Your NFL Questions, Answered; George Atallah on the Lockout and Other Pressing Matters
…can only tell you that the NFLPA and the players have been committed to getting a fair deal done quickly. Q. I am a fan of the NFL, the NFLPA,…
…can only tell you that the NFLPA and the players have been committed to getting a fair deal done quickly. Q. I am a fan of the NFL, the NFLPA,…
…(Or maybe we should try charging for a full feed. Is it worth $1/year? $5?) Judging from feed readers’ comments on the blog — a compelling but hardly representative sample…
The pandemic moved a lot of religious activity onto the internet. With faith-based apps, Silicon Valley is turning virtual prayers into earthly rewards. Does this mean sharing user data? Dear…
(Photo: Brittany Randolph) The following is a cross-post from NFL.com, where we’ve recently launched a Football Freakonomics project. There are a lot of things that need to go right for…
…Unitas and Franco Harris; I also love to follow the modern NFL and all its tricky issues. So I’m thrilled to be hosting a new segment on the NFL Network…
…NFL is quite different. (Photo: killthebird) Let’s start with the NFL (my next post will focus primarily on the NBA). Brian Burke (of Advanced NFL Stats) and I have a…
(Photo: Nicholas La) The following is a cross-post from our Football Freakonomics project at NFL.com. Check out the interactive graphic and, at the end of this post, the video. In…
The following is a cross-post from NFL.com, where we’ve recently launched a Football Freakonomics Project. Economics is all about tradeoffs. If you want to buy a top-tier performance car, it’ll…
Five things you don’t know about the N.F.L. labor standoff….
The following is a cross-post from NFL.com, where we’ve recently launched a Football Freakonomics Project. It doesn’t take a genius to argue that injuries can have a massive effect on…
The following is a cross-post from NFL.com, where we’ve recently launched a Football Freakonomics Project. This segment aired before last Sunday’s Patriots-Broncos game. Tebow at a game in Denver on…
Last week, we told you about our new project with the NFL Network called “Football Freakonomics.” We’ll be posting segments here as they air throughout the season. “Football Freakonomics” will…
(Photo: macwagen) The following is a cross-post from NFL.com, where we’ve recently launched a Football Freakonomics project. Well, it’s January. And even though my team stumbled into inglorious, injury-plagued defeat,…
Four Vince Lombardi trophies belonging to the Dallas Cowboys. (Photo: Brandi Korte) The following is a cross-post from NFL.com, where we’ve recently launched a Football Freakonomics Project. Today’s question on…
The following is a cross-post from NFL.com, where we’ve recently launched a Football Freakonomics Project. What do Dan Marino, Jerry Rice, and MarTay Jenkins have in common? Yes, wise guy,…
Former Kansas City Chiefs head coach Todd Haley, who was fired earlier this month. (Photo: The following is a cross-post from NFL.com, where we’ve recently launched a Football Freakonomics Project….
(Photo: tyle_r) The following is a cross-post from NFL.com, where we’ve recently launched a Football Freakonomics Project. The preliminaries are finally over. As we head into the first weekend of…
The following is a cross-post from NFL.com, where we’ve recently launched a Football Freakonomics Project. Do home teams really have an advantage? Absolutely. In their book Scorecasting, Toby Moskowitz and…
…agree on, however: the NFL today is a quarterback’s league — isn’t it? That’s the question we ask in our latest Football Freakonomics segment. The numbers certainly line up in…
I had a blast working with the NFL Network/NFL.com on our Football Freakonomics series this season, and now we’ve been nominated for a Sports Emmy in “Outstanding New Approaches, Sports…
The following is a cross-post from NFL.com, where we’ve recently launched a Football Freakonomics Project. Is momentum a myth? That’s the question we ask in our latest installment of Football…
The following is a cross-post from NFL.com, where we’ve recently launched a Football Freakonomics Project. Icing the kicker: Even casual football fans have come to expect that when a game…
In the first segment of “Football Freakonomics” on the NFL Network, Dubner examines the phenomenon of momentum and whether we can actually prove its existence in football games. Here’s a…
The following is a cross-post from our Football Freakonomics project at NFL.com. Check out the interactive graphic and, at the end of this post, the video. Aaron Rodgers. (Photo: Elvis…
I have been lucky enough to visit the secret lair at NFL headquarters where a crew of industrious people tries each year to come up with an NFL schedule that…
In the second segment of “Football Freakonomics,” Dubner examines the strategy of “icing the kicker,” a fairly recent trend in the NFL where an opposing coach will call a timeout…
(Photo: Joint Base Lewis McChord) The following is a cross-post from our Football Freakonomics project at NFL.com. Check out the interactive graphic and, at the end of this post, the…
…did. We all went into the office, sat around the computer screen, cheered for the Steelers, admired the NFL — and, for a night at least, hated the NFL Network….
In this segment of “Football Freakonomics,” Dubner looks at how players perform after returning from controversial suspensions and jail-time. Last time on “Football Freakonomics,” how impressive stats sometimes indicate bad…
In the third segment of “Football Freakonomics,” Dubner examines how impressive stats in the NFL are often indicative of bad results. For example, we all want a quarterback who throws…
