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Walkthrough's dispatches from Indianapolis, featuring Under Armour and Rob Gronkowski's ankle injury.
Updated DVOA ratings, and an explanation of why 2007 isn't exactly like 2011.
Eli Manning and Tom Brady were nearly equal in value in the Super Bowl. One of them had to lose. What effect will that have on their legacies? Plus, the best players of Super Bowl XLVI and the game's DVOA ratings.
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.
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 looks at the Super Bowl offensive lines and speculates that Nate Solder may need some help on Sunday.
It's ... still 2007 all over again. But were the Patriots really that good this season?
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.
A retrospective of the decisive BCS Championship game, where Alabama redeemed itself.
SDA takes aim at the BCS title game. Who has the advantage in the LSU-Alabama rematch?
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 has projections of how this offseason might look before free agency officially begins. This article covers defense.
In the season finale of The Week In Quotes, we look at the best of the Super Bowl media frenzy and National Signing Day.
| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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07 Feb 2012, 05:39am by Vince Verhei
Eli Manning and Tom Brady were nearly equal in value in the Super Bowl. One of them had to lose. What effect will that have on their legacies? Plus, the best players of Super Bowl XLVI and the game's DVOA ratings.
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