Around the NFL week 8

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Originally Posted by skinsfan69

I have seen this scenario a few times now and I don't get it. When a team is down 8 they'll go for 2 to try and get it to 6. Why? Is this some nerdy ass analytics nonsense? All this stuff does is lose games. Daboll just tried this and called the dumbest play.

This is the best Russell Wilson has looked in years. He still is a great down field thrower.

I actually saw some rationale for this recently. It is analytics driven. Here's an article that is more convoluted than the explanation that I couldn't track down, but has the same info:
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...ytics-backs-up

Essentially, going for 2 earlier means you have a much better shot of winning in regulation