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Football Outsiders examines the likely drop-off in performance of both the Saints' and 49ers' defenses from last year.

Story | Conversation | September 18, 2010

Aaron Schatz and the Football Outsiders' game-charting project turns an eye toward "broken tackles," an extremely flummoxing aspect for a D-coordinator (just ask the Tampa Bay Bucs). The raw numbers here will illuminate a few preconceived notions.

Story | Conversation | May 25, 2010

Football Outsiders uses its advanced metrics to analyze Week 5 fantasy matchups. Among the findings: Start Jerome Harrison and Marion Barber, anyone on the Vikings is a good play and don't expect immediate returns from Braylon Edwards.

Story | Conversation | October 09, 2009

In Football Outsiders' Any Given Sunday series, they investigate the biggest upset of each NFL weekend. For Week 1, they look at how the San Francisco 49ers toppled the Arizona Cardinals, and the overall weaknesses the game revealed about the Cards.

Story | Conversation | September 15, 2009