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Philip Smith's avatar

Thanks for the very clear write up on the go for 2 down 14 discourse.

Re: Baker and Bucs benefit of falcons penalties skewing the game outcomes (adjusted and actual), I think Baker’s stats in your calculation are actually deceivingly high. At least 2 sacks wiped off by penalties. Do your # account for that?

Kevin Cole's avatar

I don't account for that in the EPA numbers for quarterbacks here, but net penalty advantage is partially removed in the adjusted scores, and for my adjusted quarterback efficiency stuff, I discount EPA gained via DPI.

Philip Smith's avatar

And as a falcons backer in the game, the penalty volume and cluster within the secondary and O-line was absolutely maddening. Not seen anything like that in awhile. They said most since 2019 on the broadcast