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Originally Posted by SithCeNtZ
From what I could find, historically you have about a 1.5% chance of losing a fumbled punt. So on average you probably lose 1-2 a year, which seems about right. I don't have the math in front of me, but I imagine the loss of yards by never attempting to catch a ball would outweigh 1-2 possessions a year, especially inside the 20.
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If you never attempted to even catch the ball, punters would start punting so the ball would roll and you would get 70 yard punts with rolls.
Or if the punting team was closer, you would end up pinned on your own 1 or 2 yard line.
