Bengals last in the league in first down pass rate and why this is a necessary evil.

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(09-30-2021, 08:47 AM)motoarch Wrote: Okay but why does this stat matter?

Look at it quickly it doesn't appear to be any relationship to passing on first down often and winning games.  Lots of teams winning and losing on both ends of the spectrum and in the middle.

We could probably find out what the Bengals W-L record is over the last 10 years when I eat a banana before a game.

That would matter just as much.

Interestingly I agreed with you at first when seeing this thread before looking at the scoring offenses in conjunction. Of the 7 teams scoring at least 30 points per game right now, all of them are at .55 or higher, or the top half of the league at throwing on 1st down. 6 of the 7 teams are in the Top-10 on throwing it on 1st down.