The Evolution of NFL Football
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Slide 3. www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-06-24/on-tv-at-least-world-cup-soccer-is-americas-second-most-popular-sport
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Slides 12, 13, 14, 15. Data source http://www.besttickets.com/blog/evolution-of-nfl-offense/, visuals are original creation through SAS JMP
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Since 1968, football reigns supreme for entertainment
Draws the highest sports television ratings, with the top three rated events in 2014
NFL revenues rival major corporations
And NFL revenue dwarfs other North American sports leagues
Football draws a substantial television audience every week
Despite limited action
Average game scoring per team has fluctuated with time and innovation, as shown in the following timeline.....
Points
Points per game 4 year running average
Statistically, the benefits of passing have increased since 1932
Percentage of passes intercepted (left scale)
Percentage of passes resulting in touchdowns (left scale)
Pass completion percentage (right scale)
Yards per game have gone up to all record highs in 2012
Yards per game (right scale)
Plays per game (left scale)
Correlation factor of rushing to scoring has decreased over the years
Correlation factor to passing has increased over the same time.
The side by side comparison
Showing that the preferred route to scoring in the NFL has changed....
The ability to pass and stop the pass has become the most critical, as teams with the ability to do so win the most regular season games...
Helmets show playoff teams, gray helmets represent teams not making playoffs
And get into the playoffs, and often win the Super Bowl!
Effective pass efficiency is the strongest correlation.
Combined with the fact that the NFL and its audience has determined that this pass play is more entertaining
...to this running play
The emphasis on the passing game will continue
And the game strategy and tactics will continue to evolve
