re: The Key to the Success of the 2013 Football Season will be 3rd Down...

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The D will be plenty talented enough with the starting eleven to get the job done, even with reduced depth compared to last season, as long as they're not on the field for 100 plays. That's why 3rd down is so important. If we can average more snaps than our opponents, it could be a special season.

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You didn't really give much of a reason.

Converting on third down is key to sustain drives. Even if they don't score, longer drives keeps the D fresh.

Holding the opposing offense on 3rd down gives us the ball back, and gets the D more rest.

As the previous poster says third down is the most import in football.

Your thread title is equivalent to the key to the game is to score more points than the other team.