Other Sports: Philadelphia Eagles (NFL): THIS IS BRAZIL (Start Of 2024 Regular Season)

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@JojoTheWhale - I assume you would be the best person to answer this - at what point after a failed passing play does it make sense to decline a holding penalty. Obviously a 3rd to 4th down. But is it less likely to convert a 1st and 20, than a 2nd and 10? Obviously the decision would be affected by field position as well.

Anyone else can answer, just curious the likelihood of first down conversions

Yeah, it’s a sliding scale for all of the reasons you mentioned. For a point of reference, I do happen to know that the break even point for the NFL as a whole on a 1st Down Holding calls is 2nd & 12. So the average team will convert 1st & 20 and 2nd & 12 the same percentage of the time.
 
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Yeah, it’s a sliding scale for all of the reasons you mentioned. For a point of reference, I do happen to know that the break even point for the NFL as a whole on a 1st Down Holding call is 2nd & 12. So the average team will convert 1st & 20 and 2 & 12 at the same rate.
I was thinking that on average a 1st and 20 had to get converted less than a 2nd and 10. I would interested in 2nd and 20 vs 3rd and 10.


Also, Cannot take that sack
 
I was thinking that on average a 1st and 20 had to get converted less than a 2nd and 10. I would interested in 2nd and 20 vs 3rd and 10
What happens is that you run into some of the same issues as you do when deciding to kick a FG late up 3. You force the opposition to play more optimally by game situation and it loses you more equity than you might guess. 2nd & 10 makes opposing OCs/QBs more aggressive.

I’ll see if I can pull that number.
 
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That snow starting to come down pretty hard and lay, have to think it favors the Eagles. They need to take advantage of it before the end of the first half, a TD here would be massive.
 

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