The Schatz and Tanier podcast and livestream returns today for regular weekly Thursday broadcasts at noon Eastern. Today, we're previewing the NFC East! Come join us. @miketanier.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl9r...

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This may be my best Immaculate Grid yet, rarity score of 26. 🏈 Immaculate Grid 1093 9/9: Rarity: 26 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 ➡️ See my grid: www.sports-reference.com/immaculate-g...

We do this with all sports. We compare football to baseball and then baseball to basketball and then basketball to football.

Ha! Also true.

I understand this game was in Atlanta but I don’t understand the comparisons to 28-3. This was more like coming back from 7-0. It’s not like England dominated the first half of this thing.

New Undersecretaries of War Doug Flutie and Frank Thomas.

Someone who bets soccer, I have a question. I noticed there are odds today for Draw. But you can't draw in the knockout rounds. Is betting on a winner in the World Cup knockouts a) only in full time b) also in extra time c) also based in penalties?

Oh, the Canada fires, that's why it looks like it is going to storm outside. It's freakin' weird.

Football Card of the Day: 1995 Upper Deck John L. Williams. 1995 cards are fun because of the 1994 75th anniversary throwback uniforms.

The Anti-Dynasty list continues! The expansion Buccaneers hit the list today. The 0-26 Bucs couldn't win at home or on the road -- what they needed was a neutral site. No. 28 1976-80 Tampa Bay Buccaneers They didn't block, but made up for it by not tackling.

Everything in the baseball world is fine. www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Reminder that the physical copy of FTN Football Almanac 2026, the best preseason guide to the NFL, is now available! www.amazon.com/Aaron-Schatz...

More advanced stat breakdowns from FTN Football Almanac 2026 by @brykno.bsky.social. Today we look at QB performance to receivers in the slot compared to out wide. -- Sam Darnold and surprisingly Jared Goff better to the outside. -- ATL QBs better to the slot. ftnfantasy.com/nfl/2025-slo...

Quick note that the Schatz and @miketanier.bsky.social NFL Podcast is returning this Thursday at noon Eastern! We'll be previewing the NFC East.

I was one of the media members balloted for the NFL's anniversary Top 100 players. They gave us a list of nominated players and I couldn't believe Willie Roaf wasn't on it! I added him to my Top 100 ballot.

So you're telling me there's a chance 😬

Football Card of the Day: 1993 Upper Deck Willie Roaf. Look at that dapper young man on the back! Also, blocking win rates! (courtesy the Lousiana Tech PR department)

ICYMI this weekend: 1) If you've bought FTN Football Almanac 2026 online, please download a new version that fixes typos and other errors. You can go to ftnfantasy.com/almanac. 2) Print version of FTN Football Almanac 2026 is now available at Amazon.

The Anti-Dynasty list continues! The expansion Texans boast the worst offense in 21st century football, as their offensive line existed mostly theoretically. No. 30: 2002-06 Houston Texans And Derek Carr goes down again...

ICYMI this weekend: 1) If you've bought FTN Football Almanac 2026 online, please download a new version that fixes typos and other errors. You can go to ftnfantasy.com/almanac. 2) Print version of FTN Football Almanac 2026 is now available at Amazon.

The early road to Super Bowl LXI 🧐 Back-to-back for the Seahawks?

Football Card of the Day: 2014 Topps Tyler Warren. In 2014, Topps did an insert set of Punt, Pass, and Kick champions. This kid looks familiar. (Check the hometown.)

FTN Football Almanac 2026 is now available on Amazon in printed form. Get it on dead trees! www.amazon.com/Aaron-Schatz...

Have you purchased the FTN Football Almanac 2026 online? You can now return to ftnfantasy.com/almanac and re-download a version which fixes a number of typos and the incorrect ranks for red zone/late and close defense.

Grabbed Cholowsky in the reserve rounds of my hardcore AL league this year but flipped him in a trade for some veteran stars (I'm currently in first place, trade helped).

Today's football card of the day is 1995 Upper Deck Collector's Choice Ronnie Lott. What, you don't remember Lott's long career with the Kansas City Chiefs? He got injured in the 1995 preseason and that was the end of his career.

Went to the ballgame tonight and two things I had never seen live: 1) Brady House of Rochester hit for the cycle. 2) Worcester had to bring in a position player to pitch.

Did you miss that yesterday was FTN Almanac release day? Get your digital copy now! Print version coming next week.

We're hard at work fixing errors in FTN Football Almanac 2026, there should be a new version up by tomorrow that fixes some small copy edits and the ranks for defensive Red Zone and Late and Close on team tables. I'll let everyone know when that's available for download!

Today's football card of the day is 1994 Sportflics Deion Sanders. This is the most 90s thing that has ever 90s'ed. Lenticular printing Multiple fonts going in different directions Random pastel graphics Deion in his prime Neon Deion phase I can practically hear it singing 2 Legit 2 Quit.

OMG I just drove up 495 and had no idea the World Cup game was being played in Foxborough. Thank god I didn't have to do this earlier in the day.

I know FIFA is corrupt but I still don't quite get it. I thought a red card was a one-game suspension. This guy is out for two games? www.espn.com/soccer/story...

I discovered this today. Blech!

Toughest backloaded DVOA schedules in the NFL ⌛

The Almanac is 100% worth it and easily provides some of the best analysis to get you ready for the season! I also love that you get a collection of analysts writing sections to get a unique perspective on stats and trends.

With today as Almanac release day, a reminder to hit me up if you find any errors or copyedits, so we can get those changed before we submit for the print version. We caught most of them but something always gets through. Gracias!

Oops. This was supposed to say "Meet the Almanac staff." This is the Almanac staff!

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Hey, it's Almanac day! All our hard work goes into this and we're very proud of this year's edition. Lots of surprising projections in here, and tons of useful and interesting stats about last season. You can get the PDF version now and the Amazon print version will be available next week.

In light of the arguments about why the United States doesn't do better in the World Cup, I was interested in this article about why India doesn't even *make* the World Cup with 1.4 billion people. Also not good enough for the World Cup? China. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Great historical article here about the Hammond Pros, the first NFL team (but not the last?) to play in Hammond, Indiana. defector.com/the-bears-wo...

Last day of this sale. If you're a serious fantasy football player, you need FTN's NFL Pro. And if you want DVOA stats updated throughout the season, you also need FTN's NFL Pro.

Embarassed as a Brown econ graduate, but also, GODZILLA.

Football card of the day: 1991 Topps Darion Conner. This is what I was talking about yesterday with the crazy tackle numbers from team PR departments. Falcons PR told Topps that Conner had 8 tackles and 7 assists against the Browns in Week 16. The Browns scorers gave him 3 tackles and 1 assist.

Wait what do you mean there’s no soccer today?

Love the way the announcer on Colombia Switzerland can’t stop making comparisons to better known American sports.

New at @ftnfantasy.com: @brykno.bsky.social previews FTN Almanac with some stats on TE and RB split out wide or in the slot. Maybe don't do this with Saquon Barkley so much? ftnfantasy.com/nfl/2025-slo...

@jakearthurnfl.bsky.social The sample chapter of FTN Almanac 2026 is the Colts chapter. ftnfantasy.com/almanac

This year's FTN Football Almanac sample chapter is now available for download on the bottom of the FTN Almanac page. It is the Indianapolis Colts by @brykno.bsky.social. The Almanac itself will be out very soon! ftnfantasy.com/almanac