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How big of an advantage is it for the Eagles to only have to get 9 yards instead of 10 (alien.top)
submitted 9 months ago by CrossfitJebus@alien.top to c/nfl@nfl.community
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With the tush push being so effective, they effectively only have to get 9 yards every three downs. So what kind of advantage does it give them

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[–] hyzerflip4@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

They also run the play on 3rd down a lot and they run it at the 1 or 2 yd line regardless of down sometimes. It is definitely a lot more valuable than your brief 4th down analysis. It pretty consistently sustains drives that would have otherwise had a much higher probability of ending sooner.