BEN MUTH was raised in Phoenix, Arizona and had season tickets to both the Cardinals and Sun Devils. As a result, he insists on irrationally defending Jake Plummer as quarterback. He left the state to go to college in California. He played offensive line at Stanford from 2004-08 and was named first team all conference in his final season. He now literally bleeds Cardinal red (for the Arizona Cardinals and Stanford). He was picked up by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2009 but released later that same year, due to combination of injury and giving up too many sacks in practice. Ben contributes to both Football Outsiders and SB Nation, and currently lives in Dallas.
The Chiefs' offense is next to last in turnovers, and their defense is dead last in DVOA. But Ben Muth says the big boys up front are still getting the job done and the offense, at least, should get things sorted soon.
Offensive line expert Ben Muth shows how Cleveland's best offensive players in a 14-7 win over Minnesota were their blockers—not only their linemen, but also tight ends Austin Hooper, David Njoku, and Harrison Bryant.
Offensive line expert Ben Muth examines the Steelers' 24-10 loss to Cincinnati and comes away concerned about Pittsburgh's passing, running, and blocking. Besides that things were great.
Led by the efforts of JC Tretter, Wyatt Teller, and Jack Conklin, the Cleveland Browns dominated the Houston Texans 31-21 in a Week 2 matchup. Offensive line expert Ben Muth shows how effective they played as a unit and as individuals.
The Kansas City Chiefs made a big trade for Orlando Brown Jr. this offseason, giving up a first-rounder and other picks in the process. Brown's first game in a Kansas City uniform was a disappointment, but Ben Muth sees hope for better days ahead. PLUS: Andy Reid with the play call of the year.
Offensive line specialist Ben Muth reveals the three teams he'll be tracking this fall: the Cleveland Browns, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Offensive line expert Ben Muth looks at the last game of the 2020 Buffalo Bills, who were never especially good at run blocking, and made way too many mistakes in pass protection in their biggest game of the year.
The Buffalo Bills did just fine in the divisional round when Baltimore used a conventional four-man rush or blitzed. When the Ravens used stunts and twists, however, life for Josh Allen got much more difficult.
Buffalo's running backs didn't run for many yards against the Colts, but that's OK -- Josh Allen did, and he threw for a bunch too. Ben Muth shows how Buffalo's line cleared the way for their quarterback to shine against Indianapolis.
The obvious star of the Buffalo offense is Josh Allen, and the Bills will go as far in the playoffs as their young quarterback can take them. But his offensive line showed against Miami that they can give their passer every opportunity to shine.
