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Every real option on this 4th down, priced in expected points, the same math behind every call this site grades.
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Q2
Buffalo Bills
4th & 1 at the 1
Buffalo Bills 10 – New England Patriots 7
What Actually Happened
(4:51) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass incomplete short right to 1-E.Sanders.
The Three Options
GO
+3.46 EP
What Happened
Model's Pick
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62% chance to convert, and it's a touchdown from here: worth +5.50 EP
- 38% chance to fail: New England Patriots takes over around their own 1, worth +0.09 EP
KICK
+1.53 EP
- 99% chance to make a 18-yard field goal: 3 points, then New England Patriots takes over around their own 25 after the kickoff, worth +1.56 EP
- 1% chance to miss: New England Patriots takes over around their own 21, worth -1.09 EP
PUNT
-0.75 EP
- New England Patriots would take over around their own 11, worth -0.75 EP
The Verdict
Chose GO
✓ matched the model
