Mike Sando is a senior NFL writer at The Athletic, and he’s one of the most open-minded and analytically-minded national NFL writers, as well as a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s election committee. In this episode, we talk about…

• The Divisional Round and conference championship games
• Mike’s career path from Whitworth to ESPN to The Athletic
• How football data has changed over the past two decades
• How he uses stats and analytics in his writing
• Advice for aspiring journalists about media, analytics & other skills
• How teams’ use of data has evolved & what they can/will do with NGS data
• How numbers are used in the Hall of Fame election process
• His favorite Super Bowl experience

Show links- Follow Mike on Twitter: @SandoNFL - Mike’s writing at The Athletic - Mike’s Divisional Round recap & title game preview - Whitworth alumni profile