MIKE TANIERhas been writing Football Outsiders Almanac chapters for so long that he feels like Ringo making yet another special guest appearance during a Paul McCartney show. Mike recently wrapped up a six-year run as the NFL Lead Columnist for Bleacher Report; his popular Monday Morning Digest feature will presumably be replaced by TikTok videos, cartoon GIFs of Lamar Jackson, and long apologies. A father of two with almost 20 years of experience as an NFL writer, Mike is proof positive that we all get by with a little help from our friends. You can find his work at Fansided.com, Pro Football Network, the New York Times, and here at Football Outsiders.
The Kansas City Chiefs manufactured a win with Chris Jones' help. The Baltimore Ravens manufactured a win with Matt Nagy's help. Walkthrough is here to help you make sense of what happened.
Growing up is not so tough for Mac Jones. But Walkthrough has had enough! Plus, lots of other fun stuff, including a rundown of coaches on the hot seat from Matt Nagy through Vic Fangio.
Wednesday's Walkthrough is here to sort out the NFC playoff situation: find out what the Packers, Cowboys, Panthers and other conference contenders are REALLY in a position to clinch.
Is Tom Brady in a slump or merely trolling? Have Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs offense been "fixed," or were they never really broken in the first place? It's impossible to make sense of the NFL after Week 10 Sunday, but Mike Tanier is gonna try in Monday's recap.
Will the Browns-Patriots and Chiefs-Raiders matchups finally bring some clarity to the AFC playoff race? Mike Tanier thinks so in his Week 10 game previews.
Russell Wilson is back, baby! And the Seahawks are still in the postseason hunt, if only by default. Find out why they may earn the coveted mantle of Team No One Wants to Face in the Playoffs.
All MVP candidates like Josh Allen, Kyler Murray, Matthew Stafford and others must do to win fame and fortune is compete in a simple children's game. Who can pull it off?
Week 9 belonged to the replacements, as Jordan Love, Trevor Siemian, Colt McCoy, and Adrian Peterson filled in for Aaron Rodgers, Jameis Winston, Kyler Murray, and Derrick Henry.
Aaron Rodgers gets semantic, Bill Belichick unleashes an onslaught, and Patrick Mahomes' greatest weakness is revealed! It's all in Mike Tanier's Week 9 previews!