The Colts lead the NFL in most fourth quarter factors

The Indianapolis Colts are the best scoring crew within the league…

Okay, so possibly not throughout a complete sport, however within the fourth quarter, they most actually are. What does a quantity like this imply? What does it inform us? Something? A statistic like this will likely not lead us to too many conclusions, however there are attention-grabbing takeaways we would be capable of glean.

At 118 factors, the Colts beat out the Eagles for fourth quarter superiority by two. Being in first means they’re above all of the juggernauts just like the Lions, Chiefs, and Payments. At 6-7, scoring probably the most factors within the fourth quarter hasn’t essentially translated to wins, whereas groups decrease on the checklist have had extra success within the win column. In reality, the Lions, who could also be one of the best crew in soccer, are fifth from the underside. At first blush, it looks as if this doesn’t make sense. Upon additional reflection, nevertheless, it makes good sense as a result of it’s a stat that may be deceptive, unimportant, and even associated to likelihood.

A crew scoring a number of factors within the fourth quarter may imply a couple of issues. It could possibly be rubbish time and groups are giving up meaningless stats. It may imply a crew is clutch and both climbing again into video games or placing them away. Take the final three weeks. Factors scored in opposition to the Jets and Patriots within the fourth have been completely clutch. These are sport profitable fourth quarter drives which might be important to success. These have been indicators of a very good crew and constructive progress.

Take the sport in opposition to the Lions, nevertheless. Trailing 24-6, any factors scored within the fourth, particularly late, would have counted in direction of the Colts complete however would have completed completely nothing in direction of altering the result. Whereas it’s good to see a crew come on sizzling within the fourth, it may be too little too late. If the primary three quarters have been duds or there was a serious dry spell for the offense, the factors scored late won’t transfer the needle.

It’s a enjoyable stat, but it surely’s actually nothing greater than that. Scoring late could be essential and separate good groups from the nice ones. Within the case of the Colts, it hasn’t translated to wins. Somebody with extra time may do a deep dive into every sport’s fourth quarter, however from my 30,000 foot view, it doesn’t appear to actually matter. If the Colts can proceed to construct on what we’ve got seen over their final two wins, nevertheless, that would all change going ahead.