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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    Denver Broncos 2023 NFL Season Preview and Picks

    By Scott Kacsmar When Russell Wilson debuted “Broncos Country, Let’s Ride” as his new catchphrase, few imagined the 2022 season for the Denver Broncos would be a vomit-inducing trip through a 5-12 season with the worst offense in the league. Rookie head coach Nathaniel Hackett fell on the sword and…

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    Las Vegas Raiders 2023 NFL Season Preview and Picks

    By Scott Kacsmar If games were 30 minutes long, the Las Vegas Raiders would have been a playoff team in 2022. But Josh McDaniels’ return to the head coaching ranks showed an incredible failure in game management. That is how a team finishes with a 6-11 record and a league-high…

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    Arizona Cardinals 2023 NFL Season Preview and Picks

    By Scott Kacsmar The Arizona Cardinals were already coming off a rough 4-13 season where they fired head coach Kliff Kingsbury and lost quarterback Kyler Murray to a torn ACL. Now every oddsmaker is putting the Cardinals dead last in the 2023 NFL season. No team has a lower over/under…

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    Los Angeles Rams 2023 NFL Season Preview and Picks

    By Scott Kacsmar The Los Angeles Rams finally reached the top of the mountain in 2021, winning Super Bowl 56 and becoming the first team in NFL history to win three straight playoff games by 3 points each. But in 2022, the Rams quickly fell off a cliff. Years of…

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    Seattle Seahawks 2023 NFL Season Preview and Picks

    By Scott Kacsmar Few teams made the prognosticators look sillier in 2022 than the Seattle Seahawks. With an over/under of 5.5 wins, the Seahawks hit that over by Week 9 after a 6-3 start. But few foreseen Geno Smith outplaying Russell Wilson after he was traded to Denver. Smith made…

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    San Francisco 49ers 2023 NFL Season Preview and Picks

    By Scott Kacsmar The San Francisco 49ers have no shortage of quarterback drama these days. But head coach Kyle Shanahan is moving forward with Brock Purdy in one of the more anticipated sophomore seasons from a quarterback in NFL history. Purdy is a legitimate question mark after his quick ascension…