VINCENT VERHEI has been a writer and editor for Football Outsiders since 2007. In addition to writing for Football Outsiders Almanac 2019, he did all layout and design on the book. During the season, he writes the “Quick Reads” column covering the best and worst players of each week according to Football Outsiders metrics. His writings have also appeared in ESPN The Magazine and in Maple Street Press publications, and he has done layout on a number of other books for Football Outsiders and Prospectus Entertainment Ventures. His other night job is as a writer and podcast host for pro wrestling/MMA website f4wonline.com. He is a graduate of Western Washington University.
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There were some statistical oddities in the Super Bowl, including a surprising name at the top of the running back leaderboard and a top receiver who caught only one pass. Statistically, Patrick Mahomes had the worst game of his NFL career, but you probably had guessed that already.
The 2020 NFL award-winners and 2021 inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame will be announced tonight during the NFL Honors presentation. We will update this post throughout the night as names are announced.
Even in the Chiefs' worst games this year, Patrick Mahomes was still pretty good. To beat Kansas City in the Super Bowl, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers may need to do things on offense and defense that they have been unable or unwilling to do all season.
The Houston Texans have hired David Culley as their new head coach, as reported by ESPN, confirming a report by the Houston Chronicle.
We look back at the Bucs' worst games of 2020 in search of weaknesses that could cost them the Lombardi Trophy. On offense, the Chiefs will look to get big rushing plays out of Patrick Mahomes and big catches from some surprising names; on defense, they'll want Leonard Fournette and Ronald Jones to be getting the ball as often as possible.
No, these have not been the best playoffs we've ever seen, but they haven't been the worst either. We look back at the best and worst postseasons this century, plus the best passers, runners, and receivers of the championship games.
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Detroit Lions and quarterback Matthew Stafford have mutually agreed to seek a trade that will separate the franchise from it's all-time leading passer.
The Bills' offensive strategy this weekend against Baltimore boiled down to handing the ball to Josh Allen and asking him to win the game on his own. We put Buffalo's pass-happy strategy into perspective and look at the best passers, runners, and receivers of the divisional round.
In one game, two all-time legends will face off for the third time this year, each trying to win one more Super Bowl before the end of their careers. In the other game, a classic matchup of the year's best offense with the current best defense, with the likely MVP facing the probable Defensive Player of the Year.
Per ESPN's Adam Schefter, the New York Jets have hired Robert Saleh as their new head coach, signing him to a five-year contract.
