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FBO: Crunching the numbers, Week 9

By Aaron Schatz
Football Outsiders

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Each week, Football Outsiders looks at every NFL matchup on the schedule for Sunday (and MNF) and pulls out the most interesting statistical trends related to the contests. Much of the analysis is based on DVOA, which takes every single play during the season and compares it to the league average based on situation and opponent. DVOA and Football Outsiders' other advanced stats are explained here. Here is the 2009 Week 9 edition. The Sunday 1 p.m. ET games Washington Redskins at Atlanta ...

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