4: Punch, Zip, Whirr . . . Touchdown!

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. CONTENTS 3
3. Foreword 4
4. Preface 7
5. Part One
6. 1: A Flying Wedge into the Future 11
7. 2: How Football Got That Way 17
8. 3: What’s Wrong with Traditional Pro Football Statistics? 36
9. 4: Punch, Zip, Whirr . . . Touchdown! 53
10. 5: Looking for a Winning Situation 65
11. 6: Driving for Glory 74
12. 7: You Can Get There from Here 97
13. Part Two
14. 8: The Joy of Sacks, and Other Mistakes 113
15. 9: Special Teams 129
16. 10: Kicking Up a Storm 147
17. 11: The Glory, the Blame, and the Ratings 163
18. 12: The Running Game 191
19. 13: Opus for the Unsung 201
20. 14: Three Minutes to Fat Lady 224
21. 15: Profile of a Winner 231
22. Part Three
23. 16: The Draft Dodge 245
24. 17: Wanna Bet? 255
25. 18: The Theory of Relativity 283
26. 19: Great Performances 311
27. 20: Rumblings in the Pantheon 320
28. Part Four
29. The Tables 351