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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

KC Joyner writes that despite being behind several teams in the standings, both the New York Jets and St. Louis Rams have a good chance to make the playoffs.

Story | Conversation | December 13, 2012

Cut loose by the Patriots, Brian Hoyer would represent an upgrade at QB2 for a number of NFL teams. Matt Williamson takes a look at the best fits, including the Green Bay Packers and New York Jets.

Story | Conversation | August 31, 2012

Matt Williamson grades each AFC team on the free-agent signings and trades it has made since the end of the season. Not surprisingly, the Denver Broncos receive an A.

Story | Conversation | March 28, 2012

Jets fans need to look no further than the early years of Joe Namath's career to understand that young QBs can rebound from rough starts, writes KC Joyner. For that reason, and because of some promising metrics, New York was right to re-sign Mark Sanchez.

Story | Conversation | March 10, 2012

Chad Millman offers insight into the top teams that are early values for Super Bowl XLVII. The Houston Texans will be one of the most heavily bet teams.

Blog | Conversation | February 08, 2012

ESPN Insider takes an early look at how the playoff field could look next season. The Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots are the No. 1 seeds.

Story | Conversation | February 08, 2012

Chris Sprow examines how Peyton Manning moves the odds for eight teams with QB situations that would be improved with his presence.

Story | Conversation | February 08, 2012

Football Outsiders breaks down why Ben Roethlisberger isn't a clutch quarterback and takes a look at the best, worst and most surprising performances of Super Bowl XLV.

Story | Conversation | February 07, 2011

KC Joyner explains why the belief that this is the best era for elite quarterbacks is, in fact, not true. The past five years actually had the fewest elite quarterbacks.

Story | Conversation | January 26, 2011

Football Outsiders takes a look at the best, worst and most surprising performances of the NFL's divisional round, including one from Aaron Rodgers that was at historic levels.

Story | Conversation | January 17, 2011

Gary Horton picks 48 playoff 'X factors' -- four guys per team -- who, while not household names, could swing the balance of the AFC and NFC playoffs. You'll find names like Roman Harper, John Kuhn, Raheem Brock and Danny Woodhead here.

Story | Conversation | January 04, 2011

Seth Wickersham looks at the labor dispute that is hanging over the NFL and what the future may hold for the league.

Story | Conversation | February 08, 2010

Conventional wisdom on Peyton Manning says he eats blitzes alive. Conventional wisdom isn't always right in the context of previous history, though. Allow Football Outsiders to explain.

Story | Conversation | February 01, 2010

Eric Karabell offers his position-by-position rankings through the Super Bowl for the Gridiron Playoff Challenge fantasy game.

Blog | Conversation | January 19, 2010

The Colts' Peyton Manning is clearly superior than Mark Sanchez, but the Jets' rookie signal-caller shouldn't be counted out in the AFC title game, writes Matt Williamson.

Story | Conversation | January 19, 2010