by rseysPosted on Posted in Kicker Cheatsheet Week 8 2013
  1. Matt Prater Den
  2. Steven Hauschka Sea
  3. Kai Forbath Was
  4. Mason Crosby GB
  5. Garrett Hartley NO
  6. Dan Bailey Dal
  7. Phil Dawson SF
  8. Matt Bryant Atl
  9. Stephen Gostkowski NE
  10. Graham Gano Car
  11. David Akers Det
  12. Alex Henery Phi
  13. Mike Nugent Cin
  14. Ryan Succop KC
  15. Greg Zuerlein Stl
  16. Caleb Sturgis Mia
  17. Blair Walsh Min
  18. Josh Brown NYG
  19. Dan Carpenter Buf
  20. Billy Cundiff Cle
  21. Nick Folk NYJ
  22. Jay Feely Arz
  23. Josh Scobee Jac
  24. Sebastian Janikowski Oak
  25. Shaun Suisham Pit
  26. Rian Lindell TB

The following kickers do not play in week 8 because of bye week:
Rob Bironas Ten
Randy Bullock Hou
Robbie Gould Chi
Nick Novak SD
Justin Tucker Bal
Adam Vinatieri Ind

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by rseysPosted on Posted in NFL Home Field Advantage By Team

Sports teams have an edge when playing at home versus on the road.  It’s an indisputable fact.  Professional handicappers make a living at knowing the odds, and they incorporate home field advantage into their point spreads.  The rule of thumb I’d always heard in NFL football was to count on the offense to score an additional three points when playing at home.  But is that really the case?  I decided to find out for myself.

To solve the question, I pored over the game results from the last 10 years of NFL regular season games – 2003-2012.  When the numbers were crunched, and the smoke had cleared, I found my answer: In the last ten years, NFL teams scored an average of 2.58 more points at home than they do on the road.

As is often the case when researching something like this, more questions arose.  How did each individual NFL team fare when playing at home versus on the road?  Which NFL team enjoyed the greatest home field advantage?  Which NFL team had the worst?  Had any teams actually scored more points on the road than at home?

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by rseysPosted on Posted in Kicker Cheatsheet Week 7 2013 Forward
  1. Matt Prater Den
  2. Mason Crosby GB (Bye week done)
  3. Steven Hauschka Sea
  4. Kai Forbath Was (Bye week done)
  5. Dan Bailey Dal
  6. Garrett Hartley NO (Week 7 bye)
  7. Adam Vinatieri Ind
  8. Stephen Gostkowski NE
  9. Matt Bryant Atl (Bye week done)
  10. Robbie Gould Chi
  11. Alex Henery Phi
  12. Phil Dawson SF
  13. Graham Gano Car (Bye week done)
  14. Ryan Succop KC
  15. Blair Walsh Min (Bye week done)
  16. David Akers Det
  17. Mike Nugent Cin
  18. Nick Novak SD
  19. Caleb Sturgis Mia (Bye week done)
  20. Greg Zuerlein Stl
  21. Justin Tucker Bal
  22. Billy Cundiff Cle
  23. Rob Bironas Ten
  24. Jay Feely Arz
  25. Randy Bullock Hou
  26. Dan Carpenter Buf
  27. Josh Brown NYG
  28. Nick Folk NYJ
  29. Shaun Suisham Pit (Bye week done)
  30. Sebastian Janikowski Oak (Week 7 bye)
  31. Rian Lindell TB (Bye week done)
  32. Josh Scobee Jac
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by rseysPosted on Posted in Kicker Cheatsheet Week 7 2013
  1. Adam Vinatieri Ind
  2. Dan Bailey Dal
  3. Matt Prater Den
  4. Kai Forbath Was
  5. Alex Henery Phi
  6. Steven Hauschka Sea
  7. Robbie Gould Chi
  8. Mason Crosby GB
  9. Mike Nugent Cin
  10. Ryan Succop KC
  11. Graham Gano Car
  12. Stephen Gostkowski NE
  13. Phil Dawson SF
  14. Matt Bryant Atl
  15. Caleb Sturgis Mia
  16. Nick Novak SD
  17. Blair Walsh Min
  18. Billy Cundiff Cle
  19. David Akers Det
  20. Justin Tucker Bal
  21. Rob Bironas Ten
  22. Greg Zuerlein Stl
  23. Nick Folk NYJ
  24. Dan Carpenter Buf
  25. Josh Brown NYG
  26. Jay Feely Arz
  27. Randy Bullock Hou
  28. Shaun Suisham Pit
  29. Josh Scobee Jac
  30. Rian Lindell TB

The following kickers do not play in week 7 because of bye week:
Garrett Hartley NO
Sebastian Janikowski Oak

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by rseysPosted on Posted in 2013 Kicker Cheatsheet Week 6 Forward
  1. Matt Prater Den (injured – monitor situation carefully)
  2. Steven Hauschka Sea
  3. Kai Forbath Was (Bye week done)
  4. Mason Crosby GB (Bye week done)
  5. Adam Vinatieri Ind
  6. Stephen Gostkowski NE
  7. Dan Bailey Dal
  8. Garrett Hartley NO
  9. Blair Walsh Min (Bye week done)
  10. Robbie Gould Chi
  11. Matt Bryant Atl (Week 6 bye)
  12. Phil Dawson SF
  13. Graham Gano Car (Bye week done)
  14. Mike Nugent Cin
  15. Greg Zuerlein Stl
  16. Caleb Sturgis Mia (Week 6 bye)
  17. Justin Tucker Bal
  18. Alex Henery Phi
  19. Billy Cundiff Cle
  20. Ryan Succop KC
  21. David Akers Det
  22. Nick Novak SD
  23. Randy Bullock Hou
  24. Rob Bironas Ten
  25. Josh Brown NYG
  26. Nick Folk NYJ
  27. Jay Feely Arz
  28. Dan Carpenter/Dustin Hopkins Buf (Watch Hopkins – he’s close to returning from injury)
  29. Sebastian Janikowski Oak
  30. Shaun Suisham Pit (Bye week done)
  31. Josh Scobee Jac
  32. Rian Lindell TB (Lawrence Tynes and Connor Barth Reserve / Non Football Injury List) (Bye week done)
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by rseysPosted on Posted in 2013 Kicker Cheatsheet – Week 6
  1. Kai Forbath Was
  2. Matt Prater Den (injured – monitor situation carefully)
  3. Dan Bailey Dal
  4. Steven Hauschka Sea
  5. Stephen Gostkowski NE
  6. Adam Vinatieri Ind
  7. Garrett Hartley NO
  8. Mason Crosby GB
  9. Greg Zuerlein Stl
  10. Robbie Gould Chi
  11. Graham Gano Car
  12. Billy Cundiff Cle
  13. Mike Nugent Cin
  14. Phil Dawson SF
  15. Randy Bullock Hou
  16. Justin Tucker Bal
  17. Alex Henery Phi
  18. Nick Novak SD
  19. Blair Walsh Min
  20. David Akers Det
  21. Jay Feely Arz
  22. Nick Folk NYJ
  23. Josh Brown NYG
  24. Rian Lindell TB
  25. Josh Scobee Jac
  26. Rob Bironas Ten
  27. Ryan Succop KC
  28. Dan Carpenter Buf (Dustin Hopkins injured – monitor situation)
  29. Shaun Suisham Pit
  30. Sebastian Janikowski Oak

The following kickers do not play in week 6 because of bye week:
Matt Bryant Atl
Caleb Sturgis Mia

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by rseysPosted on Posted in 2013 Kicker Cheatsheet Week 5 Forward
  1. Matt Prater Den
  2. Steven Hauschka Sea
  3. Mason Crosby GB (Bye week done)
  4. John Potter/Kai Forbath Was (Watch Forbath – he’s close to returning from injury)  (Week 5 bye)
  5. Stephen Gostkowski NE
  6. Dan Bailey Dal
  7. Garrett Hartley NO
  8. Adam Vinatieri Ind
  9. Randy Bullock Hou
  10. Matt Bryant Atl
  11. Phil Dawson SF
  12. Blair Walsh Min (Week 5 bye)
  13. Mike Nugent Cin
  14. Robbie Gould Chi
  15. Graham Gano Car (Bye week done)
  16. David Akers Det
  17. Rob Bironas Ten
  18. Justin Tucker Bal
  19. Caleb Sturgis Mia
  20. Greg Zuerlein Stl
  21. Nick Novak SD
  22. Alex Henery Phi
  23. Ryan Succop KC
  24. Billy Cundiff Cle
  25. Josh Brown NYG
  26. Nick Folk NYJ
  27. Dan Carpenter/Dustin Hopkins Buf (Watch Hopkins – he’s close to returning from injury)
  28. Jay Feely Arz
  29. Sebastian Janikowski Oak
  30. Shaun Suisham Pit (Week 5 bye)
  31. Josh Scobee Jac
  32. Rian Lindell TB (Lawrence Tynes and Connor Barth Reserve/Non Football Injury List) (Week 5 bye)

 

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by rseysPosted on Posted in 2013 Kicker Cheatsheet – Week 5
  1. Matt Prater Den
  2. Steven Hauschka Sea
  3. Mason Crosby GB
  4. Phil Dawson SF
  5. Dan Bailey Dal
  6. Garrett Hartley NO
  7. Stephen Gostkowski NE
  8. Randy Bullock Hou
  9. Adam Vinatieri Ind
  10. Mike Nugent Cin
  11. Robbie Gould Chi
  12. Graham Gano Car
  13. David Akers Det
  14. Matt Bryant Atl
  15. Greg Zuerlein Stl
  16. Alex Henery Phi
  17. Justin Tucker Bal
  18. Caleb Sturgis Mia
  19. Josh Brown NYG
  20. Billy Cundiff Cle
  21. Nick Folk NYJ
  22. Nick Novak SD
  23. Ryan Succop KC
  24. Rob Bironas Ten
  25. Sebastian Janikowski Oak
  26. Josh Scobee Jac
  27. Dan Carpenter Buf (Dustin Hopkins injured – monitor situation)
  28. Jay Feely Arz

The following kickers do not play in week 5 because of bye week:

  • Blair Walsh Min
  • Shaun Suisham Pit
  • Rian Lindell TB
  • John Potter/Kai Forbath Was
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by rseysPosted on Posted in 2013 Kicker Cheatsheet Week 4 Forward
  1. Steven Hauschka Sea
  2. Matt Prater Den
  3. Dan Bailey Dal
  4. Stephen Gostkowski NE
  5. Mason Crosby GB (Week 4 bye)
  6. Mike Nugent Cin
  7. Garrett Hartley NO
  8. John Potter/Kai Forbath Was (Watch Forbath injury)
  9. Adam Vinatieri Ind
  10. Matt Bryant Atl
  11. Randy Bullock Hou
  12. Justin Tucker Bal
  13. Phil Dawson SF
  14. Blair Walsh Min
  15. Graham Gano Car (Week 4 bye)
  16. Robbie Gould Chi
  17. Greg Zuerlein Stl
  18. David Akers Det
  19. Caleb Sturgis Mia
  20. Alex Henery Phi
  21. Nick Novak SD
  22. Josh Brown NYG
  23. Rob Bironas Ten
  24. Ryan Succop KC
  25. Nick Folk NYJ
  26. Billy Cundiff Cle (Injured – monitor situation)
  27. Dan Carpenter Buf (Dustin Hopkins injured)
  28. Jay Feely Arz
  29. Rian Lindell TB (Lawrence Tynes and Connor Barth Reserve / Non Football Injury List)
  30. Shaun Suisham Pit (Shayne Graham still on roster)
  31. Sebastian Janikowski Oak
  32. Josh Scobee Jac
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by rseysPosted on Posted in 2013 Kicker Cheatsheet – Week 4
  1. Steven Hauschka Sea
  2. Matt Prater Den
  3. Dan Bailey Dal
  4. Stephen Gostkowski NE
  5. Justin Tucker Bal
  6. Adam Vinatieri Ind
  7. John Potter Was (Kai Forbath injured – monitor situation)
  8. Matt Bryant Atl
  9. Mike Nugent Cin
  10. Garrett Hartley NO
  11. Randy Bullock Hou
  12. Nick Novak SD
  13. Robbie Gould Chi
  14. Caleb Sturgis Mia
  15. Phil Dawson SF
  16. Greg Zuerlein Stl
  17. Alex Henery Phi
  18. Nick Folk NYJ
  19. David Akers Det
  20. Blair Walsh Min
  21. Dan Carpenter Buf (Dustin Hopkins injured – monitor situation)
  22. Ryan Succop KC
  23. Billy Cundiff Cle (injured – watch his status carefully)
  24. Rian Lindell TB
  25. Sebastian Janikowski Oak
  26. Shaun Suisham Pit
  27. Rob Bironas Ten
  28. Josh Scobee Jac
  29. Jay Feely Arz
  30. Josh Brown NYG

The following kickers do not play in week 4 because of bye week:
Mason Crosby GB
Graham Gano Car

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by rseysPosted on Posted in 2013 Kicker Cheatsheet Week 3 Forward

A kicker’s fantasy worth changes from week-to-week.  As each game is played, stronger or weaker opponents are crossed off the list that each kicker will face.  The team for which a kicker plays may become more or less conducive to kicker scoring as well.

This cheatsheet ranks the fantasy value of NFL kickers from now until the end of the season.  It’s a tool you can use to determine which kicker will be the most help to your team moving forward.  It takes into account the propensity of a kicker’s team to score points and to win games – shown through regression analysis to be the best indicators of a kicker’s success.  It also analyzes the ability of each kicker’s opponent to prevent kicker scoring, week-by-week.

This cheatsheet is based on field goals being worth 3 points, and PATs as 1 point.  (I.e., no bonus points awarded for long range field goals, or deductions for missed kicks.)

  1. Matt Prater Den
  2. Steven Hauschka Sea
  3. Mason Crosby GB
  4. Stephen Gostkowski NE
  5. Dan Bailey Dal
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by rseysPosted on Posted in 2013 Kicker Cheatsheet – Week 3

Would you like to know which kicker to start in week 3 of the 2013 season?  Our cheatsheet takes into account the propensity of a kicker’s team to score points and to win games – shown through regression analysis to be the best indicators of a kicker’s success.  It also analyzes the ability of a kicker’s opponent to prevent kicker scoring.  This cheatsheet is based on field goals being worth 3 points, and PATs as 1 point.  (I.e., no bonus points awarded for long range field goals, or deductions for missed kicks.)

  1. Stephen Gostkowski NE
  2. Matt Prater Den
  3. Steven Hauschka Sea
  4. Justin Tucker Bal
  5. Dan Bailey Dal
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by rseysPosted on Posted in 2013 Kicker Cheatsheet Week 2 Forward

A kicker’s fantasy worth changes from week-to-week.  As each game is played, stronger or weaker opponents are crossed off the list that each kicker will face.  The team for which a kicker plays may become more or less conducive to kicker scoring as well.

This cheatsheet ranks the fantasy value of NFL kickers from now until the end of the season.  It’s a tool you can use to determine which kicker will be the most help to your team moving forward.  It takes into account the propensity of a kicker’s team to score points and to win games – shown through regression analysis to be the best indicators of a kicker’s success.  It also analyzes the ability of each kicker’s opponent to prevent kicker scoring, week-by-week.

This cheatsheet is based on field goals being worth 3 points, and PATs as 1 point.  (I.e., no bonus points awarded for long range field goals, or deductions for missed kicks.)

  1. Matt Prater Den
  2. Steven Hauschka Sea
  3. Mason Crosby GB
  4. Stephen Gostkowski NE
  5. Randy Bullock Hou
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by rseysPosted on Posted in 2013 Kicker Cheatsheet – Week 2

Would you like to know which kicker to start in week 2 of the 2013 season?  Our cheatsheet takes into account the propensity of a kicker’s team to score points and to win games – shown through regression analysis to be the best indicators of a kicker’s success.  It also analyzes the ability of a kicker’s opponent to prevent kicker scoring.  This cheatsheet is based on field goals being worth 3 points, and PATs as 1 point.  (I.e., no bonus points awarded for long range field goals, or deductions for missed kicks.)

  1. Matt Prater Den
  2. Mason Crosby GB
  3. Randy Bullock Hou
  4. Steven Hauschka Sea
  5. Stephen Gostkowski NE
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by rseysPosted on Posted in 2013 Kicker Cheatsheet – Week 1

Would you like to know which kicker to start in week 1 of the 2013 season?  Our cheatsheet takes into account the propensity of a kicker’s team to score points and to win games – shown through regression analysis to be the best indicators of a kicker’s success.  It also analyzes the ability of a kicker’s opponent to prevent kicker scoring.  This cheatsheet is based on field goals being worth 3 points, and PATs as 1 point.  (I.e., no bonus points awarded for long range field goals, or deductions for missed kicks.)

  1. Matt Prater Den
  2. Matt Bryant Atl
  3. Stephen Gostkowski NE
  4. Kai Forbath Was
  5. Mason Crosby GB
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