# NFL 2021: Divisional Round / Week Twenty Questions **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [January 21, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-divisional-round-week-twenty-questions/958202 "2022-01-21T22:04:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-divisional-round-week-twenty-questions/958202/61 "2022-01-23T22:18:36Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Looking at the yearly stats, the difference between a season’s top kicker and bottom kicker, given the same number of games played, is about 50-60 points on average, which is a pretty huge amount (top kickers average in the 140-160 points/year range) The worst are typically around 75%, the best 90-95%. For 40 attempts (opportunities equalized natch for the sake of comparison) that’s about 6-8 extra FGs, 18-24 points (plus XPs), which are not insignificant, but not anywhere close to 50. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-divisional-round-week-twenty-questions/958202/62 "2022-01-23T23:07:23Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > For 40 attempts (opportunities equalized natch for the sake of comparison) that’s about 6-8 extra FGs This year in the regular season, there were just 3 kickers that had 40 or more attempts (40, 43, 48). Robbie Gould, for instance, was 20-23 during the regular season. Harrison Butker was 25-28. The median number of attempts appears to be about 32 or 33. There were 10 kickers at 90% or better. And, yes, the worst of the regular kickers were around 75%. The most points scored by a kicker on field goals was 126, by Dustin Hopkins. 4 kickers scored more than 150 points, led by Daniel Carlson, with 163. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-divisional-round-week-twenty-questions/958202/63 "2022-01-23T23:12:17Z")
This just got entertaining. Two hands, young Akers! Two hands on the ball! ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-divisional-round-week-twenty-questions/958202/64 "2022-01-23T23:15:28Z")
Apropos of nothing but I really like having 2 Sunday “late” games. I’m never ready to sit down for playoff football at noon. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-divisional-round-week-twenty-questions/958202/65 "2022-01-23T23:17:18Z")
4th and like 2 feet. Do they go with the QB sneak and spike, or run a play? They’ll have about 30 seconds left if they make it. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-divisional-round-week-twenty-questions/958202/66 "2022-01-23T23:20:15Z")
Left a lot of time on the clock. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-divisional-round-week-twenty-questions/958202/67 "2022-01-23T23:21:06Z")
Stafford doesn’t have any experience with something like this. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-divisional-round-week-twenty-questions/958202/68 "2022-01-23T23:21:54Z")
The Legend of Matthew Stafford has to start somewhere. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-divisional-round-week-twenty-questions/958202/69 "2022-01-23T23:24:08Z")
Defense totally gagged on that. Todd Bowles HC resumes all going in the trash. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-divisional-round-week-twenty-questions/958202/70 "2022-01-23T23:24:47Z")
My god what a finish. It reminds me of Brady’s finish in the first Super Bowl. Oh dammit shut up Cris Collinsworth. 😂 ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-divisional-round-week-twenty-questions/958202/71 "2022-01-23T23:25:00Z")
I’m sitting in my living room alone, clapping. Good game. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-divisional-round-week-twenty-questions/958202/72 "2022-01-23T23:25:24Z")
Akers avoids being the goat, just barely. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-divisional-round-week-twenty-questions/958202/73 "2022-01-23T23:25:37Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Todd Bowles HC resumes all going in the trash. No they aren’t. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-divisional-round-week-twenty-questions/958202/74 "2022-01-23T23:26:40Z")
If you’re not double covering Kupp on the most important play of the game you’re a total idiot. ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-divisional-round-week-twenty-questions/958202/75 "2022-01-23T23:26:44Z")
Fun game. Bucs deserve to lose for not going for 2 after their second-last TD 🙂 . ---
**Author:** ![SoToasty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sotoasty/32/2803_2.png) [@SoToasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoToasty)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-divisional-round-week-twenty-questions/958202/76 "2022-01-23T23:27:29Z")
Guess it starts now ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-divisional-round-week-twenty-questions/958202/77 "2022-01-23T23:28:17Z")
Now let’s have the Bills beat the Chiefs (by a field goal? I mean, probably). Then we’ll have four teams I wouldn’t mind seeing win. (Except I don’t root for Los Angeles teams on general principle). ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-divisional-round-week-twenty-questions/958202/78 "2022-01-23T23:30:09Z")
That was a hell of a throw, I’ll give him that. Too bad he wasted all those years in Detroit. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-divisional-round-week-twenty-questions/958202/79 "2022-01-23T23:31:32Z")
He’s an idiot with a Superbowl ring. I mean I get it you’re doing the whole sports radio overreact to one play hot take thing, but every HC has a play in their past they’ve called that failed spectacularly. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-divisional-round-week-twenty-questions/958202/80 "2022-01-23T23:35:40Z")
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