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Math Wasn’t a Factor in Belichick’s Fourth and Two Equation

Posted: 17th November 2009 by Evan Sweeney in NFL
Enough already. Give it up. Put away your calculator, your abacus, and your ZUES computer system. Please, no more freakonomics , or statistics, or probabilities. Save your analytics , algorithms, and algebra equations for baseball season. They don't fit this situation. Bill Belichick's decision to go for it on fourth and two on his own 28 wasn't a glimpse of mathematical genius, or statistical prowess. It wasn't ...