Monday, April 26, 2010

Should the NFL add two statistics that they currently ignore?

So many people look at the statistics and wonder why the Seattle Seahawks are where they are. They are ignoring two telling statistics . . . points allowed by the offense . . . and . . . points made by the defense.





It is a dimension of the game no one analyzes or even keeps, but it certainly makes a difference.

Should the NFL add two statistics that they currently ignore?
Yes, those statistics would be great, but when an interception or fumble is run back for a touchdown, those yards should be deducted from the offensive yards gained by the team throwing the interception or fumbling the ball, just like a sack.
Reply:the points scored by a defense is a stat. There is a section for that. but points giving up by an offense isnt kept which is pretty interesting. I think it should be called PSDT. points scored directly off a turnover.
Reply:If the Defense SCORES a TD, doesn't that mean the other offense ALLOWED the TD? So yeah I mean it is kept, just not by the NFL. Keep your own spreadsheet. Anyway I agree it would be interesting to see it written out so people could see it though.
Reply:I think they do keep track of defensive TDs. Points allowed by an offense would be interesting to see.


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