Scout · Nov 17, 2015
Tuesday trends: The critical close games
Winning close games is becoming more critical with a record number of games being decided by seven points or fewer, so it should be no surprise that fourth-quarter comebacks are also a staple of the NFL this year.
The ability to win close games is becoming more critical to success in the NFL.
In Week 10, eight games were decided by seven points or fewer and so far this season 76 games have been decided by seven points or fewer, the most through 10 weeks of a season in NFL history. That’s three more “close” games than any other season, with 1999 the next closest with 73 games decided by seven points or fewer.
Comebacks have also been part of the 2015 storyline.