OT: Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics, NFL Penalties Edition

[LionJim]

Not yet sure what to make of this, counterintuitive.

Debunking your favorite NFL officiating conspiracy theories

Are the refs penalizing some teams more than others? Which coaches win challenges? We crunched the numbers.

www.espn.com

 

[SleepyLion]

Not yet sure what to make of this, counterintuitive.

Debunking your favorite NFL officiating conspiracy theories

Are the refs penalizing some teams more than others? Which coaches win challenges? We crunched the numbers.

www.espn.com

Maybe this shows that sometimes it's better to take the penalty than give up the play. This makes sense with OPI for sure, Give up and INT or 15yds. Even defensive holding 5yds and 1st down or >5yds and 1st down.

 

[LionJim]

Maybe this shows that sometimes it's better to take the penalty than give up the play. This makes sense with OPI for sure, Give up and INT or 15yds. Even defensive holding 5yds and 1st down or >5yds and 1st down.

Yeah,

Maybe this shows that sometimes it's better to take the penalty than give up the play. This makes sense with OPI for sure, Give up and INT or 15yds. Even defensive holding 5yds and 1st down or >5yds and 1st down.

Delete. I was going to say something about DPI but it applied to college ball, not the NFL.