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The best and worst players of the week according to Football Outsiders stats.
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31 Jan 2017, 01:46pm by Vincent Verhei
QR Bonus: Keys To Beating New England
It was difficult to find New England's weaknesses this year, but Atlanta's best bet is likely to test the depth of the Patriots secondary.
19 comments, Last at 03 Feb 2017, 3:59pm by nat
24 Jan 2017, 01:23pm by Vincent Verhei
QR Bonus: Keys To Beating Atlanta
We look back at Atlanta's worst games this year to see what weaknesses New England might exploit. Those weaknesses include pretty much everyone on defense, but is there a secret to stopping the Falcons offense?
53 comments, Last at 02 Feb 2017, 9:21pm by Damon
23 Jan 2017, 03:33pm by Vincent Verhei
Conference Championship Quick Reads/DVOA Ratings
Two more blowouts this weekend have us asking: has this been the worst set of playoff games we've ever seen? Plus, DVOA and DYAR ratings from Sunday.
56 comments, Last at 27 Jan 2017, 10:41am by SandyRiver
16 Jan 2017, 05:47pm by Vincent Verhei
Divisional Round Quick Reads
Brock Osweiler did against New England what Brock Osweiler often did all year -- which is something we have rarely seen in the NFL before this season.
103 comments, Last at 18 Jan 2017, 9:51pm by doktarr
09 Jan 2017, 04:19pm by Vincent Verhei
Wild-Card Quick Reads
Aaron Rodgers led the Packers to a comeback win over the Giants after playing some very bad football in the game's early stages. Has that been a pattern for him this season?
7 comments, Last at 10 Jan 2017, 2:11pm by Dan
03 Jan 2017, 12:32pm by Vincent Verhei
Quick Reads: 2016 in Review
The rise of one rookie quarterback and the fall of another were the biggest stories of this season in Football Outsiders' individual player metrics.
45 comments, Last at 06 Jan 2017, 12:28am by LionInAZ
02 Jan 2017, 04:22pm by Aaron Schatz
Week 17 Quick Reads
The best passers, runners, and receivers of Week 17 include the best and worst games for running backs all season.
57 comments, Last at 04 Jan 2017, 12:13pm by bravehoptoad
26 Dec 2016, 11:10pm by Vincent Verhei
Week 16 Quick Reads
In our numbers, Matt Ryan has been the NFL's best passer this season -- but has he been the best at all distances? We check for the best (and worst) quarterbacks when it comes to dink-and-dunking, and when it comes to the long ball.
74 comments, Last at 30 Dec 2016, 12:33pm by Goeagles581
19 Dec 2016, 11:25pm by Vincent Verhei
Week 15 Quick Reads
Among the quarterbacks in our tables this week: Robert Griffin, Colin Kaepernick, Case Keenum, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Blake Bortles, Jared Goff, Bryce Petty, and Trevor Siemian. Are there really more bad quarterbacks in the league than there used to be?
39 comments, Last at 22 Dec 2016, 12:35pm by MC2
12 Dec 2016, 10:44pm by Vincent Verhei
Week 14 Quick Reads
As Jeff Fisher's tenure with the Rams has mercifully ended, we look back at just how things in Los Angeles went so very, very wrong.
79 comments, Last at 14 Dec 2016, 6:07pm by Steve in WI