Super Bowl LIII Projection, Week 2, Thursday

Cincinnati over Los Angeles Rams

Ah, Week 2, Thursday, my least favorite projections of the year. Every year it seems some team is 2-0 and becomes the strongest team because of the way I regress strengths early in the season. One of these years I'll fix that somehow. But for now, the numbers put Cincinnati as your Super Bowl champs, with LA still winning the NFC.

TEAM	Record	Strength	Div	Plyff	WC	Qtr	Semi	Champ
CIN	2-0	0.533	44.67	63.91	47.64	24.99	13.11	6.87
WAS	1-0	0.530	39.46	57.63	41.77	21.94	11.50	5.95
LAR	1-0	0.528	47.73	59.07	42.49	22.18	11.54	5.93
CAR	1-0	0.524	39.08	54.97	39.13	20.29	10.50	5.37
NYJ	1-0	0.529	33.37	50.87	36.20	18.79	9.71	5.05
MIN	1-0	0.517	37.96	53.85	37.92	19.36	9.84	4.96
BAL	1-1	0.547	24.55	45.82	31.71	17.03	9.16	4.93
PHI	1-0	0.517	34.26	52.06	36.39	18.57	9.48	4.78
JAC	1-0	0.513	43.43	52.26	35.49	17.75	8.85	4.46
KC	1-0	0.514	38.72	51.17	35.03	17.58	8.79	4.44
TB	1-0	0.508	34.62	49.83	34.03	17.04	8.52	4.22
MIA	1-0	0.513	28.75	47.07	32.51	16.32	8.17	4.12
NE	1-0	0.513	28.64	46.72	32.25	16.19	8.10	4.09
GB	1-0	0.502	34.13	49.49	33.52	16.54	8.15	3.98
DEN	1-0	0.506	34.24	46.41	31.07	15.32	7.53	3.74
CLE	0-0-1	0.500	15.45	29.82	19.04	9.29	4.54	2.23
PIT	0-0-1	0.500	15.33	29.64	18.94	9.24	4.52	2.22
SEA	0-1	0.494	19.86	30.58	19.10	9.27	4.50	2.16
CHI	0-1	0.498	15.12	27.31	16.94	8.28	4.05	1.96
NYG	0-1	0.487	14.07	25.86	15.87	7.59	3.63	1.72
SF	0-1	0.483	17.29	26.13	15.61	7.38	3.49	1.64
HOU	0-1	0.487	18.96	25.43	14.98	7.08	3.34	1.60
NO	0-1	0.492	12.57	23.23	14.13	6.83	3.30	1.58
TEN	0-1	0.487	18.64	24.99	14.68	6.94	3.28	1.57
IND	0-1	0.483	18.97	25.17	14.72	6.90	3.23	1.53
LAC	0-1	0.486	13.75	22.80	13.58	6.42	3.03	1.45
ATL	0-1	0.483	13.73	22.92	13.67	6.48	3.07	1.44
DAL	0-1	0.476	12.21	22.04	13.01	6.07	2.83	1.31
DET	0-1	0.471	12.80	22.52	13.36	6.17	2.85	1.30
ARI	0-1	0.470	15.12	22.52	13.06	6.01	2.76	1.26
OAK	0-1	0.472	13.30	21.10	12.35	5.66	2.59	1.20
BUF	0-1	0.469	9.24	16.83	9.82	4.48	2.04	0.94

[Week 1] Los Angeles Rams over Baltimore