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Football Outsiders Features
Walkthrough: Southern Gothic
It's Midnight in the Garden of Senior Bowl coverage as Mike Tanier finds himself stuck inside of Mobile with the Kirk Cousins blues again. From Mardi Gras to mumble-speak, its the Deep South like you never saw it before.
Conference Championship DVOA Ratings
Updated DVOA ratings, and an explanation of why 2007 isn't exactly like 2011.
Conf. Championship Quick Reads
With Tom Brady and Eli Manning set to square off in the Super Bowl (again), we measure their status among playoff quarterbacks in recent history.
Cover-2: The No-Huddle Defense
John Wooden used to say, "Be quick, but don't hurry." The best way to beat complex defenses is to find ways to do both on a regular basis.
Super Bowl XVLI Prop Bet Extravaganza!
It's that time of year! Grab on to your brain cells, grab a stash of fake cash, and join Mike and Tom in some of the most insane bets you'll ever pretend to make!
Word of Muth: Super Bowl Preview
Word of Muth looks at the Super Bowl offensive lines and speculates that Nate Solder may need some help on Sunday.
Audibles at the Line: Conference Championships
It's 2007 all over again.
Final 2011 FEI Ratings
FEI says LSU still had the best overall season, even if it wasn't the national champion. We also produce a list of the best single-game performances this season, by FEI.
One Foot Inbounds: Bama Beatdown
A retrospective of the decisive BCS Championship game, where Alabama redeemed itself.
SDA: BCS Championship Preview
SDA takes aim at the BCS title game. Who has the advantage in the LSU-Alabama rematch?
Varsity Numbers Puts a Bow on 2011
In the season-ending edition of Varsity Numbers, Bill Connelly takes a look at what put Alabama ahead of LSU, both in the BCS title game and in the 2011 F/+ rankings, and looks at the winners and losers of bowl season.
Under the Cap: 2012 Defense Tag Projections
Under the Cap has projections of how this offseason might look before free agency officially begins. This article covers defense.
The Week In Quotes: January 27, 2012
In this week's best quotes, NFL players hate Skip Bayless as much as you do, Peyton Manning misses the past, and we check in with the scapegoats of last week.
Innovative Statistics
DVOA PLAYOFF ODDS REPORT
| Team | SB Win |
|---|---|
| NE | 60.9% |
| NYG | 39.1% |
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2011 TEAM EFFICIENCY RATINGS
| Full Season | Weighted | ||||
| 1 | GB | 28.3% | 1 | NO | 30.1% |
| 2 | PIT | 23.7% | 2 | PIT | 29.9% |
| 3 | NO | 23.3% | 3 | GB | 26.1% |
| 4 | NE | 22.5% | 4 | NE | 23.7% |
| 5 | HOU | 19.4% | 5 | PHI | 22.9% |
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2011 OFFENSIVE EFFICIENCY RATINGS
| Full Season | Weighted | ||||
| 1 | GB | 39.2% | 1 | NO | 44.0% |
| 2 | NO | 37.8% | 2 | GB | 38.9% |
| 3 | NE | 36.8% | 3 | NE | 36.0% |
| 4 | CAR | 23.0% | 4 | CAR | 24.6% |
| 5 | SD | 17.7% | 5 | SD | 23.4% |
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2011 DEFENSIVE EFFICIENCY RATINGS
| Full Season | Weighted | ||||
| 1 | BAL | -13.7% | 1 | CHI | -13.6% |
| 2 | NYJ | -11.9% | 2 | ATL | -9.8% |
| 3 | SF | -10.3% | 3 | NYJ | -9.8% |
| 4 | CHI | -10.2% | 4 | PIT | -9.1% |
| 5 | JAC | -6.6% | 5 | BAL | -8.8% |
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2011 SPECIAL TEAMS RATINGS
| Full Season | Weighted | ||||
| 1 | CHI | 7.3% | 1 | TEN | 9.6% |
| 2 | SF | 7.0% | 2 | CHI | 7.1% |
| 3 | TEN | 5.5% | 3 | NE | 5.3% |
| 4 | NYJ | 5.0% | 4 | SF | 4.8% |
| 5 | NE | 3.7% | 5 | MIA | 4.3% |
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2011 QUARTERBACKS
| DYAR Leaders (Total Value) | DVOA Leaders (Value per Play) | ||||||
| 1 | D.Brees | NO | 2,544 | 1 | A.Rodgers | GB | 52.6% |
| 2 | A.Rodgers | GB | 2,268 | 2 | D.Brees | NO | 44.5% |
| 3 | T.Brady | NE | 2,235 | 3 | T.Brady | NE | 41.0% |
| 4 | T.Romo | DAL | 1,591 | 4 | T.Romo | DAL | 33.8% |
| 5 | M.Stafford | DET | 1,446 | 5 | M.Schaub | HOU | 31.2% |
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2011 RUNNING BACKS
| Rush DYAR Leaders (Total Value) | Rush DVOA Leaders (Value per Play) | Rec DYAR Leaders (Total Value) |
|||||||||
| 1 | L.McCoy | PHI | 324 | 1 | P.Thomas | NO | 32.6% | 1 | D.Sproles | NO | 274 |
| 2 | M.Jones-Drew | JAC | 231 | 2 | J.Stewart | CAR | 24.4% | 2 | R.Rice | BAL | 242 |
| 3 | M.Lynch | SEA | 230 | 3 | D.Williams | CAR | 21.0% | 3 | R.Mathews | SD | 158 |
| 4 | J.Stewart | CAR | 202 | 4 | L.McCoy | PHI | 17.4% | 4 | M.Bush | OAK | 156 |
| 5 | R.Mathews | SD | 197 | 5 | D.Brown | IND | 16.7% | 5 | A.Foster | HOU | 137 |
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2011 WIDE RECEIVERS
| DYAR Leaders (Total Value) | DVOA Leaders (Value per Play) | ||||||
| 1 | C.Johnson | DET | 586 | 1 | J.Nelson | GB | 54.1% |
| 2 | J.Nelson | GB | 530 | 2 | M.Floyd | SD | 51.9% |
| 3 | W.Welker | NE | 475 | 3 | L.Robinson | DAL | 43.1% |
| 4 | V.Cruz | NYG | 468 | 4 | J.Jones | GB | 42.4% |
| 5 | M.Wallace | PIT | 410 | 5 | M.Colston | NO | 35.4% |
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2011 TIGHT ENDS
| DYAR Leaders (Total Value) | DVOA Leaders (Value per Play) | ||||||
| 1 | R.Gronkowski | NE | 505 | 1 | R.Gronkowski | NE | 52.0% |
| 2 | J.Graham | NO | 331 | 2 | J.Dreessen | HOU | 48.9% |
| 3 | A.Gates | SD | 287 | 3 | A.Gates | SD | 40.3% |
| 4 | T.Gonzalez | ATL | 237 | 4 | K.Boss | OAK | 36.2% |
| 5 | J.Finley | GB | 205 | 5 | S.Chandler | BUF | 35.0% |
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Most Recent Articles
01 Feb 2012, 03:40pm by Mike Kurtz and Tom Gower
Super Bowl XVLI Prop Bet Extravaganza!
It's that time of year! Grab on to your brain cells, grab a stash of fake cash, and join Mike and Tom in some of the most insane bets you'll ever pretend to make!
22 comments, Last at 4:01am by Marko
31 Jan 2012, 09:32pm by Brian Fremeau
ESPN: Recruiting Versus Results
Brian Fremeau compares five-year recruiting success with results on the field to indentify the most overachieving and underachieving programs.
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31 Jan 2012, 09:57am by Ben Muth
Word of Muth: Super Bowl Preview
Word of Muth looks at the Super Bowl offensive lines and speculates that Nate Solder may need some help on Sunday.
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30 Jan 2012, 01:01pm by Vince Verhei
ESPN AGS: Lessons from New England's Losses
Looking at the Patriots' four worst games of the season suggests that the Giants need to shut down the Patriots' midrange passing game, especially to Rob Gronkowski.
9 comments, Last at 31 Jan 2012, 12:15pm by Dean
30 Jan 2012, 11:22am by J.J. Cooper
Under Pressure: Playoff Log
This week, Under Pressure looks at the composition of the Giants and Patriots regular season sacks, as well as checking out playoff sacks and the sacks of the year.
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27 Jan 2012, 01:39pm by Guest
Aggressiveness Index 2011
Which coaches were most aggressive when it came to fourth downs in 2011? And could a couple high-profile plays be hiding the fact that NFL coaches are actually getting less aggressive?
78 comments, Last at 01 Feb 2012, 3:11pm by Muldrake
27 Jan 2012, 05:22am by Rivers McCown
The Week In Quotes: January 27, 2012
In this week's best quotes, NFL players hate Skip Bayless as much as you do, Peyton Manning misses the past, and we check in with the scapegoats of last week.
35 comments, Last at 01 Feb 2012, 2:54pm by Thomas Anthony
26 Jan 2012, 01:11pm by Rivers McCown
ESPN: Under-25 Rankings, Risers and Fallers
You may remember that, before the season, we took a look at which teams had the most under-25 talent on the roster. This article takes a look at three organizations which look better in hindsight now that the season is over, and three organizations which look worse.
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26 Jan 2012, 10:03am by Mike Tanier
Walkthrough: Southern Gothic
It's Midnight in the Garden of Senior Bowl coverage as Mike Tanier finds himself stuck inside of Mobile with the Kirk Cousins blues again. From Mardi Gras to mumble-speak, its the Deep South like you never saw it before.
33 comments, Last at 29 Jan 2012, 8:41pm by Moridin
25 Jan 2012, 02:16pm by Mike Kurtz and Tom Gower
Scramble for the Ball: 2011 All-KCW Team
NFL fans often derisively speculate which team would lose to any given college football squad. This is that team.
72 comments, Last at 28 Jan 2012, 12:40pm by Big-Hairy-Andy
24 Jan 2012, 01:23pm by Vince Verhei
ESPN AGS: Lessons from New York's Losses
Any Given Sunday looks at the thread running through the New York Giants' worst games this year. Teams generally beat them by taking advantage of the secondary, particularly the holes in the zone between the linebackers and safeties. It also helped to get Osi Umenyiora off the field.
3 comments, Last at 01 Feb 2012, 11:35pm by Coach Outlet Online
24 Jan 2012, 06:33am by Vince Verhei
Conf. Championship Quick Reads
With Tom Brady and Eli Manning set to square off in the Super Bowl (again), we measure their status among playoff quarterbacks in recent history.
162 comments, Last at 29 Jan 2012, 3:26am by greybeard
