The rise of analytics has led to a lot of different methods to determine success or failure in an NFL game.
And after Michael Dickson’s unquestionably impressive punting Sunday at Denver — his average per kick of 59.0 was the second-best in Seattle history behind the 60.0 of Jon Ryan against New England in 2012 — there was no lack of delving into the deeper numbers by those who are so inclined to find new ways determine just how amazing it was.
The football analytic site Football Outsiders studied Dickson’s performance against Denver — specifically, an otherworldly 57.