{"podcast":{"title":"The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL","slug":"the-athletic-football-show-a-show-about-the-nfl-1365826","podcast_index_feed_id":1365826,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/681cc905bdc60241406b737f","website_url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/podcasts/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/681cc905bdc60241406b737f/1756988716204-498765dc-3c65-4b44-ab2d-e9e31fa98081.jpeg","author":"The Athletic","episode_count":1411,"summary":"The Athletic’s flagship NFL podcast covers the league like only The Athletic can. Host Robert Mays and co-hosts Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman dive into the biggest stories, break down the Xs and Os, and tackle the ins and outs of roster building. They meticulously follow the details of why we all love this sport and have plenty of fun along the way, bringing the expertise necessary to cover the NFL at the highest level. You want year-round draft coverage? You'll get that here, too, with draft expert Dane Brugler. Whether it’s happening on the field or behind the scenes, you’ll get an in-depth look at all things NFL on The Athletic Football Show, available wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T06:22:55.425141+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-football-show-a-show-about-the-nfl-1365826"},"episode":{"title":"Which outlier stats are most likely to remain outliers?","slug":"which-outlier-stats-are-most-likely-to-remain-outliers","published_at":"2026-07-13T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-football-show-a-show-about-the-nfl-1365826/which-outlier-stats-are-most-likely-to-remain-outliers","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-football-show-a-show-about-the-nfl-1365826","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-athletic-football-show-a-show-about-the-nfl/episodes/which-outlier-stats-are-most-likely-to-remain-outliers","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681cc905bdc60241406b737f/e/6a53f0e5da02153f4f91782d/media.mp3","summary":"We're approaching the end of mailbag season but we aren't quite there yet, so Dave Helman and Derrik Klassen opened up the mail and found eight great questions in there. The guys tackle questions on linebacker tiers, outlier statistics, the Lions' 2023 draft, and a whole lot more on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. 0:00 Welcome to the show 1:35 Linebacker tiers 18:47 Outlier stats for QBs 26:36 Favorite odd records 31:50 Teams that disappeared when stakes were high 43:30 Saving past RBs 49:22 Reversing Matthew Stafford’s career 57:05 Lions 2023 Draft: Witherspoon or Gibbs? Co-Hosts: Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman Executive Producer: Michael Beller Senior Producer: Katy Duffy Social Producer: Scott Krinch Follow Derrik on Bluesky: @qbklass.bsky.social Follow Dave on Bluesky: @davehelman.bsky.social Follow Dave on X: @DaveHelman_ Theme song: Haunted Written by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love Songs Courtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"We're approaching the end of mailbag season but we aren't quite there yet, so Dave Helman and Derrik Klassen opened up the mail and found eight great ques…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3950,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-athletic-football-show-a-show-about-the-nfl-1365826/episodes/which-outlier-stats-are-most-likely-to-remain-outliers/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-football-show-a-show-about-the-nfl-1365826/which-outlier-stats-are-most-likely-to-remain-outliers.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}