The pros and cons of one of Thanksgiving's more controversial side dishes.
From playoff elimination games in the Big Ten and Big 12 to division deciders in the Pac-12 and C-USA, college football's final week sees key rivalry meetings with intriguing stakes.
Thanksgiving football! Bears (3-7) at Lions (0-9-1)! Raiders (5-5) at Cowboys (7-3)! Bills (6-4) at Saints (5-5)!
Let us give thanks for Friday night high school football under the lights, all that comes with it, and all that it means.
If Tampa Bay is going to beat the Colts this weekend, they'll need to put a stop to Taylor's MVP campaign. Fortunately, they seem equipped to do just that.
The lack of success in recent years from the Cowboys and Lions has meant that Thanksgiving has become a Loser League tradition.
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The lack of success in recent years from the Cowboys and Lions has meant that Thanksgiving has become a Loser League tradition.
Are the 49ers powered by the Infinity Drive? What's wrong with the Rams? Can Mike Tanier's career survive the suggestion that Jonathan Taylor deserves MVP consideration?
With their brains already on Thanksgiving break, Bryan and Andrew veg out in front of the television and yell at some of the year's best (and worst) advertisements.
Defense-adjusted Value Over Average
Measures a team's efficiency by comparing success on every single play to a league average based on situation and opponent.
Defense-adjusted Yards Above Replacement
Compares the performance of each player, in terms of DVOA, to a replacement-level baseline rather than the league average for that position.
DVOA Adjusted for Volatility Early
Used early in the year with the goal of getting the best idea of how good a team will be over the entire season without jumping to conclusions based on one or two good or bad early games.
Football Outsiders experts Aaron Schatz and Mike Tanier assemble with FO's Vince Verhei and Derrik Klassen to preview Thanksgiving games going into NFL Week 12 of the 2021-22 NFL season.
The Buccaneers move to No. 1 for the first time this year after their best single game of the season. Plus: New England is hot and Buffalo is historically inconsistent.
For the second time this season, the Bills defense was steamrolled and outmuscled by a big, physical rushing attack. This bodes poorly for their upcoming divisional matchups against the New England Patriots.
Hopes were high for the Jets' rookie receiver, but he had failed to make a fantasy impact this year—until last weekend, when he had his first 100-yard game and scored a touchdown. Can he keep it up?
Scott Spratt hosts the FO Fantasy Show on YouTube and is joined by his Tuesday co-host Derrik Klassen. Scott and Derrik review some performances from Week 11 to recommend a number of top options to claim off the Waiver Wire headed into Week 12.
The Indianapolis star is trying to prove that running backs do matter, leading the Colts into playoff contention and approaching some long-standing Football Outsiders records.
Packers left tackle Elgton Jenkins and Jaguars receiver Jamal Agnew are out for the year. Seahawks cornerback Tre Brown may be too.
Allow us to introduce you to the UTSA Roadrunners, who established themselves as the best team in Conference USA with a 34-31 victory over Alabama-Birmingham.
