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[QUOTE="WickedOrange, post: 53493, member: 915"]
In the first segment of “Football Freakonomics” on the NFL Network, Dubner examines the phenomenon of momentum and whether we can actually prove its existence in football games. Here’s a taste of what he found in the data: since 2007, immediately after a long kickoff or punt return, NFL teams are nearly four times as likely to score a touchdown on the next play than they are on a given play from scrimmage.

[URL]http://www.freakonomics.com/2011/10/25/football-freakonomics-is-momentum-a-myth/[/URL]
 
In the second segment of “Football Freakonomics,” Dubner examines the strategy of “icing the kicker,” a fairly recent trend in the NFL where an opposing coach will call a timeout just before a placekicker tries a field goal. The idea is to get inside the kicker’s head, make him nervous by giving him a few extra minutes to think about all the pressure he’s under. But does it work? Are kickers more likely to miss after being iced? The answer might surprise you.
 
[URL]http://www.freakonomics.com/2011/10/26/football-freakonomics-icing-the-kicker/[/URL]
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