Week 1 (2018) Game Scripts

by Chase Stuart on September 13, 2018

The Game Scripts are back! Below are the Game Scripts from week 1:

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Team	H/R	Opp	Boxscore	PF	PA	Margin	Game Script	Pass	Run	P/R Ratio	Op_P	Op_R	Opp_P/R Ratio
BAL		BUF	Boxscore	47	3	44	24.4	40	34	54.1%	40	20	66.7%
WAS	@	ARI	Boxscore	24	6	18	12.9	33	42	44%	36	15	70.6%
NYJ	@	DET	Boxscore	48	17	31	11.5	23	36	39%	52	15	77.6%
NWE		HOU	Boxscore	27	20	7	10.1	41	31	56.9%	38	34	52.8%
KAN	@	LAC	Boxscore	38	28	10	9.2	28	27	50.9%	52	22	70.3%
TAM	@	NOR	Boxscore	48	40	8	7.6	28	34	45.2%	46	13	78%
MIN		SFO	Boxscore	24	16	8	7.1	39	32	54.9%	36	25	59%
CAR		DAL	Boxscore	16	8	8	6	29	32	47.5%	35	22	61.4%
PIT	@	CLE	Boxscore	21	21	0	4.7	45	35	56.3%	47	38	55.3%
JAX	@	NYG	Boxscore	20	15	5	3.6	34	28	54.8%	39	23	62.9%
MIA		TEN	Boxscore	27	20	7	3.2	29	29	50%	38	29	56.7%
DEN		SEA	Boxscore	27	24	3	1.8	40	32	55.6%	39	16	70.9%
LAR	@	OAK	Boxscore	33	13	20	1.1	34	26	56.7%	42	22	65.6%
PHI		ATL	Boxscore	18	12	6	-0.5	37	27	57.8%	47	18	72.3%
CIN	@	IND	Boxscore	34	23	11	-3.1	30	20	60%	55	22	71.4%
GNB		CHI	Boxscore	24	23	1	-9.3	41	18	69.5%	39	27	59.1%

The Texans were the only team that came across as particularly run-heavy. Houston actually finished with more rushing yards than passing yards, which is pretty unusual for a team that’s losing (but not in total blowout fashion) most of the game. It will be interesting to see if the Texans wind up looking like a run-heavy team this year because the Texans have one of the most run-heavy quarterbacks in the league, or if week 1 was an anomaly.

As for pass-happy teams, Indianapolis and Atlanta stole the show. Atlanta had a neutral Game Script of +0.5, but threw the ball on 72.3% of passes; that’s very pass-happy. Indianapolis had a Game Script of +3.1 and threw on 71% of passes. The Colts were verywinning at halftime and after three quarters pass-happy for a team that was .

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