The Counter: An NFL Podcast by For The Win - It's Super Bowl 55 week, but it feels very different - Breaking down the big game with The Nerds - a podcast by USA TODAY SPORTS

Rundown!It's Super Bowl 55 week, but it feels very differentThe Rams are going for it. The Lions are going with Goff. Our thoughts.-- How much better will the Rams be?-- What's next for the Lions?Breaking down the big game with The Nerds

Namita Nandakumar, Seattle Kraken Analyst (formerly of the Philadelphia Eagles)

-- What she learned while researching her 538 story on how defensive tendencies impact offensive play-calls

-- What that means for the Chiefs and Buccaneers

-- Does Patrick Mahomes break some statistical models?

-- How big is the gap between the NFL's data and what's publicly available?

-- Have we maxed out on broad observations based on the info we have?

Keegan Abdoo, Next Gen Stats Analyst

-- Have the Bucs made it easier on Tom Brady in the latter part of the season?

-- Is Brady playing significantly better now than he was earlier in the season?

-- Are the Chiefs more aggressive with blitzes early in the game than later, and what does that mean?

-- It seems like Kansas City uses a fair percentage of disguised coverages. Does the data show that to be true, and how has Brady dealt with them this year?

-- What observations stuck with you as you prepared the report on this game?

Preview of Thursday's show

-- Looking at film with Nate Tice and Diante Lee

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