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Timo Riske

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Projecting which NFL player has the best chance of winning the 2021 NFL MVP award by predicting who will have the best combination of individual stats and team wins at the end of the season.

By Timo Riske Dec 29, 2021 6:15 am EST
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The NFL playoff race is reaching its boiling point. At this point in the season, you favorite team's chances might lie in the hands of a random matchup in the other conference, or worse yet, the divisional matchup between your two least-favorite teams. Timo Riske tells you who to root for.

By Timo Riske Dec 23, 2021 11:45 am EST
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Projecting which NFL player has the best chance of winning the 2021 NFL MVP award by predicting who will have the best combination of individual stats and team wins at the end of the season.

By Timo Riske Dec 23, 2021 7:45 am EST
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Projecting which NFL player has the best chance of winning the 2021 NFL MVP award by predicting who will have the best combination of individual stats and team wins at the end of the season.

By Timo Riske Dec 15, 2021 6:45 am EST
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Projecting which NFL player has the best chance of winning the 2021 NFL MVP award by predicting who will have the best combination of individual stats and team wins at the end of the season.

By Timo Riske Dec 8, 2021 6:00 am EST
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Projecting which NFL player has the best chance of winning the 2021 NFL MVP award by predicting who will have the best combination of individual stats and team wins at the end of the season.

By Timo Riske Dec 1, 2021 7:00 am EST
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Projecting which NFL player has the best chance of winning the 2021 NFL MVP award by predicting who will have the best combination of individual stats and team wins at the end of the season.

By Timo Riske Nov 24, 2021 7:30 am EST
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Projecting which NFL player has the best chance of winning the 2021 NFL MVP award by predicting who will have the best combination of individual stats and team wins at the end of the season.

By Timo Riske Nov 17, 2021 7:30 am EST
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Projecting which NFL player has the best chance of winning the 2021 NFL MVP award by predicting who will have the best combination of individual stats and team wins at the end of the season.

By Timo Riske Nov 10, 2021 7:30 am EST
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Projecting which NFL player has the best chance of winning the 2021 NFL MVP award by predicting who will have the best combination of individual stats and team wins at the end of the season.

By Timo Riske Nov 3, 2021 7:30 am EDT
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Projecting which NFL player has the best chance of winning the 2021 NFL MVP award by predicting who will have the best combination of individual stats and team wins at the end of the season.

By Timo Riske Oct 27, 2021 7:30 am EDT
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Projecting which NFL player has the best chance of winning the 2021 NFL MVP award by predicting who will have the best combination of individual stats and team wins at the end of the season.

By Timo Riske Oct 21, 2021 7:15 am EDT
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Projecting which NFL player has the best chance of winning the 2021 NFL MVP award by predicting who will have the best combination of individual stats and team wins at the end of the season.

By Timo Riske Oct 14, 2021 7:15 am EDT
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Projecting which NFL player has the best chance of winning the 2021 NFL MVP award by predicting who will have the best combination of individual stats and team wins at the end of the season.

By Timo Riske Oct 7, 2021 9:15 am EDT
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From the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' offense to the Dallas Cowboys' defense, here are units whose performances through Week 2 of the 2021 NFL season may not be representative of their true ability.

By Timo Riske Sep 22, 2021 7:33 am EDT
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The Los Angeles Rams' formidable defense in 2021 is set to regress, especially after key offseason departures, and they have a new quarterback in Matthew Stafford leading their offense.

By Timo Riske Sep 6, 2021 8:15 am EDT
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The 2020 NFL Draft was rich with young quarterback potential. Now that the rookie season for Justin Herbert, Tua Tagovailoa, Joe Burrow and Jalen Hurts is over, it's time to see which signal-caller can avoid the sophomore slump.

By Timo Riske Aug 18, 2021 9:00 am EDT
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Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes are understandably the favorites to win the MVP award for the 2021 NFL season.

By Timo Riske Jul 22, 2021 6:00 am EDT
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PFF investigates whether top-tier athletes are able to stay and produce at the NFL level for longer than bottom-tier athletes, a study that will no doubt interest those entering the Julio Jones sweepstakes.

By Timo Riske Jun 3, 2021 6:45 am EDT
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In 2021, protectors of the “blind side” are still paid more and considered to be more important than right tackles, but should this really be the case?

By Timo Riske May 26, 2021 8:30 am EDT
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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