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1. wsb.wharton.upenn.edu › 11 › 2020_NFL_Cramer_R_PNFL Rushing vs. Passing - Wharton Sports Analytics and ...

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   Why don’t teams pass more? Does the value of passing diminish as you throw more often? Also, does passing efficiency increase if you have a more even play distribution? So we asked...

2. www.advancedfootballanalytics.com › 2010 › 01Advanced Football Analytics (formerly Advanced NFL Stats ...

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   Jan 22, 2010 · The passing efficiency I used is Adjusted Net Yards Per Attempt (Adj Net YPA). 'Net' means that sacks and sack yards lost are factored in, and 'Adjusted' means that there is a 45 yard penalty for every interception. The running efficiency I used is straight-up Yards Per Carry (YPC).

3. thesportjournal.org › article › is-controlling-theIs Controlling the Rushing or Passing Game the Key to NFL ...

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   Feb 2, 2011 · The results in this analysis suggest that NFL coaches may be more successful if they were to place more emphasis on the passing game than on the running game. This result may translate to lower levels of football (e.g., high school and college).

4. davidschmerfeld.github.io › nfl-optimum-pass-run-ratioOptimum Pass/Run Ratio in NFL - GitHub Pages

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   The following plot illustrates that 13% was the break-even WP at which passing becomes more effective than running, and that the average passing percentage at the break-even win probability is 73%. Figure 6: Optimal Passing Percentage (2019).

5. thepowerrank.com › 2018/09/24 › the-surprising-truthThe surprising truth about passing and rushing in the NFL

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   Sep 24, 2018 · Strong teams in passing and rushing will have positive efficiency values, or better than the NFL average of zero. NFL playoff teams excel in passing, either by throwing the ball on offense, preventing the pass on defense, or both. From 1998 through 2017, only 39 of 252 playoff teams allowed more yards per pass attempt than they gained.

6. www.advancedfootballanalytics.com › 2010 › 08Passing = Winning - Advanced Football Analytics

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   Teams with 10 or more wins are no more likely to have strong running games than weak or even extremely weak running efficiency. In contrast, the teams with at least 10 wins are far more likely to have had above-average passing efficiency.

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   How important is pass efficiency in the NFL?

   • Pass efficiency explains 60.2% of the variance in wins in the NFL. In college football, rush efficiency correlates more strongly with wins than in the NFL. Teams like Alabama, Stanford and Wisconsin have won with a power running game and a physical front seven on defense. This level of insignificance in the rushing game is unique to the NFL.

   The surprising truth about passing and rushing in the NFL

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   What percentage of NFL playoff teams have a positive pass efficiency?

   • NFL playoff teams excel in passing, either by throwing the ball on offense, preventing the pass on defense, or both. From 1998 through 2017, only 39 of 252 playoff teams allowed more yards per pass attempt than they gained. This implies that 84.5% of playoff teams had a positive pass efficiency.

   The surprising truth about passing and rushing in the NFL

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   Will the pass game continue to dominate the NFL?

   • The passing game is the gift that keeps on giving in the NFL. The increases in efficiency and safety despite an increasing fraction of pass plays suggest that the pass game will continue to dominate the NFL. So let’s take this idea to its logical extreme. Should NFL teams throw on every down?

   The surprising truth about passing and rushing in the NFL

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   Is passing more effective than running in NFL?

   • In the NFL in 2019, the break-even WP—where pass plays started to have a higher Expected Points Added (EPA) than run plays—was 13%. Theoretically, at this WP, passing became more effective than running due to its unpredictability. However, as a team's Winning Percentage (WP) increases, their pass play percentage decreases.

   Optimum Pass/Run Ratio in NFL - GitHub Pages

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   Is the pass game becoming more efficient?

   • Not only has the pass game become more efficient, it has also become safer. In the 1970’s, more than 5% of pass attempts ended in the hands of the defense. But with the adoption of the short passing game, the interception rate has dropped in a linear fashion and reached a new low of 2.2% in 2016.

   The surprising truth about passing and rushing in the NFL

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   Does the NFL have a strong pass defense?

   • With the importance of throwing the ball on offense, it makes sense that teams with a strong pass defense also excel. However, the insignificance of rushing in the NFL might surprise you. From 1997 through 2017, only 57.5% of playoff teams (145 of 252) had a positive team rush efficiency.

   The surprising truth about passing and rushing in the NFL

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8. journals.plos.org › plosone › articleThe Anatomy of American Football: Evidence from 7 Years of ...

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   Dec 22, 2016 · In this work we collected and analyzed 7 seasons of NFL play-by-play game data. In particular, we build a descriptive model for the probability of the home team winning an NFL game, which we combine with statistical bootstrap to provide a future matchup prediction (FPM) engine.