Vincent Verhei

Football Outsiders Assistant Editor Vincent Verhei attended his first XFL game on Saturday as the Seattle Dragons defeated the Tampa Bay Vipers. How did it go? Which of the new league's experiments are failing, and which should be adapted by the NFL immediately?

A pair of starting defensive backs have been (or will be) released by their DMV teams.

The NFL has reinstated Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, who had been suspended indefinitely since swinging a helmet at the exposed head of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph in a brawl on Thursday Night Football in Week 10 of last year.

The Los Angeles Chargers have issued a statement saying that the team and quarterback Philip Rivers "have mutually agreed that Rivers will enter free agency and not return to the team for the 2020 season."

Though the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl, it was the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers who dominated the regular season this year, and they dominated our reader awards as well.

The team with the higher DVOA lost Super Bowl LIV. Everything turned dramatically in the final 12 minutes. The worst receiver of the week also had awesome rushing numbers. Opponent adjustments for quarterbacks were high. Our advanced stats for Super Bowl LIV are a little strange.

The Houston Texans operated without a general manager in 2019, with head coach Bill O'Brien performing most of those duties. In 2020, they have made it official -- O'Brien is now head coach and GM, while Jack Easterby has been named Executive Vice President of Football Operations.

Legendary New England Patriots offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia has announced his retirement.

Even in their worst games this season, the 49ers still got quality play from Jimmy Garoppolo, and they still shut down opposing passing games, especially tight ends. They were vulnerable, however, to quarterback runs -- and Patrick Mahomes has been running more than ever lately.

Our look at Kansas City's worst games this season shows that while there's basically no stopping Patrick Mahomes, you can at least keep up with him by piling up the runs and throwing down the middle -- two facets of the game at which San Francisco excels.