The Analyst

Who has the most sacks in a single NFL game? We reveal all and run through those who have given opposing quarterbacks very bad days over th...

Everyone loves a fumble return touchdown, unless your team is conceding one. Here is a list of the longest fumble return touchdowns in NFL...

Who has showcased the safest hands in NFL history? We take a look at who has the most receptions in an NFL game.We’ve all dropped t...

The status of a Super Bowl hero in American culture lies somewhere between the President of the United States and an Academy Award-winning...

There was a time when blowouts were the rule more than the exception in the Super Bowl.Of the 12 games that took place on the much-anti...

Things seem better in the cold winter months when your city’s basketball team is a contender.And if you’re fan of one of the best NBA t...

Whether it’s LeBron James playing a point forward role or Nikola Jokic dishing them out from the center position, assists aren’t just for p...

Who has had their names etched in golf’s history books? We’re taking a look at all the records, from the most wins to the lowest score at t...

The home run is still one of the most thrilling feats in baseball.And when a player goes yard more than once – or twice or thrice – in...

“Catch ‘em if you can” is more a wish when it comes to those setting baseball’s stolen base records.That Major League Baseball increase...

In 1980, it was George Brett chasing the highest batting average in an MLB season.In 1994, it was Tony Gwynn tormenting pitchers. Six y...

Baseball once had a reputation for being too long, but it’s no longer the case with MLB speeding up the action beginning in 2023. As part o...

Stat, Viz, Quiz is the Opta Analyst football newsletter. This week’s edition looks at Lee Carsley’s England legacy, foul numbers, and the P...

The fantasy football playoffs are approaching but there are still players on the waiver wire who can improve your roster. Here are our sugg...

A diverse, talented group of 13 FCS college football players are finalists for the 2024 FedEx Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete Award, now in...

Norwich City’s form may have suffered after a bright start to the 2024-25 Championship season, but Borja Sainz remains on course for campai...

If you thought choosing the HBCU Players of the Week would be easier after a hotly contested Week 1, you were wrong.As we settle into t...

Nobody likes blowouts. Well, that’s not true. Fans of the winning team like blowouts. Fantasy managers can get behind a blowout. But ca...

With LeBron James breaking the 40,000-point mark for career points in NBA regular seasons, we thought it was time to take a look at tho...

It didn’t happen all at once, but eventually, several analytical minds realized something that was so staggering it changed the game of bas...

MLB’s longest postseason droughts can become folk tales.Fans will recount stories of heroes and villains, miracles and curses, hope and...

The second full round of fixtures in this year’s Autumn Nations Series saw a mix of tight clashes and resounding victories – we take a look...

Each week, throughout the college football season, alumni, fans, media and the teams themselves look to the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll t...

Manchester City are about as close to a crisis as they have ever been under Pep Guardiola. But how bad are things really, and what do they...

Ahead of the return of the Premier League, we use the Opta supercomputer to assess the likelihood of teams in the danger zone being relegat...