Cale Clinton
@caleclinton.bsky.social
Athletic NFL Staff Editor. NFL data stuff, occasional movie posting. Formerly Football Outsiders, USA Today, Deadspin
Multiple records broken, a shocking lack of blitzes, and an under-the-radar receiver performance:
Breaking down the Eagles’ blowout Super Bowl LIX by the numbers
www.nytimes.com/athletic/612...
Breaking down the Eagles’ blowout Super Bowl LIX by the numbers
www.nytimes.com/athletic/612...
Breaking down the Eagles' blowout Super Bowl LIX victory by the numbers
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Multiple records broken, a shocking lack of blitzes, and an under-the-radar receiver performance:
Breaking down the Eagles’ blowout Super Bowl LIX by the numbers
www.nytimes.com/athletic/612...
Breaking down the Eagles’ blowout Super Bowl LIX by the numbers
www.nytimes.com/athletic/612...
The (other) big game is HERE.
Introducing Connections: Sports Edition, a spin-off to test your ball knowledge.
Can you find the common thread? Test your knowledge
www.nytimes.com/athletic/con...
Introducing Connections: Sports Edition, a spin-off to test your ball knowledge.
Can you find the common thread? Test your knowledge
www.nytimes.com/athletic/con...
Play Connections: Sports Edition, our newest word game
Group sports terms that share a common thread. A new puzzle is available each day.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The (other) big game is HERE.
Introducing Connections: Sports Edition, a spin-off to test your ball knowledge.
Can you find the common thread? Test your knowledge
www.nytimes.com/athletic/con...
Introducing Connections: Sports Edition, a spin-off to test your ball knowledge.
Can you find the common thread? Test your knowledge
www.nytimes.com/athletic/con...
After last night's record-setting performance by Jameis, teams are currently 18-14 in the games where they set a franchise passing record. Kinda surprised!
Panthers, Browns, Cowboys, Broncos, Lions, Colts, Jaguars, Chiefs, Chargers, Dolphins, Vikings, Saints, Giants, and Buccaneers all with Ls.
Panthers, Browns, Cowboys, Broncos, Lions, Colts, Jaguars, Chiefs, Chargers, Dolphins, Vikings, Saints, Giants, and Buccaneers all with Ls.
December 3, 2024 at 3:54 PM
After last night's record-setting performance by Jameis, teams are currently 18-14 in the games where they set a franchise passing record. Kinda surprised!
Panthers, Browns, Cowboys, Broncos, Lions, Colts, Jaguars, Chiefs, Chargers, Dolphins, Vikings, Saints, Giants, and Buccaneers all with Ls.
Panthers, Browns, Cowboys, Broncos, Lions, Colts, Jaguars, Chiefs, Chargers, Dolphins, Vikings, Saints, Giants, and Buccaneers all with Ls.
Before December 2023, I think the only Radiohead song I had ever heard was Creep.
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December 3, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Before December 2023, I think the only Radiohead song I had ever heard was Creep.
Whoops
Whoops
Earlier this year, while doing preseason predictions, I laid out the case for what a running back's MVP season would look like. It was a long-shot, and I really didn't think it was all that realistic.
Saquon Barkley's making the case right now.
Saquon Barkley's making the case right now.
December 2, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Earlier this year, while doing preseason predictions, I laid out the case for what a running back's MVP season would look like. It was a long-shot, and I really didn't think it was all that realistic.
Saquon Barkley's making the case right now.
Saquon Barkley's making the case right now.
Think I cracked Miami’s cold-weather problem: just switch colorways after November 1. Can’t wear teal below 50 degrees
November 29, 2024 at 2:13 AM
Think I cracked Miami’s cold-weather problem: just switch colorways after November 1. Can’t wear teal below 50 degrees
DeMarvion Overshown can really do it all.
-Cowboys Co-leader in sacks.
-2nd-most tackles on team.
-Most PDs on team outside the secondary
Now, the owner of the team’s only pick six (and only defensive touchdown) of the season.
If Dallas was better, he’d be a DROY dark horse
-Cowboys Co-leader in sacks.
-2nd-most tackles on team.
-Most PDs on team outside the secondary
Now, the owner of the team’s only pick six (and only defensive touchdown) of the season.
If Dallas was better, he’d be a DROY dark horse
November 28, 2024 at 10:41 PM
DeMarvion Overshown can really do it all.
-Cowboys Co-leader in sacks.
-2nd-most tackles on team.
-Most PDs on team outside the secondary
Now, the owner of the team’s only pick six (and only defensive touchdown) of the season.
If Dallas was better, he’d be a DROY dark horse
-Cowboys Co-leader in sacks.
-2nd-most tackles on team.
-Most PDs on team outside the secondary
Now, the owner of the team’s only pick six (and only defensive touchdown) of the season.
If Dallas was better, he’d be a DROY dark horse
Osa Odighizua enters today’s game with the fourth-most pressures among DTs and as many pressures as Micah Parsons but only has 2.0 sacks on the year.
He’s already taken a massive leap this year, but when those pressures start converting he’s going to be a PROBLEM
He’s already taken a massive leap this year, but when those pressures start converting he’s going to be a PROBLEM
November 28, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Osa Odighizua enters today’s game with the fourth-most pressures among DTs and as many pressures as Micah Parsons but only has 2.0 sacks on the year.
He’s already taken a massive leap this year, but when those pressures start converting he’s going to be a PROBLEM
He’s already taken a massive leap this year, but when those pressures start converting he’s going to be a PROBLEM
The Chargers — allowing the third-most yards after contact per carry this season before tonight — finding out they have to tackle Derrick Henry
November 26, 2024 at 3:46 AM
The Chargers — allowing the third-most yards after contact per carry this season before tonight — finding out they have to tackle Derrick Henry
Everything looked effortless for the Buccaneers as Tampa Bay picks up a 30-7 win over the Giants and Tommy DeVito.
The first few weeks of the post-Daniel Jones era are not going to be fun.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/594...
The first few weeks of the post-Daniel Jones era are not going to be fun.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/594...
Bucs beat Giants in N.Y.’s first game without Daniel Jones: Key takeaways
The Giants were shut out in the first half and couldn't convert a third down until after halftime in Tommy DeVito's first start of 2024.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Everything looked effortless for the Buccaneers as Tampa Bay picks up a 30-7 win over the Giants and Tommy DeVito.
The first few weeks of the post-Daniel Jones era are not going to be fun.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/594...
The first few weeks of the post-Daniel Jones era are not going to be fun.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/594...
Bucs-Giants has been pretty standard fare thus far but we’ve gotten at least three or four insane acrobatic plays in this one
November 24, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Bucs-Giants has been pretty standard fare thus far but we’ve gotten at least three or four insane acrobatic plays in this one
Gross-weather AFC North football also applies here. Russell Wilson hasn’t missed a pass but has three sacks and a fumble? Perfection
The time after Day Light Savings ends but before Christmas season starts is all about slipping into mild insanity. Big Twin Peaks/House of Leaves szn
November 22, 2024 at 2:15 AM
Gross-weather AFC North football also applies here. Russell Wilson hasn’t missed a pass but has three sacks and a fumble? Perfection
That time of year
November 22, 2024 at 2:08 AM
That time of year
The most iconic moment of the 2024 NFL season thus far has officially been immortalized in Madden www.nytimes.com/athletic/593...
Madden 25 adds Saquon Barkley viral reverse hurdle in latest game update
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 1:05 AM
The most iconic moment of the 2024 NFL season thus far has officially been immortalized in Madden www.nytimes.com/athletic/593...
THIS IS NOT A DRILL
THE COLTS JUST RAN A GOALLINE WING T PACKAGE WITH TWO DEFENSIVE TACKLES IN THE BACKFIELD
lost yards on the play, but we've never been more back
THE COLTS JUST RAN A GOALLINE WING T PACKAGE WITH TWO DEFENSIVE TACKLES IN THE BACKFIELD
lost yards on the play, but we've never been more back
November 17, 2024 at 6:41 PM
THIS IS NOT A DRILL
THE COLTS JUST RAN A GOALLINE WING T PACKAGE WITH TWO DEFENSIVE TACKLES IN THE BACKFIELD
lost yards on the play, but we've never been more back
THE COLTS JUST RAN A GOALLINE WING T PACKAGE WITH TWO DEFENSIVE TACKLES IN THE BACKFIELD
lost yards on the play, but we've never been more back
Watched peak cinema tonight boxd.it/7NXNu5
A ★★★★★ review of Hundreds of Beavers (2022)
This review may contain spoilers. Visit the page to bypass this warning and read the review.
boxd.it
November 14, 2024 at 4:33 AM
Watched peak cinema tonight boxd.it/7NXNu5
One part of the old site I’ll miss: curating algo got so busted that I turned my For You page into 100% bird pics.
Didn’t follow any birders or nature accts. Just started liking bird pics. More showed up. Kept liking. Repeat.
Could scroll for hours w/o seeing X crap. Just birds. Need BSky birds!
Didn’t follow any birders or nature accts. Just started liking bird pics. More showed up. Kept liking. Repeat.
Could scroll for hours w/o seeing X crap. Just birds. Need BSky birds!
November 13, 2024 at 6:59 PM
One part of the old site I’ll miss: curating algo got so busted that I turned my For You page into 100% bird pics.
Didn’t follow any birders or nature accts. Just started liking bird pics. More showed up. Kept liking. Repeat.
Could scroll for hours w/o seeing X crap. Just birds. Need BSky birds!
Didn’t follow any birders or nature accts. Just started liking bird pics. More showed up. Kept liking. Repeat.
Could scroll for hours w/o seeing X crap. Just birds. Need BSky birds!
What happens when you mix one of the lowest defensive spends, a bunch of rookie-contract players, and one of the most demanding defensive schemes in the NFL?
Answer: a top-5 defensive unit by DVOA
For the first time in the Mahomes era, the Chiefs D is carrying the team
Answer: a top-5 defensive unit by DVOA
For the first time in the Mahomes era, the Chiefs D is carrying the team
How the Chiefs Built a Top Defense
Finally, the Kansas City Chiefs have a defense to match their offense. How did they get there?
www.ftnfantasy.com
November 11, 2023 at 5:52 PM
What happens when you mix one of the lowest defensive spends, a bunch of rookie-contract players, and one of the most demanding defensive schemes in the NFL?
Answer: a top-5 defensive unit by DVOA
For the first time in the Mahomes era, the Chiefs D is carrying the team
Answer: a top-5 defensive unit by DVOA
For the first time in the Mahomes era, the Chiefs D is carrying the team
Daron Bland has been absolutely eating off those sideline outs/fades. Third pick six of the year, second one on that kind of play
October 29, 2023 at 5:38 PM
Daron Bland has been absolutely eating off those sideline outs/fades. Third pick six of the year, second one on that kind of play
This is the funniest bit from a TV show in recent memory
October 28, 2023 at 7:43 PM
This is the funniest bit from a TV show in recent memory
Quick thread (do we thread here?) dumping my notes from my latest piece over at FTN.
Few odds and ends, one-liner stats, etc. that stood out to me and couldn’t make it in the article
Few odds and ends, one-liner stats, etc. that stood out to me and couldn’t make it in the article
Lessons from Interception-Worthy Throws
What do charted Interception-Worthy Throws tell us about which quarterbacks might be good or bad this season, or lucky and unlucky?
www.ftnfantasy.com
October 27, 2023 at 10:19 PM
Quick thread (do we thread here?) dumping my notes from my latest piece over at FTN.
Few odds and ends, one-liner stats, etc. that stood out to me and couldn’t make it in the article
Few odds and ends, one-liner stats, etc. that stood out to me and couldn’t make it in the article
Latest over at FTN:
We take a look at the charting stat Interceprion-Worthy Throws, how they add great context for QB performance, and fun little outliers that pop up
We take a look at the charting stat Interceprion-Worthy Throws, how they add great context for QB performance, and fun little outliers that pop up
New at the FTN Fantasy DVOA page from @caleclinton.bsky.social: A look at both passes defensed and Interception-Worthy Throws from FTN Data and what those numbers can tell us about which QBs have been lucky or unlucky this season.
www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN...
www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN...
October 27, 2023 at 10:16 PM
Latest over at FTN:
We take a look at the charting stat Interceprion-Worthy Throws, how they add great context for QB performance, and fun little outliers that pop up
We take a look at the charting stat Interceprion-Worthy Throws, how they add great context for QB performance, and fun little outliers that pop up
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October 23, 2023 at 9:14 PM
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I’m movin different
October 21, 2023 at 2:10 AM
I’m movin different
Latest over at FTN: this has been a long time coming, but it's time for the Patriots to rebuild.
A bad team with bad skill players dragged down by bad coaching decisions.
Where did it go wrong, where will things go from here, and how long will they stay bad?
A bad team with bad skill players dragged down by bad coaching decisions.
Where did it go wrong, where will things go from here, and how long will they stay bad?
The End of the Patriots Dynasty
The Patriots have crashed and burned this season. What went wrong, and what is the path out of the darkness?
www.ftnfantasy.com
October 20, 2023 at 5:40 PM
Latest over at FTN: this has been a long time coming, but it's time for the Patriots to rebuild.
A bad team with bad skill players dragged down by bad coaching decisions.
Where did it go wrong, where will things go from here, and how long will they stay bad?
A bad team with bad skill players dragged down by bad coaching decisions.
Where did it go wrong, where will things go from here, and how long will they stay bad?