If the Redskins get a raw deal on the schedule, fans can hardly complain

Published April 21, 2015 This content is archived.

An article in The Washington Post on NFL football scheduling reports a group from UB, inspired by the Buffalo Bills’ schedules, studied the best way to space out bye weeks and Thursday games, and presented their findings at this year’s Sloan Analytics conference, findings that caught ESPN’s attention last week. An article about the research in the New Orleans Advocate quotes Murat Kurt, assistant professor of industrial systems and engineering. “Probably every team has some sort of disadvantage,” said Kurt, co-advisor on the project. “Some had more; some had less. But for some teams, they show up more often over the years and never even out.”

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