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Football Outsiders Features
Walkthrough: Super Diary
Walkthrough's dispatches from Indianapolis, featuring Under Armour and Rob Gronkowski's ankle injury.
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: Super Bowl XLVI
It's ... still 2007 all over again. But were the Patriots really that good this season?
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: February 3, 2012
In the season finale of The Week In Quotes, we look at the best of the Super Bowl media frenzy and National Signing Day.
Innovative Statistics
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) |
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| 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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