Style points might not matter in the NFL, but that doesn’t mean that the way in which you win games is irrelevant. If you’re winning games that you should be losing, then the odds suggest you will in time begin losing them as the basic principles of probability even out.
Many are wondering right now if the Pittsburgh Steelers’ luck ran out yesterday afternoon against a Cleveland Browns team starting rookie reserve fifth-round QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson. The offense mustered just 10 points in a game in which the defense held the Browns to 13 but gave up the game-winning drive in the final minutes.