I remember finding something similar a while back. Its like 60% of the time the team winning the coin toss wins game, but only about 20% do it on first possession.
On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 4:16 PM, G Money <[email protected]> wrote: > > The NFL has stats on that.....this is from memory but, I think the receiving > team wins over 60% of the time. > > However, the number of games where the receiving team wins on their FIRST > POSSESSION is quite a bit lower. This is the stat the NFL always breaks out > when they say that their overtime rules are "fair". > > Wind or no wind, in a sudden death game...you take the ball.....come on. > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Won Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Anyone have access to a DB large enough to see what the winning % of the >> kicking team vs the receiving team in OT is? >> >> For some reason, I remember the probability being on the side of the >> kicking >> team even without factoring in the wind which was a major impact in that >> game. >> >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Ras Tafari <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> > oh, gotcha... WOW. what an asshat move that was. >> > >> > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 3:28 PM, G Money <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > >> > > Marty Morninwheg......on Thanksgiving I believe (which is one of the >> only >> > > reasons I'd ever be watching a Lions game :) >> > > >> > > Naturally the other team went right down and scored, game over. >> > Hilarious. >> > > >> > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Ras Tafari <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > > >> > >> >> > >> that really happened??? >> > >> >> > >> On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 3:06 PM, G Money <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > Come on now....what about that Lions coach who elected to KICK when >> he >> > >> won >> > >> > the overtime coin flip???? >> > >> > >> > >> > That will never be topped. >> > >> > >> > >> > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> > >> >> On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Ras Tafari <[email protected]> >> > >> wrote: >> > >> >> >> > >> >> > it will go down as one of his WORST coaching decisions. >> > >> >> >> > >> >> Not just his. It is one of THE worst coaching decisions...ever. >> > >> >> >> > >> >> -- >> > >> >> Scott Stroz >> > >> >> --------------- >> > >> >> The DOM is retarded. >> > >> >> >> > >> >> http://xkcd.com/386/ >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> > >> >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:307953 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
