Now that the NFL season is one-third in the past, playoff odds and implications begin to mean something. Individual games carry more significance through the middle of the season, especially as divisional rivalries take place.
Many believe the NFC West is the strongest division in the league, and this week, there’s some stats to back that up.
The swing that takes place in a team’s playoff chances whether they win or lose is called “leverage.” Three of the four most impactful games this week (based on the highest playoff leverage) come from the NFC West.
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The range is explained above, but if you’re on the new iPhone 12 mini and can’t read the graph above, the leverage is simply the difference between the playoff odds a team will have whether they win or lose.