The Most Important Stat In Football
October, 2007
We'll give you a hint. It's not total yards, total yards passing, total yards rushing or how many beers the quarterback downed the night before the game. The most important statistic for winning games in the NFL is yards per pass. Take the gross amount of yards gained in the air and divide by the number of throws. The result is the best simple indicator of offensive effectiveness ever measured. Try this at the office every Monday morning during football season: Have someone open the sports pag...
