Yahoo! Sports · Dec 22, 2021
Patriots Talk: Why’s the NFL analytics debate so angry?
Trailing by 13 points midway through the fourth quarter against the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday, Bill Belichick sent out Nick Folk for a 25-yard field goal attempt for the New England Patriots on fourth and goal from the 7.
The chip shot kick was good, bringing the Patriots within 10 at 20-10 and 8:57 to go in regulation. But would they have been better off going for the touchdown in that situation?
On the latest episode of the Patriots Talk Podcast, Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry are joined by Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders and Frank Frigo of Champion Gaming and EdjSports to discuss just that, as well as the state of analytics as a whole in the NFL.
