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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    Scott’s Seven NFL Picks: Divisional Round

    By Scott Kacsmar The NFL playoffs move into the pivotal divisional round, bringing the No. 1 seeds into the fold after their bye week. The spreads are big (9.5) for those games, but C.J. Stroud and Jordan Love looked great last week and could make the Ravens and 49ers sweat…

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    2023-24 NFL Playoffs: NFC Divisional Round Preview

    By Scott Kacsmar If you told someone at any point this season that the NFL playoffs would advance to the divisional round without a single team from the NFC East, they would probably never believe it. Add the Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the mix, and things are…

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    2023-24 NFL Playoffs: AFC Divisional Round Preview

    By Scott Kacsmar You really cannot compete in the NFL playoffs on the AFC side without a franchise quarterback these days. We see it again in this AFC divisional round with another classic meeting between Josh Allen’s Bills and Patrick Mahomes’ Chiefs, and likely MVP winner Lamar Jackson of the…

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    Scott’s Seven NFL Picks: Wild Card Round

    By Scott Kacsmar The NFL playoffs are here for the 2023 season, and we have another round of seven NFL picks for the wild card round. The weekend will start with the AFC games, then wrap up with the NFC games by Monday night. Be sure to check out those…

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    2023-24 NFL Playoffs: NFC Wild Card Preview

    By Scott Kacsmar After the AFC wraps up, the NFC wild-card round gets going Sunday afternoon with the Dallas Cowboys hosting the Green Bay Packers in a classic NFC matchup. The night game sees Matthew Stafford return to Detroit to take on the Lions, who are hosting a playoff game…

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    2023-24 NFL Playoffs: AFC Wild Card Preview

    By Scott Kacsmar The AFC wild-card round is loaded with storylines involving fired offensive coordinators, rematches, big injuries, regrettable trades, frigid temperatures, and a chance to already guarantee a new Super Bowl champion should the Kansas City Chiefs falter. A year ago on wild card weekend, we were preparing for…