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numberFire takes an early look at how the playoff field could look next season and which teams have the most work to do in free agency to get there.

Story | Conversation | February 04, 2013

Matt Schaub and Andre Johnson shined in Week 11. Nick Foles did not.

Ron Jaworski revisits his summer QB rankings, re-evaluating his top 32 signal callers at the quarter pole of the 2012 season.

Story | Conversation | October 04, 2012

Eric Karabell lists a number of players he wouldn't take in fantasy leagues, at least based on where they're currently drafted.

Blog | Conversation | August 30, 2012

Tom Carpenter provides his top picks for Week 4 in the Gridiron Challenge game.

The NFL fined New England Patriots defensive end Andre Carter $15,000 for a hit on San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers during New England's 35-21 triumph Sunday at Gillette Stadium.

TMQ: Lack of minicamps is to blame for gaudy passing stats.

The numbers show deferring on the opening kickoff doesn't make sense, writes John Clayton in his latest mailbag.

Chiefs WR Dwyane Bowe has taken full advantage of his team's favorable schedule, but can he grab hold of history? Football Outsiders crunches the numbers before getting into the best and worst performances of Week 12 from around the league.

Story | Conversation | November 29, 2010

Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders breaks down three key Week 11 games -- OAK-PIT, IND-NE and NYG-PHI -- in terms of interesting trends to know (Colts have a huge advantage in red zone situations on offense), players to watch (Lawrence Timmons) and more.

Story | Conversation | November 18, 2010

Skeptical that matchups matter in fantasy football? Football Outsiders checks the numbers to prove you're better off picking on the worst defenses in the league than starting league-leading players. Plus, the best and worst fantasy matchups of Week 10.

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2010

Why even bother watching the games? Our expert already knows how the 2010 NFL season will unfold. Here we go with XLV predictions leading up to the Super Bowl XLV champion. (No fair skipping to the end!)

KC Joyner offers up a contrarian viewpoint to the commonly held belief that Donovan McNabb could bolster a championship contender. His take? Age, hypersensitivity, durability and the necessity of his being in Andy Reid's system make him a gamble.

Story | Conversation | March 25, 2010

After debunking the myth that is the yards-allowed-per-game statistic, Football Outsiders lists a number of players to start/sit this week based on their Week 15 matchups.

Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009

Christopher Harris updates his fantasy football rankings for the season, with a number of backup running backs moving up thanks to injuries to starters.

Football Outsiders applies their metrics to analysis of all Week 10 games. Some observations: the red zone will be the key in CIN/PIT; YAC will be the key in NE/IND; and the Eagles? Not a great road team.

Story | Conversation | November 12, 2009