2024
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Week 0
Remaining Outcomes:
131,072
A wonderful day, indeed. After eight grueling months without it, the FEP is officially back in action - and things look a little different this year.
While Hanan has been basking in the glory of his trophy and all other competitors have been spending countless hours strategizing, crunching numbers, and plotting for revenge, the FEP has been hard at work, too.
The 2024 season will feature a refreshed website, a new tiebreaker system, and, for the first time in two years, a new competitor.
Everyone please put your hands together for our 12th competitor and arguably the biggest Eagles fan of us all, Jay!
The 2024 FEP season is upon us. Ready or not, here it comes.
The Picks
The Analysis
Last year, the Eagles' 2022 Super Bowl run emboldened our competitors to predict between 12-15 wins across the board. After their late season collapse in 2023, our competitors have slightly returned to their more realistic selves, predicting that the Eagles will win between 10-14 games.
Our newest competitor, Jay, has proven to be the most optimistic of the bunch, predicting 14 wins. On the other end, our eldest Leibowitz men have unsurprisingly proven to be the most pessimistic with only 10 wins predicted.
Not only has the race for the FEP trophy become more competitive this season with the addition of a new competitor, but our season has essentially been narrowed down from a 17-game season to a 13-game one because there are 4 weeks (W7 @ Giants, W11 vs. Commanders, W14 vs. Panthers, W18 vs. Giants) where every competitor selected the same result. Compare that to 2023 and 2022 where there were only 2 and 3 identical weeks, respectively.
As we all know, chaos can arise any given week in the FEP. Nonetheless, circle these key games on your calendar to keep an eye on the ones that have the widest variety of competitor picks - and therefore will most strongly dictate our season:
Week 1 vs. Packers: 6W / 6L
Week 6 vs. Browns: 6W / 6L
Week 12 @ Rams: 7W / 5L
Week 17 vs. Cowboys: 7W / 5L
Speaking of variety, take a look at the wide range of percentages to open the season. Leading the way on both the weighted and straight leaderboards is Jacob (27.7% and 19.7%, respectively) - with Pop close behind. Riding the caboose is Amir with a measly 7.3% weighted and 5.1% straight. That's quite the catch-up job required before the season has even started, but how much do the preseason percentages really matter?
Well, if we look at where our last two winners started each season, you'll see that the middle of the pack might actually be the place to be. In 2023, Hanan started at #7 weighted and #6 straight. The previous year, Jacob started #5 on both leaderboards.
Regardless…we're all well aware that leaderboards can be flipped and competitors can be eliminated any given week. This season will be full of twists, turns, heartbreaks, and victories.
Lucky for us, the first key game of the season is only six days away.
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Editor's note: there is a new tiebreaker system this year, which follows (in order):
Predicted Record (e.g. 12-5)
Predicted Divisional Record (e.g. 4-2)
Total Season Points (e.g. 460)