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Message: [QUOTE="nzm136, post: 2731649, member: 2531"] This is roughly 3rd grade math. Assuming that there aren’t a freak number of onside kicks, bad punt catches, etc., two teams will have close to the same number of possession. So, the team that scores more points on their possessions will almost always win. That mathematical fact is true, regardless of how the team scores the points (deep bomb, pass TDS vs 1 yard rumbles), or how many possessions there are. The number of possessions will magnify (or shrink) the end score differential (depending on whether or not it’s a high number), but it will not change the outcome. Try it out if you don’t believe me. Team A scores 6 points per possession, and Team B scores 1 point. Now change the number of possessions that the two teams have (keeping them equal), and let me know what happens. I have no idea how anything that I’ve written can be construed as even mildly controversial. [/QUOTE]