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.
"Borderline pornographic." That's how offensive line expert Ben Muth describes Philadelphia's dominant performance against San Francisco in the NFC Championship Game.
The key to A.J. Brown's revenge game against Tennessee? A Philadelphia offensive line that neutered the Titans pass rush, including a Block of the Year candidate by their veteran center.
Tennessee has climbed into first place in the AFC South with a defensive line that has bullied opponents into submission, but Cincinnati won the fight in the trenches last Sunday.