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Timo Riske

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The New York Jets stunned the Buffalo Bills to finish off Week 1, beating them 22-16 in overtime. Here is an initial statistical review of the game.

By Timo Riske Sep 12, 2023 6:00 am EDT Buffalo Bills New York Jets
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PFF broke down the numbers immediately after every NFL Week 1 game, giving an in-depth look at the numbers behind every contest.

By Timo Riske Sep 11, 2023 9:38 am EDT
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The Detroit Lions emerged victorious in the opening game of the 2023 NFL season, beating the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs by a score of 21-20.

By Timo Riske Sep 8, 2023 8:56 am EDT
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Timo Riske breaks down the NFL's top MVP candidates.

By Timo Riske Sep 7, 2023 11:20 am EDT
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Noise-canceled score separates the signal from the noise to show how two teams truly played or are playing in a game.

By Timo Riske Sep 5, 2023 9:27 am EDT
Fantasy
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Drafting efficiently in best ball fantasy football leagues means you need to weigh the value of backups at each posiiton, and we do so here using "marginal contribution."

By Timo Riske Aug 23, 2023 7:25 am EDT
NFL
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The Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts lead the way in PFF's analytics-driven draft grades.

By Timo Riske May 1, 2023 5:15 am EDT
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PFF's Timo Riske grades all six trades from the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft.

By Timo Riske Apr 28, 2023 12:15 pm EDT
College & Draft
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Dive into which players users traded for the most, which team's fans used the simulator the most and who users chose to go No. 1 overall.

By Timo Riske Apr 27, 2023 2:27 pm EDT
College & Draft
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draft-2023-nfl-draft-a-final-look-at-the-the-strongest-weakest-position-groups

With the 2023 NFL Draft just hours away, PFF's Timo Riske takes a look at the positional strength of the class.

By Timo Riske Apr 27, 2023 1:23 pm EDT
College & Draft
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Using data courtesy of Benjamin Robinson's GrindingTheMocks, we can take a closer look at the risers and fallers of the 2023 NFL Draft class, which include Ohio State's C.J. Stroud, TCU's Quentin Johnston and Illinois' Devon Witherspoon.

By Timo Riske Apr 27, 2023 8:00 am EDT
College & Draft
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Timo Riske looks at how every NFL team stacks up in terms of draft capital ahead of the 2023 NFL Draft.

By Timo Riske Apr 25, 2023 10:41 am EDT
College & Draft
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Timo Riske takes an in-depth look at the true value of draft picks and provides a blueprint for teams ahead of Thursday's first round.

By Timo Riske Apr 24, 2023 9:00 am EDT
College & Draft
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Richardson should be the first overall pick because his physical traits yield the highest ceiling of this year's quarterbacks. And the Panthers have maneuvered themselves into a situation where they have to shoot for a high ceiling.

By Timo Riske Apr 6, 2023 9:00 am EDT
Betting
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Timo Riske takes a look at win totals and future odds to find value in the futures market.

By Timo Riske Mar 29, 2023 6:15 am EDT
College & Draft
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draft-2023-nfl-draft-revisiting-the-strongest-weakest-position-groups

With the scouting combine in the rearview mirror, PFF's Timo Riske takes a look at the positional strength of the 2023 NFL Draft.

By Timo Riske Mar 22, 2023 12:00 pm EDT
NFL
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nfl-2023-nfl-draft-breaking-down-bears-panthers-trade

The Panthers have decided to put their new quarterback against the wall immediately, as they have essentially surrendered all the benefits of a rookie quarterback contract and traded away the kind of player who would have helped the quarterback succeed.

By Timo Riske Mar 13, 2023 8:30 am EDT
NFL
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To eliminate weaknesses and get better in general, teams can use their draft capital and cap space in various ways to increase the overall quality of their rosters. In this article, we will rank teams by their offseason assets.

By Timo Riske Mar 2, 2023 10:15 am EST
College & Draft
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PFF's Timo Riske takes an initial look at the positional strength of the 2023 NFL Draft.

By Timo Riske Feb 15, 2023 6:00 am EST
NFL
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Diving into several issues for the Philadelphia Eagles that the Kansas City Chiefs could exploit, and vice versa.

By Timo Riske Feb 10, 2023 7:30 am EST
Bio

Timo Riske is a mathematician and American football enthusiast. He joined PFF in 2019 as a Data Scientist from Germany and will tell you the odds.

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