Why the Houston Texans Are a LEGIT Super Bowl Threat

Описание: The FTN Football Almanac is as close as we have to religious text in the NFL analytics world. The 2026 version is set to drop shortly, so Robert Mays welcomed the founder of the Almanac, FTN's director of analytics Aaron Schatz, to this episode of The Athletic Football Show to highlight the most surprising nuggets from this year's edition.

0:00 Welcome to the show
2:01 Houston Texans as a Super Bowl threat?
12:30 2026 Super Bowl was least likely ever
18:28 Chicago Bears offense vs defense gap
25:40 New England Patriots historically easy schedule
32:17 Cincinnati Bengals & Dallas Cowboys playoff-bound?
38:33 Los Angeles Rams & 13 personnel
41:36 Jamel Dean: best outside coverage corner
42:05 Terrion Arnold: worst outside coverage corner
46:24 New York Jets improved defense
49:35 Pittsburgh Steelers offense oddity
54:02 Jordan Love with vs without pressure

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