Off The Charts Football Podcast

Former NFL scout Matt Manocherian of Sports Info Solutions and football analytics pioneer Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders discuss the effect of home-field advantage on this weekend's conference championship games (0:45) and deep dive into the Rams vs. Saints (9:03) and Patriots vs. Chiefs (17:44).

Former NFL scout Matt Manocherian of Sports Info Solutions and football analytics pioneer Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders discuss the recent NFL coaching hires as well as the few openings that are still left (0:30) and preview the four Divisional Round playoff games this weekend: Colts vs. Chiefs (8:14), Cowboys vs. Rams (16:02), Chargers vs. Patriots (22:53), and Eagles vs. Saints (31:05).

Former NFL scout Matt Manocherian of Sports Info Solutions and football analytics pioneer Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders take a spin on the coaching carousel (0:30) and preview all of this weekend's Wild Card games: Colts vs Texans (10:31), Seahawks vs Cowboys (16:26), Chargers vs Ravens (21:46), and Eagles vs Bears (33:14).

Former NFL scout Matt Manocherian of Sports Info Solutions and football analytics pioneer Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders discuss the Josh Gordon news and how it will affect the Patriots (0:26), look back at the top Week 15 games including the Dolphins at Vikings (4:13), Patriots at Steelers (5:15), Eagles at Rams (7:32) and look at the best Week 16 matchups: Ravens at Chargers (11:50), Redskins at Titans (17:03), Chiefs at Seahawks (20:04) and Steelers at Saints (24:43).

Former NFL scout Matt Manocherian of Sports Info Solutions and football analytics pioneer Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders discuss the Chargers and their comeback win over the Chiefs on Thursday Night Football (0:40), look back at the biggest games from Week 14 including the Eagles at Cowboys (9:59), Vikings at Seahawks (13:59), Ravens at Chiefs (17:27) and preview the most important games for Week 15: Dolphins at Vikings (20:29), Patriots at Steelers (24:30) and Eagles at Rams (29:08).

Former NFL scout Matt Manocherian of Sports Info Solutions and football analytics pioneer Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders take a look at the playoff picture as we head into December (0:32), look back at the top games of Week 13 including the Chargers at Steelers (5:01), Redskins at Eagles (6:05), Vikings at Patriots (7:03) and discuss the best Week 14 matchups including the Eagles at Cowboys (11:16), Vikings at Seahawks (18:57) and Ravens at Chiefs (22:25).

Former NFL scout Matt Manocherian of Sports Info Solutions and football analytics pioneer Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders react to the benching of Blake Bortles (0:50), discuss the Ravens deciding between Joe Flacco and Lamar Jackson (7:55) and look ahead to the top games of Week 13 including the Redskins at Eagles (15:27), Chargers at Steelers (20:11), and Vikings at Patriots (27:59).

Former NFL scout Matt Manocherian of Sports Info Solutions and football analytics pioneer Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders check in from out of town to discuss the impact of Le'Veon Bell not reporting to the Steelers (0:25) and Hugh Jackson returning to the Bengals (4:12), look back at the top games from Week 10 including the Cowboys at Eagles (6:28), Dolphins at Packers (8:18), Seahawks at Rams (9:55) and preview the best contests for Week 11: Packers at Seahawks (16:31), Vikings at Bears (20:32) and Chiefs at Rams (25:25).

Former NFL scout Matt Manocherian of Sports Info Solutions and football analytics pioneer Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders welcome Mike Tanier of Bleacher Report to the podcast to discuss all things NFL. The trio looks at the state of the Philadelphia Eagles (2:06), the addition of Dez Bryant to the New Orleans Saints' offense (19:05), looks back at the Week 9 Games of the Week: Steelers at Ravens (22:28), Packers at Patriots (24:12), Rams at Saints (27:06) and previews the top games of Week 10: Cowboys at Eagles (29:42), Dolphins at Packers (35:00), Seahawks at Rams (40:11).

Former NFL scout Matt Manocherian of Sports Info Solutions and analytics pioneer Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders tackle all the biggest NFL news and notes from a busy week. The pair gives their thoughts on the trade deadline (1:55), the coaching changes in Cleveland (8:04) and reveal their top midseason performers at quarterback (14:03), running back (16:56), wide receiver (21:19), offensive line (24:22), edge rusher (26:31) and run stopper (27:07). They also discuss the top games from Week 8: Seattle-Detroit (29:29), Minnesota-New Orleans (30:34), Carolina-Baltimore (32:40), Denver-Kansas City (34:00) and look ahead to the best matchups of Week 9: Pittsburgh-Baltimore, New England-Green Bay and Los Angeles Rams-New Orleans.

Former NFL scout Matt Manocherian of Sports Info Solutions and football analytics pioneer Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders discuss the analytics behind going for two when trailing (0:27) and whether tanking is a viable option in today's NFL (5:40). The duo also looks back at the top games from Week 7 of the NFL season: Houston-Jacksonville (12:23), Dallas-Washington (15:53) and Kansas City-Cincinnati (18:47) and previews the best Week 8 matchups: Seattle-Detroit (21:03), Minnesota-New Orleans (26:20) and Denver-Kansas City (34:20).

Former NFL scout Matt Manocherian of Sports Info Solutions and football analytics pioneer Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders play a game of "Are They For Real" and discuss their thoughts on the Los Angeles Chargers (0:59), Philadelphia Eagles (2:19), Seattle Seahawks (3:48), Chicago Bears (6:18) and Carolina Panthers (9:10). The dynamic duo will also look back at the top games from Week 6 of the NFL season: the Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals (11:00), Baltimore Ravens at Tennessee Titans (13:36) and Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots (16:04), and look ahead to the best matchups of Week 7: the Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars (22:00), Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins (26:21) and Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs (30:10). 

Former NFL scout Matt Manocherian and Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders discuss some of the biggest games of Week 5 of the 2018 NFL season and look ahead to the top matchups in Week 6. 0:31 - DVOA movers and shakers (Rams and Chiefs way ahead of the pack with the Bears, Saints and Chargers coming on strong, while the Vikings, Eagles and Falcons disappoint.) Top games of NFL Week 5 according to playoff probability 3:10 - Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals 7:35 - Washington Redskins at New Orleans Saints 11:17 - Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles 13:33 - Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers Top games of NFL Week 6 according to playoff probability 20:36 - Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals 26:42 - Baltimore Ravens at Tennessee Titans 31:50 - Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots

Former NFL scout Matt Manocherian of Sports Info Solutions and Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders discuss the incredible start to the season for Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Pat Mahomes, look back to the Week 4 "Games of the Week" and preview the top three (plus a bonus) "Games of the Week" for Week 5 of the NFL season. 0:30 - Breaking down Pat Mahomes and the Chiefs offense Recapping Week 4 "Games of the Week" 8:46 - Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers 10:29 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears 12:50 - Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots Week 5 "Games of the Week" 16:30 - Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals 22:03 - Washington Redskins at New Orleans Saints 24:30 - Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles 28:20 - Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers

Former NFL Scout Matt Manocherian of Sports Info Solutions and football analytics pioneer Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders break down all the key matchups in the game behind the game. The Rundown: Matt asks Aaron his take on Gronk threatening to retire (0:30) Look back at Week 3’s Biggest Matchups including a look at Rodgers, Brees, and Bortles (2:30) SISDataHub.com Free Trial Info (10:15) Ravens at Steelers Preview: Another Classic Showdown? (12:00) Bucs at Bears Preview: Fitzpatrick vs Winston discussion (16:30) Dolphins at Patriots Preview: Are the Dolphins for real? (27:45)

Former NFL Scout Matt Manocherian of Sports Info Solutions and football analytics pioneer Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders break down all the key matchups in the game behind the game.  In this episode, they discuss… WR Screens on 3rd and long (0:20) DVOA for the Jets and Bills (2:49) NFC vs. AFC (6:50) Overreaction Monday and ESPN as an octopus (9:30) Lowering the helmet and roughing the passer calls (11:30) Recap of Week 1 Games of the Week: Falcons-Eagles (13:50) Steelers-Browns (17:17) Chiefs-Chargers (20:53) Week 2 Games of the Week: Chiefs-Steelers (25:20) Vikings-Packers (27:00) Patriots-Jaguars (33:35)

Matt Manocherian of Sports Info Solutions and Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders break down the analytical side of the NFL.

Former NFL Scout Matt Manocherian of Sports Info Solutions and football analytics pioneer Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders break down the 10 questions on everybody's mind heading into the NFL Draft.  Don't miss their unique analytic take on all the top prospects.