... moving over to the football world as well.
A unique stat that is breaking ground is Potential Yardage Percentage (PYP). It's a simple one to monitor; it's the percentage of yardage a team could have obtained during the game.
So, if a team starts on the 50 yard line and goes one yard, then they only gained two percent of their potential yardage.
If you have a better PYP than the other team, does that mean you're always going to win? That still has to be determined; a team could have a great PYP and lose 12-0 on four field goals.
But that was the case for the Chargers. Eight times during the season, they had a better PYP than their opponent. They won all eight games. So for a team that went 8-8 you can imagine what happened when they didn't have a better PYP than the other team.
Who do you pin that on? It's hard to tell. PYP is still making its way to the forefront. And the Chargers' PYP gained and allowed was all over the board l...
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