
Statistical Talking Points in Last Week’s NFC Championship Game
Last Updated on July 21, 2023 by Editorial Team
Author(s): Dhruva Krishna
Originally published on Towards AI.
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The NFC Championship last week saw the Buccaneers move forward to the Super Bowl, marking the 10th time Tom Brady has competed for a ring. The game was close and in the second half the Packers had more than a few chances to close the gap, but ultimately couldn’t do enough to prevent going home. This article will discuss some of the statistical trends from analysis of the play-by-play data from the game.
YAC — Yards After CatchEPA — Expected Points Added per PlayWPA — Win % Added per PlayEP — Expected Points (can be calculated… Read the full blog for free on Medium.
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