![]() The first problem is confusing cause and effect. There are two reasons why nearly every beat writer and television analyst still repeats the tired old-school mantra that "establishing the run" is the secret to winning football games. Just running the ball is not going to help a team score it has to run successfully. The first article ever written for Football Outsiders was devoted to debunking the myth of "establishing the run." There is no correlation whatsoever between giving your running backs a lot of carries early in the game and winning the game. You run when you win, not win when you run. This essay was last updated in June 2022. Therefore, there is no specific article we can point out. ![]() ![]() Please note that some of our basic research findings, such as the split between offense, defense, and special teams, were never addressed in one specific article, but instead developed over time. That essay is republished here, along with links to the original research online when possible, or mentions of where that research appeared in print. In each edition of Football Outsiders Almanac, we now include an essay called "Pregame Show" which gives a basic look at some of the most important precepts that have emerged during nine years of Football Outsiders research. While reading Football Outsiders or the Football Outsiders Almanac, new readers will often come across an offhand comment about, for example, the idea that fumble recovery is not a skill, and wonder what in the heck we are talking about.
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