The Falcons blew out the Rams in week 14 in one of the most embarrassing games of the season. Atlanta was up 21-0 at halftime, 28-0 early in the third quarter, and then 42-0 entering the fourth quarter. Two late Los Angeles touchdowns muted the final score, but the 22.0 Game Script tells all.
That was the second biggest Game Script of the season, but it was also only the second most notable Game Script of the week. That’s because of the crazy Jets/49ers game. San Francisco scored two early touchdowns, taking a 14-0 lead in the first four minutes of the game! The 49ers led by 11 or 14 points for the next 50 minutes of game action, too. But New York scored a touchdown, a two point conversion, and a field goal in the second half of the fourth quarter, and ultimately won in overtime, 23-17. Even considering the six plus minutes of overtime, the 49ers finished with a Game Script of +11.5. That’s the largest Game Script of any team that lost since at least 2012, and maybe longer.
Below are the full Game Script results from week 14:
| Team | H/R | Opp | Boxscore | PF | PA | Margin | Game Script | Pass | Run | P/R Ratio | Op_P | Op_R | Opp_P/R Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | @ | RAM | Boxscore | 42 | 14 | 28 | 22 | 32 | 25 | 56.1% | 44 | 23 | 65.7% |
| GNB | SEA | Boxscore | 38 | 10 | 28 | 15.2 | 26 | 30 | 46.4% | 42 | 26 | 61.8% | |
| CIN | @ | CLE | Boxscore | 23 | 10 | 13 | 12.9 | 32 | 38 | 45.7% | 31 | 22 | 58.5% |
| CAR | SDG | Boxscore | 28 | 16 | 12 | 11.8 | 29 | 38 | 43.3% | 44 | 20 | 68.8% | |
| TEN | DEN | Boxscore | 13 | 10 | 3 | 8.9 | 23 | 42 | 35.4% | 54 | 9 | 85.7% | |
| PIT | @ | BUF | Boxscore | 27 | 20 | 7 | 8.8 | 31 | 42 | 42.5% | 30 | 18 | 62.5% |
| MIA | ARI | Boxscore | 26 | 23 | 3 | 6.7 | 26 | 31 | 45.6% | 36 | 27 | 57.1% | |
| NWE | BAL | Boxscore | 30 | 23 | 7 | 6.5 | 39 | 26 | 60% | 54 | 14 | 79.4% | |
| KAN | OAK | Boxscore | 21 | 13 | 8 | 6.3 | 26 | 27 | 49.1% | 42 | 30 | 58.3% | |
| TAM | NOR | Boxscore | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6.2 | 28 | 35 | 44.4% | 42 | 16 | 72.4% | |
| HOU | @ | IND | Boxscore | 22 | 17 | 5 | 3.3 | 26 | 41 | 38.8% | 46 | 15 | 75.4% |
| MIN | @ | JAX | Boxscore | 25 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 29 | 54% | 41 | 24 | 63.1% |
| DET | CHI | Boxscore | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1.5 | 38 | 28 | 57.6% | 33 | 17 | 66% | |
| WAS | @ | PHI | Boxscore | 27 | 22 | 5 | -1.2 | 23 | 23 | 50% | 50 | 25 | 66.7% |
| NYG | DAL | Boxscore | 10 | 7 | 3 | -2.9 | 31 | 33 | 48.4% | 40 | 25 | 61.5% | |
| NYJ | @ | SFO | Boxscore | 23 | 17 | 6 | -11.5 | 41 | 40 | 50.6% | 28 | 27 | 50.9% |
There have been some games that followed a similar pattern to 49ers/Jets, but what makes that game stand out is how San Francisco was up 14-0 with 11 minutes left in the first quarter. In fact, I only see 25 games since 1998 where a team ran an offensive snap down 14 with over 55 minutes left in the game; the Jets were the fifth to win such a game, with the Giants the previous last such team to do so.
As always, please leave your thoughts in the comments. And the 2016 Game Scripts page is now updated.