what the situation is, you're like, 'It's gonna get weird.' If they're up by ten, shit's going to get weird. They're down by 10, shit's going to get weird.

This remained true for much of the 2020 season, as the Seahawks frequently played in one-score games and high-variance situations.
Win
Oct 26, 2020
#22108
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The Falcons genuinely invent new ways to lose a football game every single week

We have joked that the Falcons invent new ways to lose every single week. It is not a joke. The fact that they lost the game by Todd Gurley his momentum taking him into the end zone... It is incredible that they lost that way. If Todd Gurley just goes down, they win that game.

The 2020 Falcons were infamous for this, blowing multiple 95%+ win probability leads (Cowboys, Bears, and now Lions).

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The Brewers are winning the World Series

Just get used to it. The Brewers are gonna win the World Series.

The 2026 World Series outcome has not yet occurred as of the episode date.
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Rams special teams will keep costing them big games

The special teams is just atrocious and every single year they do this and every single year it costs them in a high-leverage game. And it's just the same thing over and over.

This is a judgment about a recurring team-building pattern and cannot be definitively resolved as a subjective opinion.
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The Titans have suffered more than any NFL fan base

The Titans have the worst record in the NFL at 19 and 54 since trading A.J. Brown. That's a lot of losses. Not a lot of wins.

The transcript presents the 19-54 record as a factual statistic about the Titans after the A.J. Brown trade.