Previously:
- Week 1 Game Scripts
- Week 2
- Week 3
- Week 4
- Week 5
- Week 6
- Week 7
- Week 8
- Week 9
- Week 10
- Week 11
- Week 12
- Week 13
- Week 14
Jacksonville won with a Game Script of -8.1 on Sunday, giving the Jaguars one of the best comebacks of the season. Jacksonville started the game with a 65-yard drive, then had drives of 3 yards, -5 yards, -2 yards, 14 yards, and 6 yards. Jacksonville trailed 16-3 in the third quarter, but the team responded with a 72-yard field goal drive, a 53-yard TD drive, and a 56-yard TD drive to steal a victory in Oakland.
The Steelers were the most pass-happy team of the week, which was pretty odd considering how poorly Devlin Hodges played. Pittsburgh had a positive Game Script for the week, but Hodges still finishes with 42 dropbacks. James Conner finished with only 8 carries for 42 yards, although a costly fumble on a wildcat play perhaps led the Steelers towards a more pass-happy game plan. Hodges finished with just 8 first downs (a 19% rate), so nothing was really working for Pittsburgh against a tough Bills defense.
| Team | H/R | Opp | Boxscore | PF | PA | Margin | Game Script | Pass | Run | P/R Ratio | Op_P | Op_R | Opp_P/R Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR | IND | Boxscore | 34 | 7 | 27 | 17 | 30 | 33 | 47.6% | 35 | 17 | 67.3% | |
| DAL | LAR | Boxscore | 44 | 21 | 23 | 14.9 | 23 | 45 | 33.8% | 54 | 14 | 79.4% | |
| BAL | NYJ | Boxscore | 42 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 25 | 34 | 42.4% | 33 | 24 | 57.9% | |
| TAM | @ | DET | Boxscore | 38 | 17 | 21 | 12.6 | 44 | 29 | 60.3% | 45 | 18 | 71.4% |
| KAN | DEN | Boxscore | 23 | 3 | 20 | 12.4 | 37 | 25 | 59.7% | 42 | 15 | 73.7% | |
| MIN | @ | LAC | Boxscore | 39 | 10 | 29 | 10.4 | 25 | 37 | 40.3% | 42 | 19 | 68.9% |
| SEA | @ | CAR | Boxscore | 30 | 24 | 6 | 10.3 | 29 | 34 | 46% | 43 | 29 | 59.7% |
| ARI | CLE | Boxscore | 38 | 24 | 14 | 8.7 | 25 | 34 | 42.4% | 44 | 23 | 65.7% | |
| GNB | CHI | Boxscore | 21 | 13 | 8 | 8.4 | 34 | 24 | 58.6% | 56 | 27 | 67.5% | |
| NWE | @ | CIN | Boxscore | 34 | 13 | 21 | 7.4 | 31 | 32 | 49.2% | 31 | 32 | 49.2% |
| HOU | @ | TEN | Boxscore | 24 | 21 | 3 | 5.7 | 28 | 35 | 44.4% | 39 | 28 | 58.2% |
| NYG | MIA | Boxscore | 36 | 20 | 16 | 5.1 | 30 | 33 | 47.6% | 44 | 25 | 63.8% | |
| BUF | @ | PIT | Boxscore | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1.6 | 26 | 38 | 40.6% | 42 | 15 | 73.7% |
| PHI | @ | WAS | Boxscore | 37 | 27 | 10 | -1.5 | 45 | 28 | 61.6% | 28 | 23 | 54.9% |
| ATL | @ | SFO | Boxscore | 29 | 22 | 7 | -2.1 | 41 | 20 | 67.2% | 35 | 27 | 56.5% |
| JAX | @ | OAK | Boxscore | 20 | 16 | 4 | -8.1 | 31 | 22 | 58.5% | 40 | 32 | 55.6% |
The Cowboys, Bills, and Bengals stood out as the most run-heavy teams of the week. Dallas ran on 66% of its plays against the Rams in week 15, making it the most run-heavy game the Cowboys have had in 13 years! How long ago was that? This game came four weeks before Tony Romo‘s first start!
Meanwhile, the Bengals had another week of giving up. No, this wasn’t quite as bad as the run-heavy performance in a blowout loss to Baltimore, but Cincinnati finished with 31 pass attempts and 31 rush attempts in a blowout loss to the Patriots. A 50/50 run/pass split is pretty rare in most games, but very rare when the Game Script is -7.4. On the other hand, Andy Dalton was very bad — he threw a pick 6 on top of three other interceptions — and Joe Mixon actually had a strong day on the ground. So maybe this wasn’t the worst strategy for Cincinnati.
What stands out to you?