NFL Walkthrough
The Skeptic's Guide to NFL Week 9
The Colts finally stumbled. But the Patriots and Broncos kept rolling. And the Bears, Panthers and J.J. McCarthy-led Vikings aren't dead yet. Walkthrough is here to help you decide who to trust.
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This Mailbag is Too Complicated for a Headline. Just Read It.
The etymology of "play-action pass." Batted-pass statistics. A length-of-games study. NFL players as Beatles. You know: the typical stuff you expect to read about in a Friday mailbag.
Cowboys
Paper Bags, Therapy Sessions and Psychoses: a Mostly Eagles Mailbag
Part 2 of Week 9 NFL Mailbag finds Eagles fans once again on the counseling couch while Cowboys fans try to steer the attention back to their attention-craving team.
Colts
Revenge of the Angry Patriots & Colts Fans! (Mailbag, Part 1)
Plus thoughts on the Broncos, Panthers and Steelers. And (ugh) Falcons.
Newsletter
Walkthrough Week 8: Blowouts, Bashings and Beatdowns!
Jordan Love proves he's the Packers' Daddy now, the Cowboys defense collapses into a silly singularity, Brian Daboll goes Krakatoa, and more!
Caleb Williams
Much Better But Still Not Very Good: The 2025 Caleb Williams Story
The Bears are on a hot streak. So why aren't we hearing Hosannas about Caleb Williams? (Studies stats.) (Watches film.) Oh. Ohhhhhhhh.
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Everyone is 5-2 Yet Everyone Blows
The Super Bowl is cancelled. Everyone stinks. Let's watch volleyball.
Newsletter
Walkthrough Week 7: The Wolf You Feed
In which the Cowboys, Packers and Eagles manage to not fall prey to their innermost demons. The Falcons and Jaguars, on the other hand ...
Jets
Can You Hear the Drums, Fernando?
Hoosiers QB Fernando Mendoza is widely being mock-drafted by the Jets with the top pick in 2026. Too Deep Zone digs deep to answer an important question: Why? Seriously, Why?
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Vibes, Vibes, Vibes.
32 NFL teams, 32 vibe checks. 'Nuff said.
Walkthrough
The Never-Ending Flacco Bowl, Rico's Roughnecks, and Other Week 6 Mayhem
Also: the Bucs survive the Niners, the Seahawks help the Jaguars self-destruct, and the Ravens prepare for a burial at sea.
Newsletter
It's Week 6. How F****d Up is Your Offensive Line?
Ranking NFL offensive line health and stability, from the Broncos to the Chargers. AND BEYOND.