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Sep 12, 2019 · Recent years have seen an explosion in the NFL passing game, and emerging analytics demonstrate that teams that throw the ball more, win the game more. So does this mean the run no longer matters? That’s not entirely clear.
Generally, yes. Someone else pointed out that rules have changed to encouraged passing, but passing in general is just more efficient since, on average, pass plays produce far more yards than rushing plays. For most teams, running the ball is used primarily as a way to make passing easier.
The break-even WP—where pass plays start to have a higher EPA than run plays—was 13% in 2019. Theoretically, at this WP, pass plays became sufficiently unpredictable such that passing was more effective than running. Pass play percentage decreases as WP increases.
Aug 19, 2020 · The initial findings supported the idea that passing has become more efficient — in 2019, the average yards gained from a pass attempt (PYPA) was 6.73 while the average yards gained from...
Sep 6, 2013 · Looking at just yards per attempt, one would think that NFL teams aren’t more effective at passing now than they were in the middle of the 1950s. But the next stage in the aerial evolution didn’t make the passing game more productive: it made it more consistent.
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...
Jul 26, 2019 · Passing is more efficient than running and leads to more points. The most obvious evidence that passing is more efficient than running is simply that pass attempts average more yards than...
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