1940 NFL Season
55 regular-season games · 2 playoff teams · 100,000 simulations
Champion
Chicago Bears
4th Title
Last Title: 1933
Runner-Up
Washington Redskins
3rd Appearance
Last Appearance: 1937
Biggest Overachiever
Brooklyn Dodgers
2.57 wins above expected
8 wins · 5.43 expected wins
Biggest Disappointment
Philadelphia Eagles
3.44 wins below expected
1 wins · 4.44 expected wins
Final Standings
Regular-season records by division. The vsSim column shows actual wins minus the simulation's mean wins — positive means the team overachieved, negative means they underperformed.
| # | Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | PD | SimW | vsSim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington Redskins Division | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | — | 245 | 142 | +103 | 6.76 | +2.24 |
| 2 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 1 | 186 | 120 | +66 | 5.43 | +2.57 |
| 3 | New York Giants | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 2.5 | 131 | 133 | -2 | 6.38 | +0.12 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 7 | 2 | .273 | 6 | 60 | 178 | -118 | 4.69 | -1.69 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 8 | 111 | 211 | -100 | 4.44 | -3.44 |
| # | Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | PD | SimW | vsSim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Bears Division | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | — | 238 | 152 | +86 | 6.15 | +1.85 |
| 2 | Green Bay Packers | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 1.5 | 238 | 155 | +83 | 6.22 | +0.28 |
| 3 | Detroit Lions | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 2.5 | 138 | 153 | -15 | 5.76 | -0.26 |
| 4 | Cleveland Rams | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 3.5 | 171 | 191 | -20 | 5.06 | -0.56 |
| 5 | Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 7 | 2 | .273 | 5 | 139 | 222 | -83 | 4.11 | -1.11 |
Playoff Bracket
The path each team took through the postseason — reconstructed from actual playoff games, not the simulation.
NFL Championship Game
Season Summary
Every team's regular-season finish compared against 100,000 simulations. Click any column header to sort; use the dropdown to filter by Conference or Division. Luck is the team's actual outcome minus the sim's mean — positive means the team beat the model. Percentile is where the actual result fell in the team's sim distribution (e.g. 90% = the team did this well or better in only 10% of sims).
| Team | Conference | Division | Elo | Actual | Avg. Wins | Luck | Percentile | Min | 5th | Q1 | Median | Q3 | 95th | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | West | 1587 | 8 | 6.15 | +1.85 | 96.32% | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | |
| Washington Redskins | East | 1580 | 9 | 6.76 | +2.24 | 98.12% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | |
| Green Bay Packers | West | 1562 | 6.5 | 6.22 | +0.28 | 65.87% | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | |
| New York Giants | East | 1522 | 6.5 | 6.38 | +0.12 | 61.34% | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | East | 1505 | 8 | 5.43 | +2.57 | 98.82% | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | |
| Detroit Lions | West | 1502 | 5.5 | 5.76 | -0.26 | 53.20% | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | |
| Cleveland Rams | West | 1489 | 4.5 | 5.06 | -0.56 | 45.81% | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | West | 1430 | 3 | 4.11 | -1.11 | 44.87% | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | East | 1418 | 3 | 4.69 | -1.69 | 29.57% | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | East | 1405 | 1 | 4.44 | -3.44 | 3.88% | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
Head-to-Head
Each cell shows a team's record (row vs column) and below it the expected number of wins the model predicted based on each individual game's win probability. Navy-tinted cells mean the team beat the model's expectations by more than half a win in that matchup; gold-tinted cells mean they fell short by the same margin. The first matrix for each division covers within-division games; the second (when shown) covers games against teams outside that division — aggregated by division when there are many opponents, broken out team-by-team when there are few.
Within East
| Team | Dodgers | Giants | Eagles | Pirates | Redskins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | — |
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.0 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.0 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.7 exp.)
|
| New York Giants |
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
— |
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-0-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
| Philadelphia Eagles |
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
|
— |
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
|
| Pittsburgh Pirates |
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
|
0-1-1
(0.7 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
— |
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
|
| Washington Redskins |
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
|
— |
East vs. Outside Teams
| Team | Bears | Cardinals | Rams | Lions | Packers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers |
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
|
—
|
—
|
| New York Giants |
0-1
(0.6 exp.)
|
—
|
0-1
(0.7 exp.)
|
—
|
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
|
| Philadelphia Eagles |
—
|
—
|
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
|
| Pittsburgh Pirates |
—
|
0-0-1
(0.6 exp.)
|
—
|
1-0
(0.2 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
|
| Washington Redskins |
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
|
—
|
1-0
(0.4 exp.)
|
—
|
Within West
| Team | Bears | Cardinals | Rams | Lions | Packers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | — |
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.0 exp.)
|
| Chicago Cardinals |
1-1
(0.6 exp.)
|
— |
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
0-1-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
|
| Cleveland Rams |
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
— |
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
0-1-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
| Detroit Lions |
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
1-0-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
— |
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
| Green Bay Packers |
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-0-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
— |
West vs. Outside Teams
| Team | Dodgers | Giants | Eagles | Pirates | Redskins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears |
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.3 exp.)
|
—
|
—
|
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
|
| Chicago Cardinals |
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
|
—
|
—
|
0-0-1
(0.3 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
|
| Cleveland Rams |
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.3 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
|
—
|
—
|
| Detroit Lions |
—
|
—
|
1-0
(0.4 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.7 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.6 exp.)
|
| Green Bay Packers |
—
|
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
|
—
|
Scoring Distribution
Histograms of points scored and allowed, a home-vs-away score scatter (marker size grows with how often that exact score happened), and summary stats — all driven by the team filter below. Default view is league-wide.
Summary Statistics
| Mean scored | — |
| Mean allowed | — |
| StdDev scored | — |
| StdDev allowed | — |
| Correlation (home vs away score) | — |
| Sample size (games) | — |
Actual vs. Point Differential
How points translated into wins. Teams above the cluster overperformed their points differential (often called Pythagorean luck), while teams below underperformed. Hover for exact values.
Top Overachievers & Disappointments
The teams furthest from where the simulation said they'd land — a fast read of the Luck column on top of the main season summary above.
Top Overachievers
| # | Team | Actual | Sim | Luck |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 8 | 5.43 | +2.57 |
| 2 | Washington Redskins | 9 | 6.76 | +2.24 |
| 3 | Chicago Bears | 8 | 6.15 | +1.85 |
| 4 | Green Bay Packers | 6.5 | 6.22 | +0.28 |
| 5 | New York Giants | 6.5 | 6.38 | +0.12 |
Biggest Disappointments
| # | Team | Actual | Sim | Luck |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 4.44 | -3.44 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 4.69 | -1.69 |
| 3 | Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 4.11 | -1.11 |
| 4 | Cleveland Rams | 4.5 | 5.06 | -0.56 |
| 5 | Detroit Lions | 5.5 | 5.76 | -0.26 |
Top Streaks
Ranked by model unlikelihood — the product of pregame W/T/L probabilities over the games in each team's streak. A short streak by a poor team can outrank a longer one by a strong team since the poor team's per-game probabilities were lower going in.
Longest Winning Streaks
| # | Team | Games | Dates | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington Redskins | 7 | Sep 15 – Nov 3 | 1 in 50 |
| 2 | Chicago Bears | 5 | Oct 6 – Nov 3 | 1 in 23 |
| 3 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | Nov 10 – Dec 1 | 1 in 18 |
| 4 | Cleveland Rams | 2 | Nov 3 – Nov 10 | 1 in 7 |
| 5 | New York Giants | 3 | Sep 28 – Oct 20 | 1 in 5 |
Longest Losing Streaks
| # | Team | Games | Dates | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | Sep 15 – Nov 17 | 1 in 236 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | Sep 29 – Nov 3 | 1 in 27 |
| 3 | Cleveland Rams | 3 | Sep 29 – Oct 13 | 1 in 6 |
| 4 | Detroit Lions | 2 | Oct 27 – Nov 3 | 1 in 5 |
| 5 | Chicago Cardinals | 4 | Sep 29 – Oct 20 | 1 in 4 |
Home-Field Advantage Edge
The simulation applies the same home-field boost to every game across the league, so the per-game home win probabilities bake in the model's idea of HFA. For each team, we add up those probabilities over home games and compare to actual home wins — and do the same on the road. The bar height is (home wins above expected) minus (road wins above expected). A tall positive bar means the team's home/road split exceeded what the model predicted — a real Coors-style edge. A tall negative bar means the reverse: they played worse at home or better on the road than expected.
Finish Position Heatmaps
Each cell is the probability — across 100,000 simulations — that the team (row) finished at that position (column). Use the buttons to switch between divisions, leagues, and the overall NFL view. Rows are sorted by the simulation's average finish (best at top).
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 41.88% | 28.47% | 16.21% | 9.42% | 4.02% |
| New York Giants | 33.10% | 28.39% | 19.36% | 12.60% | 6.55% |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 14.06% | 21.13% | 25.19% | 22.99% | 16.63% |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 6.03% | 12.17% | 21.14% | 27.76% | 32.90% |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 4.93% | 9.84% | 18.10% | 27.23% | 39.90% |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 32.93% | 26.26% | 20.04% | 13.72% | 7.05% |
| Chicago Bears | 28.73% | 26.25% | 21.55% | 15.23% | 8.24% |
| Detroit Lions | 22.91% | 23.53% | 22.51% | 19.18% | 11.87% |
| Cleveland Rams | 11.68% | 16.22% | 21.90% | 27.89% | 22.31% |
| Chicago Cardinals | 3.75% | 7.74% | 14.00% | 23.98% | 50.53% |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 25.34% | 17.95% | 15.37% | 11.95% | 9.51% | 6.94% | 5.14% | 4.00% | 2.52% | 1.28% |
| New York Giants | 19.55% | 15.12% | 15.05% | 11.80% | 10.83% | 8.73% | 7.04% | 5.71% | 3.90% | 2.27% |
| Green Bay Packers | 14.53% | 16.71% | 14.03% | 12.75% | 11.21% | 9.55% | 7.95% | 6.00% | 4.59% | 2.68% |
| Chicago Bears | 13.87% | 14.66% | 12.95% | 13.42% | 11.23% | 10.36% | 8.44% | 6.83% | 5.19% | 3.05% |
| Detroit Lions | 10.37% | 11.21% | 11.88% | 12.25% | 11.27% | 11.28% | 9.76% | 9.04% | 7.51% | 5.43% |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 6.69% | 8.17% | 10.10% | 11.01% | 12.21% | 11.85% | 11.96% | 10.99% | 9.30% | 7.72% |
| Cleveland Rams | 4.37% | 6.47% | 7.70% | 8.96% | 10.40% | 11.83% | 12.83% | 14.11% | 11.86% | 11.47% |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2.33% | 3.99% | 5.47% | 7.15% | 9.15% | 11.62% | 13.53% | 14.14% | 16.61% | 16.01% |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1.83% | 3.44% | 4.21% | 6.06% | 8.17% | 9.48% | 12.82% | 14.82% | 17.78% | 21.39% |
| Chicago Cardinals | 1.12% | 2.28% | 3.24% | 4.65% | 6.02% | 8.36% | 10.53% | 14.36% | 20.74% | 28.70% |
Win Totals in Context
How did each team's actual results compare to their simulated results, Elo rating, average opponent Elo, and percentile within simulated outcomes? Use the buttons to switch between views. In each chart, dashed crosshairs at the league means split the plot into four quadrants: pastel green (team did well, model agreed), pastel red (team did poorly, model agreed), and pastel yellow (model and reality disagreed). Click a division in the legend to toggle it.
Playoff Seed Probabilities
Across the 10,000 regular-season simulations, the probability that each team finished as each playoff seed (or missed the playoffs entirely). Rows sorted by likelihood of earning the top seed; teams that more often missed the playoffs sit toward the bottom.
| Team | 1 Seed | Missed Playoffs |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 41.88% | 58.12% |
| New York Giants | 33.10% | 66.90% |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 14.06% | 85.94% |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 6.03% | 93.97% |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 4.93% | 95.07% |
| Team | 1 Seed | Missed Playoffs |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 32.93% | 67.07% |
| Chicago Bears | 28.73% | 71.27% |
| Detroit Lions | 22.91% | 77.09% |
| Cleveland Rams | 11.68% | 88.32% |
| Chicago Cardinals | 3.75% | 96.25% |
Wins Required to Achieve Each Seed
Empirical cumulative distribution: for each seed in each conference, the probability that a team holding that seed finished the regular season with at most a given number of wins. The point where each line passes through 50% is roughly the median wins for that seed.
Season Trends
How each metric evolved across the season — Elo rating, actual wins, simulated final wins, playoff probability, and division-title probability — day by day. Pick a division to see all five charts for its teams.
Elo Through the Playoffs
How each playoff team's Elo rating evolved as the postseason unfolded. Elo Progression traces every team's game-by-game Elo trajectory through their playoff run — teams eliminated early have short lines, deeper runs extend further right; click a team in the legend to isolate it. Net Elo Change summarizes the same data as one bar per team from first playoff game to last, sorted biggest gain to biggest loss.
Stochastic Playoff Outcomes
Across 10,000 simulations starting from preseason Elo, every team had a chance to make the playoffs based on how the regular-season Monte Carlo played out. The default view sums those simulations up: what fraction of them had each team making the playoffs, advancing each round, and winning the title. The round buttons switch to heatmaps showing how often every pair of teams faced off in each round across all sims.
| Team | Made Playoffs | Won Super Bowl |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 41.88% | 29.71% |
| New York Giants | 33.10% | 21.18% |
| Green Bay Packers | 32.93% | 12.40% |
| Chicago Bears | 28.73% | 11.98% |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 14.06% | 8.57% |
| Detroit Lions | 22.91% | 6.82% |
| Cleveland Rams | 11.68% | 3.49% |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 6.03% | 2.81% |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 4.93% | 2.21% |
| Chicago Cardinals | 3.75% | 0.83% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Brooklyn Dodgers | Chicago Bears | Chicago Cardinals | Cleveland Rams | Detroit Lions | Green Bay Packers | New York Giants | Philadelphia Eagles | Pittsburgh Pirates | Washington Redskins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 2.40% | 0.34% | 0.75% | 2.25% | 2.83% | |||||
| Chicago Bears | 1.58% | 3.99% | 1.25% | 1.26% | 3.90% | |||||
| Chicago Cardinals | 0.09% | 0.41% | 0.09% | 0.06% | 0.18% | |||||
| Cleveland Rams | 0.50% | 1.17% | 0.17% | 0.39% | 1.26% | |||||
| Detroit Lions | 1.34% | 2.51% | 0.32% | 0.62% | 2.03% | |||||
| Green Bay Packers | 1.98% | 3.84% | 0.89% | 0.89% | 4.80% | |||||
| New York Giants | 5.41% | 1.07% | 2.51% | 6.14% | 6.05% | |||||
| Philadelphia Eagles | 0.62% | 0.08% | 0.19% | 0.53% | 0.79% | |||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0.82% | 0.13% | 0.57% | 0.61% | 0.68% | |||||
| Washington Redskins | 7.50% | 1.30% | 4.17% | 6.56% | 10.18% |
Actual Bracket Simulation
With the actual playoff bracket fixed in place, this second simulation re-runs each matchup 10,000 times and tallies how often each team advanced past each round and won the title. The right-most column shows what actually happened. Round buttons switch to matchup heatmaps for that round.
| Team | Won Super Bowl |
|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 65.84% |
| Chicago Bears | 34.16% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Chicago Bears | Washington Redskins |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 34.16% | |
| Washington Redskins | 65.84% |
Most-Likely Championship Paths
For each playoff team, the opponent they most often faced and defeated at each round across all bracket simulations. Each step shows two numbers: Matchup % is the fraction of this team's wins in this round that came against this opponent; Win % is the head-to-head probability they beat this opponent when the two meet. Note: fixed early-round matchups against bracket-determined opponents will show 100% Matchup — that's because those pairings are decided by the bracket.
Regular Season Games
Every regular-season game from each team's perspective. Pick a team from the dropdown — it filters every table on this tab. Sort any column by clicking its header. @ before an opponent name indicates an away game.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Pre Elo | Opp Elo | Win % | Loss % | Elo Δ | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940-09-15 | @ Washington Redskins | L 17-24 | 1462.16 | 1537.21 | 22.08% | 71.37% | -3.21 | 0-1 |
| 1940-09-29 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | W 10-3 | 1458.95 | 1462.29 | 29.93% | 63.33% | +8.79 | 1-1 |
| 1940-10-04 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 30-17 | 1467.74 | 1448.38 | 65.26% | 28.04% | +5.51 | 2-1 |
| 1940-10-13 | Pittsburgh Pirates | W 21-0 | 1473.25 | 1438.88 | 67.00% | 26.34% | +6.60 | 3-1 |
| 1940-10-20 | @ Chicago Bears | L 7-16 | 1479.85 | 1566.47 | 20.97% | 72.52% | -3.46 | 3-2 |
| 1940-10-26 | @ Philadelphia Eagles | W 21-7 | 1476.39 | 1429.19 | 36.36% | 56.83% | +11.19 | 4-2 |
| 1940-11-03 | New York Giants | L 7-10 | 1487.58 | 1527.93 | 57.74% | 35.45% | -5.26 | 4-3 |
| 1940-11-10 | Washington Redskins | W 16-14 | 1482.32 | 1585.43 | 49.05% | 44.09% | +3.32 | 5-3 |
| 1940-11-17 | Cleveland Rams | W 29-14 | 1485.64 | 1501.37 | 60.95% | 32.28% | +6.79 | 6-3 |
| 1940-11-24 | Chicago Cardinals | W 14-9 | 1492.43 | 1435.71 | 69.46% | 23.94% | +2.93 | 7-3 |
| 1940-12-01 | @ New York Giants | W 14-6 | 1495.36 | 1531.63 | 26.13% | 67.21% | +9.96 | 8-3 |
| 1940-09-22 | @ Green Bay Packers | W 41-10 | 1545.73 | 1547.46 | 30.13% | 63.13% | +18.44 | 1-0 |
| 1940-09-25 | @ Chicago Cardinals | L 7-21 | 1564.17 | 1454.40 | 45.04% | 48.10% | -8.98 | 1-1 |
| 1940-10-06 | @ Cleveland Rams | W 21-14 | 1555.19 | 1493.55 | 38.30% | 54.87% | +7.65 | 2-1 |
| 1940-10-13 | Detroit Lions | W 7-0 | 1562.84 | 1516.94 | 68.28% | 25.08% | +3.63 | 3-1 |
| 1940-10-20 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 16-7 | 1566.47 | 1479.85 | 72.52% | 20.97% | +3.46 | 4-1 |
| 1940-10-27 | @ New York Giants | W 37-21 | 1569.93 | 1540.36 | 34.04% | 59.17% | +12.43 | 5-1 |
| 1940-11-03 | Green Bay Packers | W 14-7 | 1582.36 | 1535.44 | 68.40% | 24.97% | +3.62 | 6-1 |
| 1940-11-10 | @ Detroit Lions | L 14-17 | 1585.98 | 1507.17 | 40.67% | 52.49% | -3.78 | 6-2 |
| 1940-11-17 | @ Washington Redskins | L 3-7 | 1582.20 | 1582.11 | 30.35% | 62.91% | -3.30 | 6-3 |
| 1940-11-24 | Cleveland Rams | W 47-25 | 1578.90 | 1494.59 | 72.29% | 21.19% | +5.46 | 7-3 |
| 1940-12-01 | Chicago Cardinals | W 31-23 | 1584.36 | 1432.77 | 78.24% | 15.49% | +2.42 | 8-3 |
| 1940-09-08 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | T 7-7 | 1454.20 | 1456.58 | 30.05% | 63.21% | +0.42 | 0-0 |
| 1940-09-15 | Detroit Lions | T 0-0 | 1454.62 | 1511.92 | 55.46% | 37.71% | -0.22 | 0-0 |
| 1940-09-25 | Chicago Bears | W 21-7 | 1454.40 | 1564.17 | 48.10% | 45.04% | +8.98 | 1-0 |
| 1940-09-29 | @ Green Bay Packers | L 6-31 | 1463.38 | 1529.02 | 23.02% | 70.40% | -6.32 | 1-1 |
| 1940-10-05 | @ Detroit Lions | L 14-43 | 1457.06 | 1509.76 | 24.36% | 69.03% | -7.19 | 1-2 |
| 1940-10-13 | @ Washington Redskins | L 21-28 | 1449.87 | 1561.02 | 18.74% | 74.83% | -2.73 | 1-3 |
| 1940-10-20 | @ Cleveland Rams | L 14-26 | 1447.14 | 1480.33 | 26.47% | 66.86% | -5.01 | 1-4 |
| 1940-10-27 | Cleveland Rams | W 17-7 | 1442.13 | 1485.34 | 57.36% | 35.83% | +6.12 | 2-4 |
| 1940-11-10 | Green Bay Packers | L 7-28 | 1448.25 | 1531.83 | 51.82% | 41.33% | -12.54 | 2-5 |
| 1940-11-24 | @ Brooklyn Dodgers | L 9-14 | 1435.71 | 1492.43 | 23.94% | 69.46% | -2.94 | 2-6 |
| 1940-12-01 | @ Chicago Bears | L 23-31 | 1432.77 | 1584.36 | 15.49% | 78.24% | -2.42 | 2-7 |
| 1940-09-22 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 21-13 | 1493.39 | 1459.38 | 66.95% | 26.38% | +4.08 | 1-0 |
| 1940-09-29 | @ Detroit Lions | L 0-6 | 1497.47 | 1505.84 | 29.33% | 63.95% | -3.92 | 1-1 |
| 1940-10-06 | Chicago Bears | L 14-21 | 1493.55 | 1555.19 | 54.87% | 38.30% | -7.64 | 1-2 |
| 1940-10-13 | @ Green Bay Packers | L 14-31 | 1485.91 | 1535.34 | 24.70% | 68.67% | -5.58 | 1-3 |
| 1940-10-20 | Chicago Cardinals | W 26-14 | 1480.33 | 1447.14 | 66.86% | 26.47% | +5.01 | 2-3 |
| 1940-10-27 | @ Chicago Cardinals | L 7-17 | 1485.34 | 1442.13 | 35.83% | 57.36% | -6.11 | 2-4 |
| 1940-11-03 | Detroit Lions | W 24-0 | 1479.23 | 1516.45 | 58.16% | 35.04% | +9.27 | 3-4 |
| 1940-11-10 | @ New York Giants | W 13-0 | 1488.50 | 1533.18 | 25.21% | 68.15% | +12.87 | 4-4 |
| 1940-11-17 | @ Brooklyn Dodgers | L 14-29 | 1501.37 | 1485.64 | 32.28% | 60.95% | -6.78 | 4-5 |
| 1940-11-24 | @ Chicago Bears | L 25-47 | 1494.59 | 1578.90 | 21.19% | 72.29% | -5.46 | 4-6 |
| 1940-12-01 | Green Bay Packers | T 13-13 | 1489.13 | 1561.65 | 53.37% | 39.80% | -0.17 | 4-6 |
| 1940-09-15 | @ Chicago Cardinals | T 0-0 | 1511.92 | 1454.62 | 37.71% | 55.46% | +0.22 | 0-0 |
| 1940-09-22 | Pittsburgh Pirates | L 7-10 | 1512.14 | 1456.00 | 69.40% | 24.00% | -6.30 | 0-1 |
| 1940-09-29 | Cleveland Rams | W 6-0 | 1505.84 | 1497.47 | 63.95% | 29.33% | +3.92 | 1-1 |
| 1940-10-05 | Chicago Cardinals | W 43-14 | 1509.76 | 1457.06 | 69.03% | 24.36% | +7.18 | 2-1 |
| 1940-10-13 | @ Chicago Bears | L 0-7 | 1516.94 | 1562.84 | 25.08% | 68.28% | -3.63 | 2-2 |
| 1940-10-20 | @ Green Bay Packers | W 23-14 | 1513.31 | 1540.92 | 27.10% | 66.22% | +10.41 | 3-2 |
| 1940-10-27 | Washington Redskins | L 14-20 | 1523.72 | 1573.84 | 56.44% | 36.75% | -7.27 | 3-3 |
| 1940-11-03 | @ Cleveland Rams | L 0-24 | 1516.45 | 1479.23 | 35.04% | 58.16% | -9.28 | 3-4 |
| 1940-11-10 | Chicago Bears | W 17-14 | 1507.17 | 1585.98 | 52.49% | 40.67% | +3.78 | 4-4 |
| 1940-11-17 | @ Philadelphia Eagles | W 21-0 | 1510.95 | 1414.73 | 43.12% | 50.03% | +12.13 | 5-4 |
| 1940-11-24 | Green Bay Packers | L 7-50 | 1523.08 | 1540.75 | 60.70% | 32.53% | -20.89 | 5-5 |
| 1940-09-15 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 27-20 | 1544.34 | 1462.50 | 72.05% | 21.42% | +3.12 | 1-0 |
| 1940-09-22 | Chicago Bears | L 10-41 | 1547.46 | 1545.73 | 63.13% | 30.13% | -18.44 | 1-1 |
| 1940-09-29 | Chicago Cardinals | W 31-6 | 1529.02 | 1463.38 | 70.40% | 23.02% | +6.32 | 2-1 |
| 1940-10-13 | Cleveland Rams | W 31-14 | 1535.34 | 1485.91 | 68.67% | 24.70% | +5.58 | 3-1 |
| 1940-10-20 | Detroit Lions | L 14-23 | 1540.92 | 1513.31 | 66.22% | 27.10% | -10.41 | 3-2 |
| 1940-10-27 | Pittsburgh Pirates | W 24-3 | 1530.51 | 1428.59 | 73.98% | 19.56% | +4.93 | 4-2 |
| 1940-11-03 | @ Chicago Bears | L 7-14 | 1535.44 | 1582.36 | 24.97% | 68.40% | -3.61 | 4-3 |
| 1940-11-10 | @ Chicago Cardinals | W 28-7 | 1531.83 | 1448.25 | 41.33% | 51.82% | +12.54 | 5-3 |
| 1940-11-17 | @ New York Giants | L 3-7 | 1544.37 | 1520.31 | 33.34% | 59.88% | -3.62 | 5-4 |
| 1940-11-24 | @ Detroit Lions | W 50-7 | 1540.75 | 1523.08 | 32.53% | 60.70% | +20.90 | 6-4 |
| 1940-12-01 | @ Cleveland Rams | T 13-13 | 1561.65 | 1489.13 | 39.80% | 53.37% | +0.17 | 6-4 |
| 1940-09-15 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | T 10-10 | 1531.98 | 1456.16 | 40.25% | 52.91% | +0.16 | 0-0 |
| 1940-09-22 | @ Washington Redskins | L 7-21 | 1532.14 | 1540.41 | 29.34% | 63.93% | -5.98 | 0-1 |
| 1940-09-28 | @ Philadelphia Eagles | W 20-14 | 1526.16 | 1455.30 | 39.57% | 53.60% | +6.92 | 1-1 |
| 1940-10-13 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 17-7 | 1533.08 | 1442.87 | 72.87% | 20.63% | +3.59 | 2-1 |
| 1940-10-20 | Pittsburgh Pirates | W 12-0 | 1536.67 | 1432.28 | 74.21% | 19.34% | +3.69 | 3-1 |
| 1940-10-27 | Chicago Bears | L 21-37 | 1540.36 | 1569.93 | 59.17% | 34.04% | -12.43 | 3-2 |
| 1940-11-03 | @ Brooklyn Dodgers | W 10-7 | 1527.93 | 1487.58 | 35.45% | 57.74% | +5.25 | 4-2 |
| 1940-11-10 | Cleveland Rams | L 0-13 | 1533.18 | 1488.50 | 68.15% | 25.21% | -12.87 | 4-3 |
| 1940-11-17 | Green Bay Packers | W 7-3 | 1520.31 | 1544.37 | 59.88% | 33.34% | +3.61 | 5-3 |
| 1940-11-24 | Washington Redskins | W 21-7 | 1523.92 | 1585.41 | 54.89% | 38.28% | +7.71 | 6-3 |
| 1940-12-01 | Brooklyn Dodgers | L 6-14 | 1531.63 | 1495.36 | 67.21% | 26.13% | -9.96 | 6-4 |
| 1940-09-15 | @ Green Bay Packers | L 20-27 | 1462.50 | 1544.34 | 21.42% | 72.05% | -3.12 | 0-1 |
| 1940-09-22 | @ Cleveland Rams | L 13-21 | 1459.38 | 1493.39 | 26.38% | 66.95% | -4.08 | 0-2 |
| 1940-09-28 | New York Giants | L 14-20 | 1455.30 | 1526.16 | 53.60% | 39.57% | -6.92 | 0-3 |
| 1940-10-04 | @ Brooklyn Dodgers | L 17-30 | 1448.38 | 1467.74 | 28.04% | 65.26% | -5.51 | 0-4 |
| 1940-10-13 | @ New York Giants | L 7-17 | 1442.87 | 1533.08 | 20.63% | 72.87% | -3.59 | 0-5 |
| 1940-10-20 | Washington Redskins | L 17-34 | 1439.28 | 1563.75 | 45.99% | 47.16% | -10.09 | 0-6 |
| 1940-10-26 | Brooklyn Dodgers | L 7-21 | 1429.19 | 1476.39 | 56.83% | 36.36% | -11.18 | 0-7 |
| 1940-11-10 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | L 3-7 | 1418.01 | 1419.33 | 30.18% | 63.09% | -3.28 | 0-8 |
| 1940-11-17 | Detroit Lions | L 0-21 | 1414.73 | 1510.95 | 50.03% | 43.12% | -12.13 | 0-9 |
| 1940-11-28 | Pittsburgh Pirates | W 7-0 | 1402.60 | 1422.62 | 60.40% | 32.82% | +4.70 | 1-9 |
| 1940-12-01 | @ Washington Redskins | L 6-13 | 1407.30 | 1577.70 | 14.14% | 79.66% | -2.07 | 1-10 |
| 1940-09-08 | Chicago Cardinals | T 7-7 | 1456.58 | 1454.20 | 63.21% | 30.05% | -0.42 | 0-0 |
| 1940-09-15 | New York Giants | T 10-10 | 1456.16 | 1531.98 | 52.91% | 40.25% | -0.16 | 0-0 |
| 1940-09-22 | @ Detroit Lions | W 10-7 | 1456.00 | 1512.14 | 24.00% | 69.40% | +6.29 | 1-0 |
| 1940-09-29 | Brooklyn Dodgers | L 3-10 | 1462.29 | 1458.95 | 63.33% | 29.93% | -8.78 | 1-1 |
| 1940-10-06 | Washington Redskins | L 10-40 | 1453.51 | 1546.39 | 50.51% | 42.64% | -14.63 | 1-2 |
| 1940-10-13 | @ Brooklyn Dodgers | L 0-21 | 1438.88 | 1473.25 | 26.34% | 67.00% | -6.60 | 1-3 |
| 1940-10-20 | @ New York Giants | L 0-12 | 1432.28 | 1536.67 | 19.34% | 74.21% | -3.69 | 1-4 |
| 1940-10-27 | @ Green Bay Packers | L 3-24 | 1428.59 | 1530.51 | 19.56% | 73.98% | -4.94 | 1-5 |
| 1940-11-03 | @ Washington Redskins | L 10-37 | 1423.65 | 1581.11 | 15.06% | 78.69% | -4.32 | 1-6 |
| 1940-11-10 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 7-3 | 1419.33 | 1418.01 | 63.09% | 30.18% | +3.29 | 2-6 |
| 1940-11-28 | @ Philadelphia Eagles | L 0-7 | 1422.62 | 1402.60 | 32.82% | 60.40% | -4.71 | 2-7 |
| 1940-09-15 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 24-17 | 1537.21 | 1462.16 | 71.37% | 22.08% | +3.20 | 1-0 |
| 1940-09-22 | New York Giants | W 21-7 | 1540.41 | 1532.14 | 63.93% | 29.34% | +5.98 | 2-0 |
| 1940-10-06 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | W 40-10 | 1546.39 | 1453.51 | 42.64% | 50.51% | +14.63 | 3-0 |
| 1940-10-13 | Chicago Cardinals | W 28-21 | 1561.02 | 1449.87 | 74.83% | 18.74% | +2.73 | 4-0 |
| 1940-10-20 | @ Philadelphia Eagles | W 34-17 | 1563.75 | 1439.28 | 47.16% | 45.99% | +10.09 | 5-0 |
| 1940-10-27 | @ Detroit Lions | W 20-14 | 1573.84 | 1523.72 | 36.75% | 56.44% | +7.27 | 6-0 |
| 1940-11-03 | Pittsburgh Pirates | W 37-10 | 1581.11 | 1423.65 | 78.69% | 15.06% | +4.32 | 7-0 |
| 1940-11-10 | @ Brooklyn Dodgers | L 14-16 | 1585.43 | 1482.32 | 44.09% | 49.05% | -3.32 | 7-1 |
| 1940-11-17 | Chicago Bears | W 7-3 | 1582.11 | 1582.20 | 62.91% | 30.35% | +3.30 | 8-1 |
| 1940-11-24 | @ New York Giants | L 7-21 | 1585.41 | 1523.92 | 38.28% | 54.89% | -7.71 | 8-2 |
| 1940-12-01 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 13-6 | 1577.70 | 1407.30 | 79.66% | 14.14% | +2.07 | 9-2 |
Playoff Games
Every playoff game from each team's perspective, controlled by the team filter above. Sort any column by clicking its header. @ before an opponent name indicates an away game; the record column shows the team's running playoff W-L.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Pre Elo | Opp Elo | Win % | Loss % | Elo Δ | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940-12-08 | @ Washington Redskins | W 73-0 | 1586.78 | 1579.77 | 34.24% | 65.76% | +27.82 | 1-0 |
| 1940-12-08 | Chicago Bears | L 0-73 | 1579.77 | 1586.78 | 65.76% | 34.24% | -27.81 | 0-1 |
Biggest Upsets
The 25 games where the underdog won despite the lowest pregame win probability. Underdog Win % is the winner's pregame chance of winning the game (lower = bigger upset). @ before a team name indicates the away side. An asterisk (*) after the date marks a playoff game.
| # | Date | Underdog Win % | Winning Team | Losing Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Elo | Score | Team | Elo | Score | |||
| 1 | 1940-09-22 | 24.00% | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1456.00 | 10 | @ Detroit Lions | 1512.14 | 7 |
| 2 | 1940-11-10 | 25.21% | Cleveland Rams | 1488.50 | 13 | @ New York Giants | 1533.18 | 0 |
| 3 | 1940-12-01 | 26.13% | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1495.36 | 14 | @ New York Giants | 1531.63 | 6 |
| 4 | 1940-10-20 | 27.10% | Detroit Lions | 1513.31 | 23 | @ Green Bay Packers | 1540.92 | 14 |
| 5 | 1940-09-29 | 29.93% | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1458.95 | 10 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | 1462.29 | 3 |
| 6 | 1940-09-22 | 30.13% | Chicago Bears | 1545.73 | 41 | @ Green Bay Packers | 1547.46 | 10 |
| 7 | 1940-11-24 | 32.53% | Green Bay Packers | 1540.75 | 50 | @ Detroit Lions | 1523.08 | 7 |
| 8 | 1940-10-27 | 34.04% | Chicago Bears | 1569.93 | 37 | @ New York Giants | 1540.36 | 21 |
| 9 | 1940-12-08 * | 34.24% | Chicago Bears | 1586.78 | 73 | @ Washington Redskins | 1579.77 | 0 |
| 10 | 1940-11-03 | 35.45% | New York Giants | 1527.93 | 10 | @ Brooklyn Dodgers | 1487.58 | 7 |
| 11 | 1940-10-26 | 36.36% | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1476.39 | 21 | @ Philadelphia Eagles | 1429.19 | 7 |
| 12 | 1940-10-27 | 36.75% | Washington Redskins | 1573.84 | 20 | @ Detroit Lions | 1523.72 | 14 |
| 13 | 1940-10-06 | 38.30% | Chicago Bears | 1555.19 | 21 | @ Cleveland Rams | 1493.55 | 14 |
| 14 | 1940-09-28 | 39.57% | New York Giants | 1526.16 | 20 | @ Philadelphia Eagles | 1455.30 | 14 |
| 15 | 1940-11-10 | 41.33% | Green Bay Packers | 1531.83 | 28 | @ Chicago Cardinals | 1448.25 | 7 |
| 16 | 1940-10-06 | 42.64% | Washington Redskins | 1546.39 | 40 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | 1453.51 | 10 |
| 17 | 1940-11-17 | 43.12% | Detroit Lions | 1510.95 | 21 | @ Philadelphia Eagles | 1414.73 | 0 |
Biggest Elo Changes
The 25 games that moved the Elo needle the most. Elo Δ is the magnitude of the rating swing; both teams move by the same amount per game (one up, one down). The winning side is shown first. An asterisk (*) after the date marks a playoff game.
| # | Date | Elo Δ | Winning Team | Losing Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Score | Elo | Win % | Team | Score | Elo | Win % | |||
| 1 | 1940-12-08 * | 27.82 | Chicago Bears | 73 | 1586.78 | 34.24% | @ Washington Redskins | 0 | 1579.77 | 65.76% |
| 2 | 1940-11-24 | 20.90 | Green Bay Packers | 50 | 1540.75 | 32.53% | @ Detroit Lions | 7 | 1523.08 | 60.70% |
| 3 | 1940-09-22 | 18.44 | Chicago Bears | 41 | 1545.73 | 30.13% | @ Green Bay Packers | 10 | 1547.46 | 63.13% |
| 4 | 1940-10-06 | 14.63 | Washington Redskins | 40 | 1546.39 | 42.64% | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | 1453.51 | 50.51% |
| 5 | 1940-11-10 | 12.87 | Cleveland Rams | 13 | 1488.50 | 25.21% | @ New York Giants | 0 | 1533.18 | 68.15% |
| 6 | 1940-11-10 | 12.54 | Green Bay Packers | 28 | 1531.83 | 41.33% | @ Chicago Cardinals | 7 | 1448.25 | 51.82% |
| 7 | 1940-10-27 | 12.43 | Chicago Bears | 37 | 1569.93 | 34.04% | @ New York Giants | 21 | 1540.36 | 59.17% |
| 8 | 1940-11-17 | 12.13 | Detroit Lions | 21 | 1510.95 | 43.12% | @ Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1414.73 | 50.03% |
| 9 | 1940-10-26 | 11.19 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 21 | 1476.39 | 36.36% | @ Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 1429.19 | 56.83% |
| 10 | 1940-10-20 | 10.41 | Detroit Lions | 23 | 1513.31 | 27.10% | @ Green Bay Packers | 14 | 1540.92 | 66.22% |
| 11 | 1940-10-20 | 10.09 | Washington Redskins | 34 | 1563.75 | 47.16% | @ Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 1439.28 | 45.99% |
| 12 | 1940-12-01 | 9.96 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 14 | 1495.36 | 26.13% | @ New York Giants | 6 | 1531.63 | 67.21% |
| 13 | 1940-11-03 | 9.28 | @ Cleveland Rams | 24 | 1479.23 | 58.16% | Detroit Lions | 0 | 1516.45 | 35.04% |
| 14 | 1940-09-25 | 8.98 | @ Chicago Cardinals | 21 | 1454.40 | 48.10% | Chicago Bears | 7 | 1564.17 | 45.04% |
| 15 | 1940-09-29 | 8.79 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 10 | 1458.95 | 29.93% | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 1462.29 | 63.33% |
| 16 | 1940-11-24 | 7.71 | @ New York Giants | 21 | 1523.92 | 54.89% | Washington Redskins | 7 | 1585.41 | 38.28% |
| 17 | 1940-10-06 | 7.65 | Chicago Bears | 21 | 1555.19 | 38.30% | @ Cleveland Rams | 14 | 1493.55 | 54.87% |
| 18 | 1940-10-27 | 7.27 | Washington Redskins | 20 | 1573.84 | 36.75% | @ Detroit Lions | 14 | 1523.72 | 56.44% |
| 19 | 1940-10-05 | 7.19 | @ Detroit Lions | 43 | 1509.76 | 69.03% | Chicago Cardinals | 14 | 1457.06 | 24.36% |
| 20 | 1940-09-28 | 6.92 | New York Giants | 20 | 1526.16 | 39.57% | @ Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 1455.30 | 53.60% |
| 21 | 1940-11-17 | 6.79 | @ Brooklyn Dodgers | 29 | 1485.64 | 60.95% | Cleveland Rams | 14 | 1501.37 | 32.28% |
| 22 | 1940-10-13 | 6.60 | @ Brooklyn Dodgers | 21 | 1473.25 | 67.00% | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 1438.88 | 26.34% |
| 23 | 1940-09-29 | 6.32 | @ Green Bay Packers | 31 | 1529.02 | 70.40% | Chicago Cardinals | 6 | 1463.38 | 23.02% |
| 24 | 1940-09-22 | 6.30 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | 1456.00 | 24.00% | @ Detroit Lions | 7 | 1512.14 | 69.40% |
| 25 | 1940-10-27 | 6.12 | @ Chicago Cardinals | 17 | 1442.13 | 57.36% | Cleveland Rams | 7 | 1485.34 | 35.83% |