[dem_redbirds]

teams who have pulled their qb in week 17 over the last two years have not faired as well in the playoffs as teams who decided to play their starter the whole game unless he left due to injury (pit in 08 and ten in 07).

i've gone back and looked at 2008 and 2007 so far. will do 2006 and 2005 tomorrow. if someone wants to go ahead and beat me to it go ahead.

2008
nyg eli 19 att ---> 0 wins
ten collins 2 att ----> 0 wins
ind manning 7 att ----> 0 wins

teams who played starting qb full game wk17: sdg, phi, mia, ari, bal, car, min, atl, pit

SB: Pittsburgh over Arizona

2007
jac garrard 0 att ----> 1 win but played pit who also rested wk17
tam garcia 0 att -----> 0 wins
sea hasselbeck 22 att -----> 1 win
gnb favre 11 att -----> 1 win but played sea who also rested wk17
dal romo 16 att -------> 0 wins
pit roethlisberger 0 att ----> 0 wins
sdg rivers 23 att -------> 2 wins but 1 win over ind who also rested wk17
ind manning 16 att ------> 0 wins

teams who played starting qb full game wk17: new, nyg, was, ten

SB: New York over New England

* blue bold = superbowl appearance
* orange bold = conference championship appearance

[dem_redbirds]

a team who did not pull their starting quarterback playing a team who did is 8-2 su and 7-3 ats since 2007.

2008
phi over nyg
bal over ten
sdg over ind

2007
nyg over tam
was over sea, lost su and ats
new over jac win su not ats
new over sdg win su not ats
nyg over dal
ten over sdg, lost su but cover
nyg over gnb

[slacker00]

Good stuff, man.

Who is pulling their starting QB this weekend? Indy, NE, Cincy, Saints. Others?

Of those 4 teams, the opponent is not pulling anyone.

[Jshap1515]

I wouldnt be surprised to see the Vikings give Brett a rest. He's 190 years of age, he could use all the rest he can get.

[dem_redbirds]

Good stuff, man.

Who is pulling their starting QB this weekend? Indy, NE, Cincy, Saints. Others?

Of those 4 teams, the opponent is not pulling anyone.

slacker, I think you are confusing what i wrote. this is for the postseason not week 17.

[slacker00]

slacker, I think you are confusing what i wrote. this is for the postseason not week 17.

ok, I get it.

Looks like it could help build a good betting strategy once the playoffs start.

I look forward to any more data that you can dig up on this trend.

[dem_redbirds]

palmer lost su and ats
brady about to lose su and ats

[dem_redbirds]

warner wins su and covers