Stat Analysis

Jonathan Taylor and A.J. Dillon reach rarefied air as the running back class of 2020 puts on a show.

When XFL teams score touchdowns, should they go for one point, two, or three? Guest columnist Zach Drapkin says aggression is the wiser move here, but just how aggressive each coach should be remains very much up in the air.

It will not surprise you to learn that John Harbaugh set an all-time record for fourth-down aggressiveness in 2019.

Guest columnist Cole Jacobson of NFL Media asks whether coaches would be better off calling timeout before running a fourth-down play or letting the offense handle things on their own.

This year's NFL Big Data Bowl asks participants to predict the yards gained on rushing plays. And that's great. But what if you want to know what causes those yards? That can be trickier.

Filtering pressure rates for opponent adjustments yields interesting results for quarterbacks such as Deshaun Watson and Russell Wilson, and for defenses such as the Oakland Raiders and L.A. Rams.

The Chicago Bears were the NFL's best pass defense in 2018, but even they had their weaknesses. We chart every team's strengths and weaknesses -- or, in Detroit's case, mainly their weaknesses, because the Lions had few strengths.

What would an 18-game season really mean for injuries and career lengths? Not as much as most people assume.

We all know that Patrick Mahomes was the best passer in football last year, but on certain routes, it was Matt Ryan, Deshaun Watson, Jared Goff, or even Derek Carr at the top of the heap.

In 2019, NFL teams threw a lot fewer comebacks and seams, and a lot more deep crosses, corners, and flats. No matter the route, though, DeAndre Hopkins could usually be found amongst the leaders.