As the 2017 NFL season approaches it’s true middle, it’s time to accept statistical trends as true indicators of team performance. Things will change as teams get hot or go cold, but we’ve reached the point where we can believe the evidence in front of us.
It’s time to start using a handful of stats we believe can predict the outcome of a upcoming game. One such stat is passer rating differential. This telling stat is probably the most indicative of who will win the matchup between the red-hot Saints (6-2) and the high-potential Bills (5-3).
Passer rating might be determined by a complicated formula, but most football fans know a good one when they see it.