Ty Schalter
FiveThirtyEight
Lansing, MI, United States
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The Chalky AFC Is Stronger Than The Schlocky NFC
NFL watchers have been talking about how stacked the AFC is all season — not just that its top teams, like the Buffalo Bills, are better than the NFC’s best, bu… → Read More
You’re Not Imagining Things. There’s Way More Stoppage Time At This World Cup.
With the finalists of the Qatar 2022 men’s World Cup decided, it’s a perfect time to look back on some of the incredible moments that shaped the tournament: Mor… → Read More
Kylian Mbappé Is Having A World Cup For The Ages
If France won the last men’s World Cup thanks in part to then-19-year-old Kylian Mbappé, then should Les Bleus repeat in Qatar he ought to take the Jules Rimet … → Read More
The U.S. Played To Win Against Iran — And It Worked
Christian Pulisic nearly captured the entire story of the United States’ win-or-go-home match against Iran on Tuesday in the second minute, when he took off on … → Read More
Tom Brady Used To Put The Team On His Back. Now He Needs Help — And Isn’t Getting It.
A little over five years ago, I wrote that Tom Brady will eventually be bad. And after 25,205 additional yards, 177 touchdowns, three Pro Bowl berths, a first-t… → Read More
The Green Bay Packers Can’t Win With This Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Rodgers could point to any number of reasons why his Green Bay Packers have started the season 3-3 — his sore thumb, terrible offensive line play, a sudde… → Read More
The Dolphins Wanted To Let Tua Tagovailoa Go. Now They’ve Unleashed Him.
Tu Tagovailoa is delivering on his potential early in the 2022 season. → Read More
The NFL Preseason Is Not Predictive — But It Can Often Seem That Way
How should we think about preseason performance in the NFL? → Read More
The NFL Teams That Made Their Own Luck — And Misfortune — In 2021
“Why are we here?” Indianapolis Colts cornerback Kenny Moore wondered back in February. He wasn’t having an existential crisis. He was trying to figure out how … → Read More
Can The Bengals Slow Down Aaron Donald? Nothing’s Stopped Him Yet.
Aaron Donald is a matchup nightmare for Cincinnati. → Read More
The Kansas City Defense Is Looking Like Its Old Self. That Could Be Bad News.
Why Kansas City may be in trouble against Cincinnati. → Read More
The Rams Are A Matchup Nightmare For The Buccaneers
The Rams are built to upset the Buccaneers. → Read More
The Bengals May Be The Real Winner Of ‘The Tie That Wasn’t’
The Bengals can thank the Raiders for an easier playoff path. → Read More
With NFL Playoff Spots Up For Grabs, Don’t Be Surprised If These Divisions Get Greedy
The Cleveland Browns just lost a crucial game they easily could have won, the Baltimore Ravens are a M.A.S.H. unit, the Cincinnati Bengals have been playing ove… → Read More
Are The Falcons The Best Bad Team Ever?
The Falcons just might make the playoffs. But don't be fooled: they're bad. → Read More
The Chiefs’ Defense Was Historically Awful. Now It’s Bailing Them Out.
Ever since Patrick Mahomes’s early season slump, NFL watchers have been waiting for the Kansas City Chiefs’ high-flying offense to return. The Chiefs have avera… → Read More
Tua Tagovailoa Is Playing Well, Which Is A Real Inconvenience If You’re The Dolphins
After taking quarterback Tua Tagovailoa with the fifth overall pick in last year’s draft, the Miami Dolphins appeared to have given up on the Alabama star this … → Read More
How Can The Chargers Help Justin Herbert?
Halfway through the longest NFL regular season in history, Los Angeles Chargers fans must feel like they’ve already lived through two miniseasons: the one where… → Read More
Up Two Scores Against The Ravens? They’ve Got You Right Where They Want You.
But how long can Baltimore keep this up? → Read More
Fans Are Back At NFL Games. But Home-Field Advantage Isn’t (Yet).
What's going on with home-field advantage in the NFL? → Read More