Saturday, October 22, 2005

The Hidden Yardage favors Dallas over Seattle

Here is the key hidden stats that I use to predict a winner:

Turnover Ratio: Dallas +1 verses Seattle –2 (advantage Dallas)
Penalties: Dallas 38/238 verses Seattle 39/309 yards (slight advantage Dallas)
Time of Possession: Dallas averages 34:14 verses Seattle averages 30:17 (advantage Dallas)
Kickoff Returns (against): Dallas opponents average 22.0 yards per return verses Seattle whose opponents average 23.2 yards per return (slight advantage Dallas)
Kickoff Returns (for): Dallas averages 22.6 yards verses Seattle who averages 23.1 yards (advantage Seattle)
Punts: Dallas has punted 22 times in 6 games verses Seattle who has punted 26 times in 6 games (slight advantage Dallas)
Punts inside 20: Dallas has had 6 in 6 games verses Seattle who has had 10 in 6 games (advantage Seattle)
How I see the hidden game as Dallas 5 and Seattle 2. Based on the hidden yardage, I think the Cowboys win.