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  • This Just In: The Washington Commanders Are a Mess
    It was a rough day for the Washington Commanders. So bad I think it’s worth their PR team’s effort to consider a full rebrand including name change despite having never played a down as their …Read More »
  • The Kyler Clause: The Totally Mutually Agreed Upon Not Homework Contract Addendum
    Ian Rapoport dropped the following tweet this afternoon and after reading the fine print I spent an uncomfortable amount of time verifying if this was actually from a parody account. Contracts are about give-and-take. One …Read More »
  • Actually, Your NFL Team’s New Quarterback is Amazing: Matt Ryan
    Everyone goes through a patch in their life when they date a crazy person after a string of steady borings with ambition, direction, and thought-out plans for their lives. That’s about what happened to the …Read More »
  • Actually, Your NFL Team’s New Quarterback is Amazing: Mitch Trubisky
    Welcome to the “Actually, Your NFL Team’s New QB is Amazing” segment. Earlier editions can be read here: Drew Lock Carson Wentz There’s no other way to describe what happened to newly acquired Pittsburgh Steelers …Read More »
  • Actually, Your NFL Team’s New Quarterback is Amazing: Seattle Seahawks
    Welcome to a new segment! Give me a follow on Twitter because if you’re a fan of team who swung and missed in the QB acquisition department this offseason, I’ll be releasing statistical breakdowns proving …Read More »
  • Introducing: The March Maddies – Opening Weekend
    T he 2022 NCAA tournament may have just started but after this incredible opening weekend I couldn’t help but lean right into awards season and dish out the inaugural March Maddies™ awards. We’re in the eye …Read More »
  • Carson Wentz is the Wild Hero Commander Fans Need but Don’t Deserve
    Everyone in DC needs to calm down.  I know you all feel like you just hit the double zero on the free agency QB roulette board but what if Carson Wentz is actually good? No …Read More »
  • Enough Time Has Passed. Let’s Revisit How Bad Josh Allen Got Screwed Over this Postseason
    N ow that the season is over and everyone in Buffalo has regained the mental fortitude to move on with life and start anew I thought “hey, actually let’s reopen that wound and find SOMETHING Josh …Read More »
  • Was Super Bowl LVI Rigged? A Forensic Statistics Exclusive
    Look, Bengals fans are hurting. They haven’t made a Super Bowl since 1988 and it’s understandable that they are going to lash out with #rigged after losing Super Bowl LVI. But that doesn’t mean they …Read More »
  • Joe Burrow vs. Matt Stafford: Official Super Bowl QB Breakdown
    F or the first time ever we have a Super Bowl #1 pick of the draft off at quarterback with Joe Burrow vs Matt Stafford. Burrow makes the Super Bowl in just his second season while …Read More »
  • Where Do The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week 16 Sad Timeouts Rank?
    Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers trailed 36-10 to the Chiefs in the 4th quarter of Week 16 with 2:47 left. The Chiefs had the ball and a first down. The game was over. Patrick …Read More »
  • Does Bill Belichick Play Conservative in “Must Win” Games Leading the Under to Hit?
    I ‘ve been commissioned to get to the bottom of this. Does Bill Belichick play conservatively during “must win” games – thus leading the under total score line to hit? And can we win millions by …Read More »
  • Blogging Bill Belichick’s 32 Back-to-Back Belly Burrowed Ball Blitzing Buffalo Bills Beatdown
      32  runs in a row. Somewhere, a naked and relaxing Mark Shlereth still lays in bed alone smoking a cigarette. This was old school football guy utopia in the age of passing analytics making …Read More »
  • Last Sunday’s Record Book Receiving Feat and the Scandal of the Inarguable Top-5 Most Dominant Receiver Performances in the NFL
    On Sunday, November 29, 2020 football lovers were able to see one of the most dominating performances by a receiver in the history of the NFL. A performance so off the charts, it sent analysts …Read More »
  • Mad Respect to Chase Daniel Ocean Who Continues to Rob the NFL Blind
    So you think making $35M in 13 years as an NFL quarterback without being expected to do basically anything is a smash and grab kinda job? It’s slightly more complicated than that. Chase Daniel Ocean …Read More »
  • The Mirage of the Quarterback Age Cliff
    There’s a popular theory in the football analytics community that quarterbacks tend to reach an age in which their passing efficiency drops drastically indicating they are no longer viable NFL quarterbacks. It’s called the QB …Read More »
  • DON’T BET ON THE SUPER BOWL YET! Wait for Punxsutawney Phil’s Prediction!
    Super Bowl LIV expects to be great one. So great, no one is really taking a hard stand guaranteeing a victor either way. The Chiefs are a measly 1-point favorite after Las Vegas considered how …Read More »
  • 5 Reasons and 2 Gogolaks to be Thankful for 2019’s Down Year in NFL FG Accuracy
    We are spoiled rotten as NFL fans of the now 2020’s and I’m here to use statistics and history to remind you to be a little more thankful for one particular aspect of the game: field …Read More »
  • In the NFL, “Running the Ball — Even when Behind — Allows a Team to Take Control of a Game”: OK Boomer…
    You’ve heard it once. You’ve heard it a million times. Some brainiac holding box score statistics goes off about how you can’t abandon the run in the NFL. The lecture quickly turns into the genius …Read More »
  • The “No GM Left Behind Act”: An Idiot’s Guide to Running Backs Don’t Matter
    It’s about time the remaining NFL GMs who still think paying top dollar for a running back is a good idea to take a hard look in the mirror and come to grips with the …Read More »
  • Tank Bowl 2019:
    Twitter Follow Stathole Sports This Sunday’s “NFL” match-up between the 0-4 Miami dolphins and the 0-5 Washington Redskins has the historical backing of being the worst game in the history of the NFL and it’s …Read More »
  • Pete Carroll is an Anti-Statite
    Twitter Follow Stathole Sports Pete Carroll might be my new worst enemy. An anti-statite of the greatest degree, the NFL’s eldest dinosaur of a coach simply refuses to use basic statistics in his in-game decision-making. …Read More »
  • Let’s Make Fun of the Miami Dolphins Defense
    Twitter Follow Stathole Sports Is it possible for an NFL team to be so bad they go 0-17 or just forfeit the rest of the year out of respect for their opponents time? I’ve never …Read More »
  • Is There Hope for Tom Brady Will Fall Off the Earth in <del>2016</del>, <del>2017</del>, <del>2018</del>, 2019 Truthers?
    Twitter Follow Stathole Sports Is Tom Brady going to fall off the face of the quarterback earth this year? For yet another year this has been a talking point regarding the soon-to-be 42-year-old Super Bowl …Read More »
  • Super Bowl LIII Prediction
    Twitter Follow Stathole Sports I walked into the grocery store last Sunday night here in southern California to find an unattended merchandise table next to the entrance filled with LA Rams Conference Champion tee shirts. …Read More »
  • Revisionist History: The Double-Doink
    Twitter Follow Stathole Sports Cody Parkey was 3 for 3 before lining up for the infamous 43-yard field goal attempt against the Eagles. This game-losing miss was not only literally an inch away from ricocheting …Read More »
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