ESPN updated their Football Power Index this week and has a whole set of new analytics to look at for the 2018 season and the Los Angeles Rams.
Asking what the hell the Football Power Index is in the first place? You’re not alone. Here’s how ESPN described it when they launched it in 2016:
NFL FPI is a prediction system for the NFL. Each team’s FPI rating is composed of a predicted offensive, defensive and special teams efficiency, as measured by expected points added per play, and that rating is the basis for FPI’s game-level and season-level projections.