Eric Eager is a senior data scientist at Pro Football Focus, and he co-hosts the PFF Forecast Podcast. In this episode, we’ll discuss…

  • Takeaways from the AFC and NFC title games
  • What makes the Chiefs so difficult to defend
  • How good the Chiefs and 49ers defenses are
  • Super Bowl bets that look appealing
  • What PFF does and what he does there
  • How teams use PFF data
  • The rise of analytics in the NFL
  • His career path through academia to PFF
  • Advice for aspiring data scientists

Show links - Follow Eric on Twitter: @PFF_Eric - Eric’s bio and home page - PFF Forecast Podcast - Is the Chiefs defense for real? - How the Chiefs & 49ers made the Super Bowl