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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Voyageur" data-source="post: 944131" data-attributes="member: 17953">Wow! Thank you! This does point out a pretty good reason to throw the ball on 3rd down. Looking at that much yardage to gain the first down, and running plays only averaging about 5 yards a carry, and passes somewhere in the 7(?) yards per play, we can see which would be more apt to gain that first down.The more I think about that stat, the more I see it's importance. It doesn't mean we're getting 3.5 yards over the first two downs, it simply means we have 6.5 left to get a first down. We could arrive at that figure by only gaining 3.5 yards of the 10 we needed, but it's not that simple. Penalties, sacks, tackles for loss on both pass and running plays, all add to the mix. Defensive penalties could shorten that distance, but it would not be as pronounced as offensive penalties, simply because so many defensive penalties carry with them an automatic first down.</blockquote>

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