Score Update in Week 14

Hope you liked that Monday night special...

• The 80 points in the Monday nighter were the most in any game since a 51-34 game in Week 8.  Those are the two highest scoring games of the year.
• Week 14 per-game average:  46.8125
• 14 week per-game average:  46.096, about six-tenths below last season's record.
• Ten of the 16 games competitive into the fourth quarter (meaning that, at least at some point in the fourth quarter, the margin was one score (8 points or fewer))
• Only two were decided in the last two minutes or overtime.  Minnesota beating the Jets with an OT touchdown, and Indianapolis besting Cleveland with a TD at 32 seconds.
• 36 such games this year, only 17.3% of the 208 games.
• Three other games finished within one score, and five more were within one score at some point in the fourth quarter.
• Meaning that games within one score at the end are at 40.87%, down from 48% last year.
• Games within a score at some point in the fourth quarter are at 61.54%, down from 68% last year.
• The league needed that 80 Monday night -- the over was only 6-10 for the week, actually making the under now the leaders with 102 overs, 103 unders, and one complete push.  (2 were all over the map)
• Away teams won the first five games of the weekend, seven of the first eight, and made the home teams go only 6-10 this week!  121-82-1 for the year.
• Home team was called for more penalties in 7 of the 16 games, 90/204.
• 208 penalties in 16 games, a full penalty (plus 1/16th) per game less than last week.
• Team with more penalties was 10-6 this week!  96-94-17 for the year.
• Team with more Points of Emphasis Fouls was 6-7-3 this week.  71-84-62 for the year.
• Two AFC West teams led the PoE parade this week with 5 each:  San Diego (who lost), and Oakland (who won, and convincingly!).