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  • Eagles Win is a Victory for Analytics

    NFL, NFL; innovation, NFL; statistics, strategy
    October 5, 2019
    by Skip Sauer
    Bill Belechick and the Patriots are well known for eschewing traditional choice modes both on the field and in the draft.  But their opponent, and victor in yesterday's Super Bowl, ...
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  • Despite what the NFL will tell you, hosting the Super Bowl is not good for ...

    economic impact, mega-events, NFL, stadium subsidies, Super Bowl
    February 5, 2017
    by Skip Sauer
    Here's my piece at the Washington Examiner on the simple economics of the Super Bowl: http://washex.am/2jPxOxJ   Bottom line: Mega-events displace other economic activity, business visitors, conventions, and other travel ...
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  • Don't Forget the Leakages

    economic impact, NFL
    April 2, 2015
    by Phil Miller
    I think it's well-known among our readers that the staff members of TSE aren't big fans of "economic impact" studies... the a-priori kind, such as the one discussed in this LA Times ...
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  • NFL Coaching Lottery 2014 Edition

    coaches, NFL
    February 2, 2014
    by Brian Goff
    The firing and replacement of NFL head coaches has ended with seven slots filled.  Three of them (Jim Caldwell, Lovie Smith, Ken Whisenhunt) led teams in the past and four ...
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  • NFL Scheduling and Competitive Balance

    Competitive Balance, NFL
    January 2, 2014
    by Liam Lenten
    In this paper (now forthcoming, JSE: doi: 10.1177/1527002512471538), it was shown that for every single year after the expansion to 32 teams in 2002 (until 2011), the NFL was even ...
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  • The NFL to Member Teams: All Your Los Angeleses are Belong to Us

    cartels, collusion, NFL, stadiums, Uncategorized
    November 15, 2013
    by Phil Miller
    When the most recent print version of the Sports Business Journal arrived at Chez Miller, an above the fold headline read:  "NFL: We Have Final Say in L.A." with a ...
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  • Games at Work on Super Bowl Officials

    NFL, Super Bowl
    February 6, 2013
    by Brian Goff
    The Super Bowl officiating has generated a loud buzz of activity, much of it centered on the "no-call" of holding against the Ravens on the 4th down from the 5 ...
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  • 4th Downs and Beyond: Coaches as Optimizers

    manager efficiency, NFL
    January 14, 2013
    by Brian Goff
    Ran across a recent piece on the evolution of Jason Garrett's playing calling by Jonathan Bales of DC Times (an analytics based blog on the Dallas Cowboys and the NFL). ...
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  • Option in NFL: Zvi Griliches One More Time

    NFL, technology
    January 2, 2013
    by Brian Goff
    In everyday usage "technological change" often references changes to machinery of some sort.  Among economists, the term refers to changes in the methods of production, "know how," in whatever form.  ...
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  • Farewell to Bad Calls or Just Less Complaining?

    NFL, referees
    September 27, 2012
    by Brian Goff
    Maybe I just enjoy defending the dead horse that keeps getting kicked or the indefensible (like Monday's Nights call against the Packers), but here goes one last post as the ...
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