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 Texans Super Bowl threat

12:30 2026 Super Bowl was almost impossible

18:50 Gap between Bears offense and defense

25:38 Patriots ease of schedule

32:10 Bengals, Cowboys playoff chances

38:34 Rams 13 personnel

41:36 Best/worst overside coverage corners

46:20 Jets defensive improvement

49:35 Steelers offense oddity

54:03 Jordan Love with vs without pressure

Host: Robert Mays

Executive Producer: Michael Beller

Senior Producer: Katy Duffy

Social Producer: Scott Krinch

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Theme song: Haunted

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