Advanced stats can help fantasy football managers determine whether a defense’s fantasy output was supported by the quality of its defensive play over fluky moments and other extenuating factors.

Since their introduction, the prevalence of advanced statistics in fantasy football to the point of ubiquity has served as both a blessing and a curse. Use led directly (and perhaps predictably) to ...

Relative to standard stats, advanced stats are considered more complex and esoteric. But in recent years, advanced stats have become a greater part of the mainstream conversation.