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re: Going for 2 in that situation.
Posted on 1/22/24 at 1:11 pm to TheSexecutioner
Posted on 1/22/24 at 1:11 pm to TheSexecutioner
If you are in a situation where attempting something increases your chances of success from 50% to 70% by achieving the goal and only decreases to 45% if you don’t achieve it, you’d do it every time. That’s for anything, not just football.
This post was edited on 1/22/24 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 1/22/24 at 1:12 pm to Gordon Hayward
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This is so stupid its unfathomable.
this thread is a good example that MSB posters are the only people dumber than NFL coaches when it comes to analytics.
the math is overwhelmingly in favor of going for 2. so much so that even the most stubborn coaches realize it is so much of a mathematical advantage that it makes you an idiot to not go for 2 after scoring a td to cut the lead to 8.
"Chris didn't go through all the math on tv because it's a little too much to explain on tv. I will assume it's 50% on the 2-pt conversion to simplify the math but as was said on the broadcast it's about 55%
Assume the bucs score two tds:
95% they make both fgs: multiply by 50% when you go to OT. 47% chance of winning
Go for two:
get the two points conversion on the first try. Kick the FG on the second. 50% of the time you win.
Miss the first 2 point conversion. Make the second one. 50% * 50% ~ 25% of the time you go to OT. And 50/50 shot there. = 12.5% win 12.5 % loss
Miss both 2 pt conversions 50%*50% 25% loss
Final tally you have 62.5% chance of a win and a 37.5% chance to lose. And it's actually slight better because it's more likely to get the 2 pt conversion."
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