Some things I took out of this week's game.

[Storm]

...and yet we managed to do it twice in 4 games this year.

 

Seattle did it 11 times last year.

 

This year: Detroit 3 times, Cincinnati 3 times, Arizona 3 times...Hell, Dallas has also done it twice this year, and their defense supposedly sucks!

 

Is it tough to do? Abso-fucking-lutely. Which is why I use it as a "magic number." Good defenses do it, and when they do, they greatly increase the odds of winning, as a good offense should get over 20 points a game.

 

But once a defense starts giving up over 25 points a game, they make it exponentially harder for the offense to win the game. Putting aside Tom Quinn for a moment. Not only does that mean that they have to score more often, but all the opponent's scoring takes more time off of the clock, meaning that the offense has to do more scoring in less time.

 

In a nutshell: If the offense scores over 20 points, they're doing their job. If they score over 25, the game should be a win. If the defense allows under 25 points, they're doing their job. If they allow less than 20 that should be a win.

 

 

I can agree with that.

[Herc]

those numbers are about right. the average over/unders in most games are about mid 40's

[fishgutmartyr]

LOL, I must suck as a communicator--I've been trying to make that point for eons, it seems.