Every time the top #1 seed has been favored by a field goal or less, they?ve lost the game outright.
(Atlanta) (San Fran maybe)
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No. 1 seeds in the NFL playoffs have been favored by an average of 8? points since 1990.
--beyondthebets
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Also for the Falcons fans in the house, you may want to keep this in mind: No team has posted a negative YPPD during the regular season and gone on to win the Super Bowl since the 2001 New England Patriots.
This stat is known as yards per play differential (YPPD) and it?s calculated by taking a team?s yards per play average on offense and subtracting said team?s yards per play average surrendered on defense.
--Joe
(Atlanta) (San Fran maybe)
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No. 1 seeds in the NFL playoffs have been favored by an average of 8? points since 1990.
--beyondthebets
* * *
Also for the Falcons fans in the house, you may want to keep this in mind: No team has posted a negative YPPD during the regular season and gone on to win the Super Bowl since the 2001 New England Patriots.
This stat is known as yards per play differential (YPPD) and it?s calculated by taking a team?s yards per play average on offense and subtracting said team?s yards per play average surrendered on defense.
--Joe
