02 Feb 2012, 01:14pm by Danny Tuccitto
The Patriots are in the Super Bowl after spending three years undoing Josh McDaniels' pass offense. How soon they get back depends in part on the degree to which he undoes the undoing. In this Insider piece, we use game charting data to chronicle the history of the former, and explore potential options regarding the latter.
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30 Jan 2012, 01:01pm by Vince Verhei
Looking at the Patriots' four worst games of the season suggests that the Giants need to shut down the Patriots' midrange passing game, especially to Rob Gronkowski.
11 comments, Last at 04 Feb 2012, 3:18pm by bigpig666
26 Jan 2012, 01:11pm by Rivers McCown
You may remember that, before the season, we took a look at which teams had the most under-25 talent on the roster. This article takes a look at three organizations which look better in hindsight now that the season is over, and three organizations which look worse.
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24 Jan 2012, 01:23pm by Vince Verhei
Any Given Sunday looks at the thread running through the New York Giants' worst games this year. Teams generally beat them by taking advantage of the secondary, particularly the holes in the zone between the linebackers and safeties. It also helped to get Osi Umenyiora off the field.
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17 Jan 2012, 06:54pm by Vince Verhei
What happened last time the 49ers and Giants played each other, and how have the Giants changed during their recent winning streak?
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16 Jan 2012, 02:40am by Rivers McCown
The Ravens finished No. 1 in defensive DVOA and defensive DVOA against the pass, but how much does that actually matter against the Patriots offense?
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13 Jan 2012, 09:46am by Aaron Schatz
ESPN asked for a Football Outsiders All-Pro Team, and so I delivered. Go ahead and debate.
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10 Jan 2012, 02:08pm by Vince Verhei
Tim Tebow's success on Sunday ran counter to the numbers put up by the Steelers defense this year -- but not counter to the numbers put up by Tebow himself. Throwing deep is what he does well. And he'll continue to do it against the Patriots this weekend.
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09 Jan 2012, 04:12pm by Aaron Schatz
Here's my appearance for the second round of the playoffs on the big B.S. Report playoffs mega-podcast. Bill Barnwell and I are on different parts of the podcast this week.
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04 Jan 2012, 01:18pm by Aaron Schatz
Two pieces here on ESPN Insider today, using FO stats to point out five players whose 2011 seasons were unappreciated and five players whose 2011 seasons were not as good as standard stats indicate.
10 comments, Last at 05 Jan 2012, 11:15am by Anon Anon