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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
50% on third downs would lead the league pretty much every single season. It's way above average. The 3rd down conversion rate should be in the good category. Moreover, the fact that they only had 8 3rd downs in a game would be seen as a good thing but/for the fact that they never had the ball in their hands.
And as for the Bucs converstion rate - Really, 62% and they win that game, IMO. One stop at the end and I think they'd have won it - the third down right before the two minute warning; the only time the Bucs tried to pass and they had it pretty easily. The Chiefs just couldn't stop anyone yesterday. Steven Nelson was victimized outside and Ackers was pretty much routinely a half-step behind the play. He was never bad enough to get torched but never really good enough to break up the pass.
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They kept playong soft and keeping everything in front but it allowed long methodical drives.
Weird and maybe I'm way off, but it looked like a game they knew they were beat up and playong new faces and just tried to play bend don't break and hope the Bucs would lose.
Winston made some nice throws but he missed some open throws as well. It was weird.