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Game Theory: Will Baker Mayfield or Joe Burrow have the edge on 'TNF'?

Can Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow edge out Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield in his prime time debut?

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) celebrates on stage with the Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Chiefs defeated the 49ers, 31-20. (Ryan Kang via AP)
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Game Theory: Will Baker Mayfield or Joe Burrow have the edge on 'TNF'?

Can Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow edge out Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield in his prime time debut?
Game Theory: Week 2 win probabilities, score projections
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Game Theory: Week 2 win probabilities, score projections

Cynthia Frelund projects the score and win probability for every Week 2 game of the 2020 NFL season.
Game Theory: Broncos' 2020 projected win total
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Game Theory: Broncos' 2020 projected win total

NFL Media's Cynthia Frelund uses her mathematical model to project total wins for each team in the 2020 NFL season.
Game Theory: Titans' 2020 projected win total
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Game Theory: Titans' 2020 projected win total

NFL Media's Cynthia Frelund uses her mathematical model to project total wins for each team's 2020 NFL season.
Game Theory: Giants' 2020 projected win total
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Game Theory: Giants' 2020 projected win total

NFL Media's Cynthia Frelund uses her mathematical model to project total wins for each team's 2020 NFL season.
Game Theory: Steelers' 2020 projected win total
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Game Theory: Steelers' 2020 projected win total

NFL Media's Cynthia Frelund uses her mathematical model to project total wins for each team's 2020 NFL season.
Game Theory: Week 1 win probabilities, score projections
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Game Theory: Week 1 win probabilities, score projections

Cynthia Frelund's mathematical model projects the final scores and win probability for every NFL game in Week 1 of the 2020 season.
Game Theory: How 49ers will try to establish the run vs. Cardinals
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Game Theory: How 49ers will try to establish the run vs. Cardinals

NFL Network analyst Cynthia Frelund predicts that because the 49ers ran on 61.2% of first-down plays last season, second behind only the Ravens, they will look to do it again in Week 1 vs. the Cardinals.
Game Theory: Every team's chance to win its division
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Game Theory: Every team's chance to win its division

Cynthia Frelund uses her proprietary model to determine each team's probability to win their division in the 2020 NFL season.
Game Theory: Projecting Super Bowl LV matchup, winner
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Game Theory: Projecting Super Bowl LV matchup, winner

NFL Network's Cynthia Frelund projects Super Bowl LV matchup, winner.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) during practice at NFL football training camp in Pittsburgh, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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Game Theory: Are the Steelers poised to overtake the Ravens?

NFL Network's Cynthia Frelund reveals the Pittsburgh Steelers are poised to overtake the Baltimore Ravens.
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper (19) runs after a reception, during an NFL football training camp in Frisco, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
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Game Theory: How Dallas gets to double-digit wins in '20

NFL Network's Cynthia Frelund reveals how many games she projects the Dallas Cowboys will win in 2020.
Game Theory: Every team's chance to make playoffs as of Week 1
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Game Theory: Every team's chance to make playoffs as of Week 1

NFL analyst Cynthia Frelund projects every NFL team's chance of making it to the postseason at the start of the 2020 season.
Game Theory: Cardinals' 2020 projected win total
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Game Theory: Cardinals' 2020 projected win total

NFL Media's Cynthia Frelund uses her mathematical model to project total wins for each team's 2020 NFL season.
Game Theory: Chargers' 2020 projected win total
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Game Theory: Chargers' 2020 projected win total

NFL Media's Cynthia Frelund uses her mathematical model to project total wins for each team's 2020 NFL season.
Game Theory: Colts' 2020 projected win total
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Game Theory: Colts' 2020 projected win total

NFL Media's Cynthia Frelund uses her mathematical model to project total wins for each team's 2020 NFL season.
Game Theory: Dolphins' 2020 projected win total
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Game Theory: Dolphins' 2020 projected win total

NFL Media's Cynthia Frelund uses her mathematical model to project total wins for each team's 2020 NFL season.
Game Theory: Jaguars' 2020 projected win total
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Game Theory: Jaguars' 2020 projected win total

NFL Media's Cynthia Frelund uses her mathematical model to project total wins for each team's 2020 NFL season.
Game Theory: Falcons' 2020 projected win total
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Game Theory: Falcons' 2020 projected win total

NFL Media's Cynthia Frelund uses her mathematical model to project total wins for each team's 2020 NFL season.
Game Theory: Jets' 2020 projected win total
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Game Theory: Jets' 2020 projected win total

NFL Media's Cynthia Frelund uses her mathematical model to project total wins for each team's 2020 NFL season.
Game Theory: Packers' 2020 projected win total
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Game Theory: Packers' 2020 projected win total

NFL Media's Cynthia Frelund uses her mathematical model to project total wins for each team's 2020 NFL season.
Game Theory: Ravens' 2020 projected win total
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Game Theory: Ravens' 2020 projected win total

NFL Media's Cynthia Frelund uses her mathematical model to project total wins for each team's 2020 NFL season.
Game Theory: Seahawks' 2020 projected win total
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Game Theory: Seahawks' 2020 projected win total

NFL Media's Cynthia Frelund uses her mathematical model to project total wins for each team's 2020 NFL season.
Game Theory: Washington's 2020 projected win total
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Game Theory: Washington's 2020 projected win total

NFL Media's Cynthia Frelund uses her mathematical model to project total wins for each team's 2020 NFL season.
Game Theory: Buccaneers' 2020 projected win total
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Game Theory: Buccaneers' 2020 projected win total

NFL Media's Cynthia Frelund uses her mathematical model to project total wins for each team's 2020 NFL season.