Hosted by Kevin Cole and Nick GiffenHOST DISCUSSIONS: Dan Quinn's Decision, Elite Teams, Positional Injury ReplacementsNick and Kevin give their takes on Dan Quinn's decision to go for it on 4th and 1 from the Falcons' own 45-yard line in overtime against the San Diego Chargers, and wonder whether a prior poor decision of Quinn's played any role in his aggressive call. Next, Nick gives his take on a Fivethirtyeight article that claims there are no great teams this year. Finally, Kevin digs up an article called The Injuries Shaping the NFL Season, which specifically references a paper about positional WAR in the NFL. Kevin talks about the paper's findings, and how there are some things from it that intuitively make sense, and also some findings that maybe differ from our perception of reality as it relates to the importance of injuries in the NFL by position.SPONSORSFantasyLabs – The best website in the universe for daily fantasy sports tools. Sign up for a FantasyLabs NFL account using the promo code RVRADIO to get access to all other sports for free plus 50 percent off a five-day trial.MyBookie.LV – An industry-leading website offering fast, no-hassle payouts, real Vegas odds, incredible player props, and live, in-game action. Your first deposit will be matched dollar for dollar up to $1,000 using the promo code PODCAST.Ball Street Trading – A new mobile platform that allows players to day-trade live sports in real time. Ball Streets lets players take a position and trade individual games in real time, giving you total control to compete instead of just watch a game. Go to www.ballstreettrading.com for more.SHOW NOTESOur theme music is by Black Ant.To contact the show, reach out to us via Twitter (@NumbersGamePod) or email (
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