Aaron Schatz

The NFL revealed the 25 semifinalists for next year's Hall of Fame class. This list will get whittled down to 15 in January, then the five who make it in will be announced before the Super Bowl.

I wrote for ESPN+ today about the New England Patriots offense: it's not as bad as you think, but it's been mediocre since about Week 4. What's wrong, and what can possibly be fixed?

This week's Off The Charts podcast is a Thursday special, previewing the huge Thursday night AFC South showdown between Indianapolis and Houston. Plus, previewing Dallas at New England leads to a discussion of what it means for defense to be less predictible than offense. (Click for audio link.)

The debut of the new EdjSports coach rankings comes with a video talking about some of the best and worst coaching decisions of the 2019 season so far.

I did this week's Mina Kimes Show podcast and we talked a number of NFL subjects. Are the Baltimore Ravens or the New England Patriots the best team in the NFL right now? Is this Kirk Cousins' year? Who is the NFL MVP?

Red hot Baltimore is the best team in the league since Week 7 and moves up to No. 2 overall in DVOA this week thanks to one of the top single games of the year. Meanwhile, three teams drop after having a few of the worst games of the year in Week 11.

Our ESPN+ Upset Watch is 7-3 on the season, and this week we're looking at how Jacksonville can beat Indianapolis in an important AFC South battle. Cover Watch analyzes Denver at Minnesota.

Last week we did all NFC games, this week is all about previewing AFC games with big playoff leverage. We take on Baltimore vs. Houston, Indianapolis vs. Jacksonville, and Kansas City vs. the Los Angeles Chargers. (Click for audio link.)

I did a long interview with the "Chilling with Charlie" sports analytics podcast. Check out a wide-ranging conversation that talks about the origins of Football Outsiders, what I find most interesting in DVOA, the role that NFLscrapR is playing in football analytics, my feelings about Big Data Bowl, and more. (Click for audio link.)

New England and San Francisco flip places again atop the DVOA ratings. Schedule adjustments hit full strength this week, so we take a look at the teams with the most adjustment in our ratings. Or: Why No. 3 Kansas City is ahead of No. 5 Baltimore, an explanation.