Scott Kacsmar

Scott is a historian, writer, and data analyst from Pittsburgh, PA who has studied NFL and NBA statistics since 2003. He standardized the fourth-quarter comeback and game-winning drive stats for the NFL at Pro Football Reference. His work has been featured at Sports Illustrated, ESPN, FiveThirtyEight, and Bookmakers Review. He has also watched over 7,500 films and 1,000 TV series and keeps statistics on those as well.
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    Washington Commanders 2024 NFL Season Preview and Picks

    If any NFL team needs a hard reset, it is the Washington Commanders. Their fans haven’t seen this team make the playoffs with a winning record since 2015. They haven’t seen a 10-win season since 2012, they haven’t won a playoff game since 2005, and they are the only NFL…

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    New York Giants 2024 NFL Season Preview and Picks

    The New York Giants are trying to improve on a rough 6-11 season where their play was still probably worse than their record. Give credit to coach Brian Daboll for helping the team go 5-4 in close games, but they were also blown out far too often. In fact, the…

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    Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2024 NFL Season Preview and Picks

    The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had never won back-to-back division titles before ripping off the last three NFC South crowns. Few imagined Baker Mayfield would replace Tom Brady as well as he did in 2023, including a playoff victory, but the oddsmakers are not on board with this team winning a…

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    Atlanta Falcons 2024 NFL Season Preview and Picks

    Ever since the last NFL season ended, the Atlanta Falcons have taken a long, awkward path to becoming the favorite to win the NFC South this season: They entertained legendary coach Bill Belichick in multiple interviews before deciding to make the far less accomplished Raheem Morris their new head coach.…

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    New Orleans Saints 2024 NFL Season Preview and Picks

    The New Orleans Saints were supposed to win the NFC South last year because they had the most established quarterback (Derek Carr), who was finally getting a good defense on his side, and they had (by NFL standards) a ridiculously easy schedule with few Super Bowl contenders. That’s why the…

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    Carolina Panthers 2024 NFL Season Preview and Picks

    The Carolina Panthers were probably blindsided by just how poorly the 2023 NFL season went for them. Despite a preseason line of 7.5 wins, the team didn’t even make it to December before firing head coach Frank Reich just 11 games into his tenure. The work he was doing with…