Weeks 16 and 17 Game Scripts (2017): Finally!

by Chase Stuart on June 21, 2018

The end of 2017 was a pretty busy time for me, so I stopped the game scripts data after week 15. Under the philosophy of late than never…

Week 16 Game Scripts

Team	H/R	Opp	Boxscore	PF	PA	Margin	Game Script	Pass	Run	P/R Ratio	Op_P	Op_R	Opp_P/R Ratio
PIT	@	HOU	Boxscore	34	6	28	16.2	30	28	51.7%	22	27	44.9%
ARI		NYG	Boxscore	23	0	23	10	37	27	57.8%	47	20	70.1%
MIN	@	GNB	Boxscore	16	0	16	8.9	28	33	45.9%	41	24	63.1%
CHI		CLE	Boxscore	20	3	17	8.2	28	31	47.5%	37	20	64.9%
NOR		ATL	Boxscore	23	13	10	8.1	29	31	48.3%	41	20	67.2%
SFO		JAX	Boxscore	44	33	11	7.4	31	35	47%	51	28	64.6%
KAN		MIA	Boxscore	29	13	16	6.9	40	34	54.1%	38	16	70.4%
WAS		DEN	Boxscore	27	11	16	5.7	37	29	56.1%	42	29	59.2%
BAL		IND	Boxscore	23	16	7	4.9	39	32	54.9%	35	24	59.3%
LAC	@	NYJ	Boxscore	14	7	7	4.1	40	30	57.1%	31	30	50.8%
LAR	@	TEN	Boxscore	27	23	4	2.5	39	26	60%	40	26	60.6%
NWE		BUF	Boxscore	37	16	21	2.4	30	38	44.1%	44	24	64.7%
SEA	@	DAL	Boxscore	21	12	9	1.4	24	30	44.4%	38	30	55.9%
PHI		OAK	Boxscore	19	10	9	0.1	40	21	65.6%	30	33	47.6%
CAR		TAM	Boxscore	22	19	3	-0.3	28	31	47.5%	33	24	57.9%
CIN		DET	Boxscore	26	17	9	-1.2	44	34	56.4%	37	22	62.7%

There was one really notable result: the Texans got destroyed and still finished with more runs than passes! Houston was sacked 7 times, so Texans quarterbacks recorded just 17 pass attempts (excluding sacks) against 28 rushes. This marked just the second time since 2010 that a team threw 17 or fewer pass attempts despite trailing by at least 17 after each of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarters.

Week 17 Game Scripts

Team	H/R	Opp	Boxscore	PF	PA	Margin	Game Script	Pass	Run	P/R Ratio	Op_P	Op_R	Opp_P/R Ratio
SFO	@	LAR	Boxscore	34	13	21	13.8	33	30	52.4%	37	26	58.7%
NWE		NYJ	Boxscore	26	6	20	11.8	42	38	52.5%	40	19	67.8%
DET		GNB	Boxscore	35	11	24	10.9	31	23	57.4%	36	27	57.1%
BUF	@	MIA	Boxscore	22	16	6	10.4	30	33	47.6%	45	22	67.2%
LAC		OAK	Boxscore	30	10	20	8.5	38	30	55.9%	30	23	56.6%
MIN		CHI	Boxscore	23	10	13	7.9	31	36	46.3%	38	15	71.7%
NYG		WAS	Boxscore	18	10	8	7.1	30	44	40.5%	40	16	71.4%
PIT		CLE	Boxscore	28	24	4	6	30	29	50.8%	36	27	57.1%
KAN	@	DEN	Boxscore	27	24	3	5.8	38	27	58.5%	36	29	55.4%
ATL		CAR	Boxscore	22	10	12	5.6	46	26	63.9%	36	24	60%
ARI	@	SEA	Boxscore	26	24	2	5.5	35	33	51.5%	32	22	59.3%
TEN		JAX	Boxscore	15	10	5	5.3	24	39	38.1%	36	24	60%
CIN	@	BAL	Boxscore	31	27	4	5.2	45	30	60%	48	26	64.9%
DAL	@	PHI	Boxscore	6	0	6	1.2	31	32	49.2%	37	18	67.3%
IND		HOU	Boxscore	22	13	9	0.1	26	36	41.9%	26	27	49.1%
TAM		NOR	Boxscore	31	24	7	-1.7	53	28	65.4%	32	26	55.2%

Obviously week 17 is a weird week in the NFL. The 49ers blew out the Rams in a meaningless game, but the Game Scripts from some of the other games were more meaningful. The only real “upset” from a Game Scripts perspective was Tampa Bay coming back and knocking off the #2 seed Saints. Jameis Winston had an up-and-down game, with three interceptions but also a game-winning drive. We’ll see if Winston is in line for a big 2018.

Coming up soon: a full analysis of the 2017 Game Scripts data, along with postseason results. What else do you want to see?

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