The Chargers and Broncos rise to give us three AFC West teams in our top five. Plus, a further look at Baltimore's three-game winning streak and playoff odds in the NFC East with a huge game between Philadelphia and Dallas this coming Sunday.

This week, we look at offenses and defenses that have improved over the last few weeks, including Minnesota and the No. 1 defense in the league since Week 6. Plus, what would our Super Bowl odds look like if DVOA didn't have Kansas City rated so much better than other advanced metrics?

Close loss or not, DVOA is ready to ride or die with the Kansas City Chiefs. In fact, Chiefs-Rams was one of a number of games this week where the losing team ended up with a higher rating than the winning team.

The Broncos' three-game winning streak has been keyed by an undrafted rookie running back and an offensive line full of backups and journeymen. Derrik Klassen shows how Bill Musgrave has found a home for his misfit toys.

With Joe Flacco on the shelf, the Ravens have been forced to play their rookie quarterback earlier than they might have wanted to -- but that hasn't stopped them to tailoring their offense to make the most of his unique talents. Derrik Klassen shows how Marty Mornhinweg has put Jackson's mobility on display.

After a slow start with a new head coach and a quarterback coming back from injury, the Colts have been tearing defenses apart in recent weeks. Derrik Klassen shows how they have been using tight ends like Jack Doyle to diagnose and attack opponents' weaknesses.

The Falcons offense, and the line in particular, had a bad night in a loss to the Ravens -- the kind of night that can cost players their jobs.

Detroit's loss to Chicago on Thanksgiving effectively ended their season, but Ben Muth shows that there's a lot to like about their young linemen, and reason to believe they can be even better in the future.

San Francisco has fallen out of the playoff race, which means this will be the last time they appear in Word of Muth this year -- which is too bad, because between scheme, talent, and execution, they were one of the better offensive lines in the league this season.

Dak Prescott's performance against New Orleans this week was the latest example of something that has become routine in the NFL this season: quarterbacks finishing with more sacks than incompletions. Why are signal-callers suddenly going down so frequently? Plus, the best passers, runners, and receivers of Week 13.

Philip Rivers' performance against Arizona on Sunday was nearly perfect -- and at the same time, it was nothing special. We explain, and list the best passers, runners, and receivers of Week 12.

How do you handle opponent adjustments when the gap between the best and worst run defenses is as big as we have ever seen? Plus, the best passers, runners, and receivers of Week 11.

The Week 13 action is particularly unlucky for the Colts, the Panthers, the Bears, and Mike McCarthy. The first playoff berth is mathematically clinched in the NFC, while one AFC bye-week contender is upset at home by another on Sunday night. Your Audibles crew discusses.

Thanksgiving weekend means one of the smallest Sunday slates of the regular season. Your Audibles crew discusses important wins for the Seahawks, Broncos, Colts, and Vikings, on a day with no games played between two teams that came in with a winning record.

This week's Audibles features a huge road comeback for the Steelers in Jacksonville; a huge swing in playoff chances in the NFC East; and two wins for road underdogs from the AFC West. Also: adventures in Buccaneers quarterbacking, Week 11 edition.

The Hue Jackson and Mike McCarthy firings have kickstarted the coaching carousel with a month left in the season! Bryan and Andrew look at jobs open now (in Cleveland and Green Bay) and potentially soon (all over Florida) in search of the best spot for a new hire.

Andrew's weird obsession with the finest commercials America has to offer reaches breaking point, as the Scramble team takes a look at the action ~between~ the action on NFL Sundays. Don't touch that dial!

A pair of backup quarterbacks! An NFC East showdown! A bazillion points at night! All this, and more in Bryan and Andrew's annual Thanksgiving Day preview!

Alex Vigderman of Sports Info Solutions introduces Total Points, a tool for player evaluation. Like DVOA, it starts with play-by-play data, but then it adds charting information to more accurately measure the contributions of each player on the field. And it will tell you that Matt Ryan has been the NFL's best quarterback for several years now.

The Ohio State Buckeyes have one of the most talented rosters in college football. Their opponents, however, do not. Guest columnist Akshay Ramprakash looks at the caliber of athlete at every school to see which teams are heavyweights and which are punching bags.

Drew Brees needs 201 passing yards to surpass Peyton Manning as the NFL's new passing king. How long can his reign last, and who are the top challengers to the record?

Not long ago, Benny Snell and the Kentucky Wildcats were riding high at 7-1, but then back-to-back losses to Georgia and Tennessee brought them back to earth. Brian Fremeau looks at which other teams have declined throughout this season, and which have made the biggest improvements.

Sometimes, the final score doesn't tell the whole story. Brian Fremeau goes through the Playoff contenders and looks at which teams have jumped out to big leads early (Alabama) and which have spent more time flirting with disaster (Washington State).

McKenzie Milton and the Central Florida Knights are undefeated -- but did the College Football Playoff committee hand them a loss before the season even started? Brian Fremeau examines strength of schedule and what it says about Group of 5 schools in the rankings.

Georgia tried to bring a little chaos to the playoff race, but Jalen Hurts' comeback win ensured that all Power-5 conference favorites would win.

There were a lot of great games in this year's Rivalry Week, but few notable teams failed to break through one-sided feuds. And Texas A&M and LSU played the craziest game of the year.

With Oklahoma State's upset of West Virginia, the Big 12 race will stay exciting until the end.

There's a lot on the line in terms of bowl berths and postseason fates, but most likely this weekend will determine whether Ohio State or Oklahoma can lay claim to the last spot in the Playoff.

It's Rivalry Week in college football -- and the biggest rivalry game in the land will see Dwayne Haskins and Ohio State battle Michigan, with a berth in the Big 10 title game and (likely) a shot in the Playoff on the line.

Hope you have access to the Longhorn Network; it's the only place to watch Hakeem Butler and the Iowa State Cyclones take on Texas in a key Big 12 matchup that's the most important game of the week. Other key games include Notre Dame-Syracuse, West Virginia-Oklahoma State, and Central Florida-Cincinnati.

We come not to praise Mike McCarthy, but to bury him.

The Panthers run into end zone issues, and Seattle capitalizes on the insertion of Corn Elder.

The 2018 Los Angeles Chargers star in: A Loving Tribute to the 2017 Los Angeles Chargers! What does the future have in store for Denver?

Better late than never, we've got quotes on Mike McCarthy's firing, changes in special teams, what it's like to play spoiler, shoddy officiating, cannabis, choking in Texas, and the contents in (and on) Sean McVay's head.

This week, we focus on Seattle, where running backs are doing flips, college coaches are taking shots at cross-state rivals, and old friends aren't so friendly after all.

This week: Browns players talk about former Browns coaches, politicians talk about future Browns coaches, Derek Carr gets left behind, Josh Rosen shares wisdom, Keenan Allen drops a diss track on the Broncos, and, as always, Mike Leach.

Week 13 is an unlucky one for several of the game's high-profile quarterbacks. Pittsburgh blows a big lead at home for the first time ever. Also: Chicago's fun near-comeback, the end of an era in Green Bay, hollow passing stats rule 2018, and an absolute stunner in Jacksonville.

Defense lives. Dallas ends another long New Orleans winning streak, but can this season still end in a Super Bowl for the Saints? Included: the death of completion percentage, terrible officiating, and is the cliff much closer than we thought for Drew Brees as he approaches 40?

The Steelers flopped in a small game, but is Denver still a playoff contender? Not if you trust process over outcome. Also: Andrew Luck's 20th game-winning drive, Seattle finally wins a road shootout, Eagles save season with rare comeback, and the Jaguars go apocalyptic in Buffalo.

The biggest games of the week are Philadelphia-Dallas and Minnesota-Seattle, where the Cowboys and Seahawks can all but clinch playoff berths with wins, but could be in rough shape with losses, while the Eagles and Vikings are both fighting for their lives. Other games with playoff implications include the Jags and Titans on Thursday night, and Colts-Texans, Ravens-Chiefs, Patriots-Dolphins, and Rams-Bears contests on Sunday. Use this thread to discuss them all.

Better late than never, we've got quotes on Mike McCarthy's firing, changes in special teams, what it's like to play spoiler, shoddy officiating, cannabis, choking in Texas, and the contents in (and on) Sean McVay's head.

The Falcons offense, and the line in particular, had a bad night in a loss to the Ravens -- the kind of night that can cost players their jobs.