plasticman
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I was thinking of a way that I could actually measure the degree of homefield advantage for each team in the NFL.
I knew l couldn't simply use winning lercentage at home to compare teams because it would, in general, just mirror their level of success.
I figures the best way to measure the effect of homefield advantage was to aelect an interval in time and compare each team's home record to their road record by taking the difference.
When I do this for Texas Stadium, 1971-2008, their winning percentage at home was 67.7%. Their winning percentage for away games were 50.5%, a difference of 17.2%.
This difference was ranked 15th among NFL teams, the middle of the pack and very close to the average homefield advantage among the teams. Therefore, Texas Stadium offered a real and distinct homefield advantage.
For AT&T stadium 2009 to present, the Cowboys have a home winning percentage of 53.8% and an away percentage of 55.4%, a difference of -1.6% and that places them 2nd to last in yhet category. They are 1 of only 2 teams that actually won more on the road from 2009 to the present, the other is Tampa Bay.
Notice, I did not draw any conclusions,I simply state statistical fact that can be cross checked by anyone familiar with the NFL-Reference database.
The reason for this is because one can look at a different perspective. Perhaps a low home/away percentage indicates the ability to play just as well on the road as at home. Perhaps it's the team culture.or the coaching. In any case, it is interesting to look at.
Some other observations about the time pwriod 2009 to present:
The greateat swing in percentage between home and away games beling to the Baltimore Ravens at 33.9%. They have won 75.4% at home, 41.6% away.....I believe they lost an away hame today.
Also close to the top are the Vikings, Seahawks, and Packers. The Cardinals are at #6, very tough to beat at home.
Interestingly, all four NFC east teams are in the bottom 10, only the Giants are not in the bottom 6. I believe this relates to their rivalries, there is a malevolent satisfaction in beating eachh other in their own back yard.
I knew l couldn't simply use winning lercentage at home to compare teams because it would, in general, just mirror their level of success.
I figures the best way to measure the effect of homefield advantage was to aelect an interval in time and compare each team's home record to their road record by taking the difference.
When I do this for Texas Stadium, 1971-2008, their winning percentage at home was 67.7%. Their winning percentage for away games were 50.5%, a difference of 17.2%.
This difference was ranked 15th among NFL teams, the middle of the pack and very close to the average homefield advantage among the teams. Therefore, Texas Stadium offered a real and distinct homefield advantage.
For AT&T stadium 2009 to present, the Cowboys have a home winning percentage of 53.8% and an away percentage of 55.4%, a difference of -1.6% and that places them 2nd to last in yhet category. They are 1 of only 2 teams that actually won more on the road from 2009 to the present, the other is Tampa Bay.
Notice, I did not draw any conclusions,I simply state statistical fact that can be cross checked by anyone familiar with the NFL-Reference database.
The reason for this is because one can look at a different perspective. Perhaps a low home/away percentage indicates the ability to play just as well on the road as at home. Perhaps it's the team culture.or the coaching. In any case, it is interesting to look at.
Some other observations about the time pwriod 2009 to present:
The greateat swing in percentage between home and away games beling to the Baltimore Ravens at 33.9%. They have won 75.4% at home, 41.6% away.....I believe they lost an away hame today.
Also close to the top are the Vikings, Seahawks, and Packers. The Cardinals are at #6, very tough to beat at home.
Interestingly, all four NFC east teams are in the bottom 10, only the Giants are not in the bottom 6. I believe this relates to their rivalries, there is a malevolent satisfaction in beating eachh other in their own back yard.
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