Aaron Schatz

It will not surprise you to learn that John Harbaugh set an all-time record for fourth-down aggressiveness in 2019.

The GM search in Cleveland ends where everyone basically thought it would end, especially once George Paton took his name out of the running. Andrew Berry will return to the Browns from the Eagles as the new general manager.

This week's show breaks down the conference championships and gets started on previewing the Super Bowl. How much does San Francisco's huge running day against Green Bay tell us about what the 49ers can do against Kansas City? Where do we think the Chiefs offense can best stress the San Francisco defense. And more! (Click for audio link.)

We've done research on home field advantage in the past at Football Outsiders, but I haven't looked at it for a few years. Here's some good research by Robby Greer that backs up some of the findings we've made in the past, and some other findings made by others more recently. Among them: home field advantage is lower now than it used to be, roughly 2.2 points instead of 3 points. Greer also finds that while individual teams might have periods of elevated home field advantage, there's nothing sustained or predictive about this.

Eli Manning will announce his retirement on Friday after a 16-year NFL career. Manning is a likely Hall of Famer thanks to his long tenure in New York, highlighted by two Super Bowl titles and two Super Bowl MVP awards.

Kansas City and San Francisco enter Super Bowl LIV with similar total DVOA ratings for the season, but Kansas City is the favorite according to weighted DVOA.

Here's the open thread for discussion during today's conference championship games. We start with Tennessee at Kansas City at 3:05pm Eastern, then follow that up with Green Bay at San Francisco at 6:40pm Eastern. Let's figure out who's playing in Super Bowl LIV, shall we?

Eight weeks ago, the 49ers demolished the Packers 37-8. What went wrong for Green Bay in that game, and how do they change things to win the NFC Championship as underdogs this Sunday? It starts with improving both offense and defense on downfield passes.

It's time to talk about the conference championships, as your Off The Charts hosts disagree about which underdog is more likely to cover or win this weekend. Aaron takes the Titans, while Matt takes the Packers. Who do you have? (Click for audio link.)

The NFL has finally made the full announcement of the 15 players, coaches, and contributors who will be part of a special expanded Hall of Fame class in 2020. You can learn more about these players at the link below.