Since some of you may be new here (or, hell, some of you may have been here a while), let me explain the Five Factors:
- Yards Per Play: Pretty self-explanatory, this is a measure of how many yards you averaged per play. This may differ from the official numbers because I don’t count plays that are not intending to gain yardage (either kneel-downs at the end of the game or intentional spikes.)
- Success Rate: This is a measure of efficiency; how consistently are you moving the ball? A play is defined as “successful” depending on down and distance; on 1st down, any play that gains at least 50 percent of the yards to gain is counted as a success; on 2nd down, 70 percent; on 3rd or 4th down, 100 percent.