As I type this, the Vikings hold a 17-3 lead on the Cowboys at home. It’s certainly an assailable lead, but after seeing yet another opening half in which one team dominates the other, I decided to crunch some numbers.
Statistically Speaking, How Boring Are These Playoffs?
↵In the six completed playoff games so far, the average margin of victory is about 17 points. The winner scores an average of 35 points, while the loser scores 17.
↵There have been highlights -- the absurd Cardinals-Packers game, Mark Sanchez’s somewhat surprising performance, the sight of the Ravens trashing the Patriots at home, etc. -- but the last 4.5 games of the season had better deliver. I’m talking an average of four laterals per play, 68-yard field goals, eight safeties per game, and a play that features 11 changes of possession. You owe me, football.
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