It was lost a little amid Eddie Howe's illness and the wait to crown Liverpool as champions, but until last weekend Newcastle were one of three teams who could still win the Premier League.
That mathematical quirk has passed, but Champions League qualification has not. Nor has the chance to finish second. A shootout with Arsenal at the Emirates potentially awaits for that prize, five points the difference.
But it was another set of numbers that caught the attention in the wake of Newcastle's 3-0 win over Ipswich on Saturday.