Jianakoplos, Nancy Ammon; Shields, Martin - In: Journal of Sports Economics 13 (2012) 4, pp. 451-465
This article investigates whether the outcomes of National Football League (NFL) preseason games are predictors of regular season NFL performance. Using data from the 2002-2010 NFL seasons, the empirical analysis does not find that either a team’s preseason winning percentage or a win in...