11-14-2023, 11:14 AM
(11-14-2023, 10:22 AM)Sled21 Wrote: It may just be me, but why does it seem like every other team throws to the first down marker, and if the WR makes the catch it's a first down, and we always seem to throw just short of the 1st down marker, then make the WR or TE try to get a yard or two on the ground, which they often don't.
There is actually data on this. It's mostly just you. When Burrow drops back, he throws the ball short of the first down marker 60% percent of the time, eighth most in the league. Kansas City is actually even higher, throwing it short of the first down marker 63% of the time. Houston does it the least at 46% of the time. The average is roughly 58% of the time, so Cincinnati is just slightly above league average in this regard.
On these same plays, Cincinnati converts it into a first down 20% of the time. League average is 20%, also. The lowest is PIT at 15% and the highest is SF at 27%.
