Emotions were running high in Orlando on Saturday night when the Gators and Hurricanes squared off. The number of 15-yard penalties alone tells that story.
It’s worth it to take a step back and look at what the numbers tell us once that emotion is stripped off. That’s one of the advantages — though sometimes, a drawback — to using analytics to break down a game. It can give you a coolheaded perspective when it’s hard to get one any other way.
This review is based on Bill Connelly’s Five Factors of winning, and sacks are counted as pass plays.