Red Zone Efficiency Home v Away

[CouchCoach]

If you watched the game yesterday, you saw that bizarre stat they posted that had the Cowboys ranked 2nd to SF in RZE at home with a 78% efficiency in TD's and only better than DET in away games at 33%, the difference is more than dramatic. 2nd best to 2nd worst is crazy.

Want something crazier than that? Of course you do. The only NFC team with a better road record than the Cowboys is AZ, 7-1, to the Cowboys 6-2.

In D.C. last week they had as many RZ failures, 5, as they've had all season at home.

I thought it might be interesting to pose some thoughts about why you think this disparity exists and maybe take a break from beating up the team for not winning pretty.

The simple answer is communication on the road but that's the same challenge for every team and doesn't explain one of the oddest stats I have ever seen.

The QB gave his stock answer "I don't know but we've got to fix that". I'd swear Romo left his book of stock answers to Prescott as a parting gift. He loved "we've got to get better at that". Should have been a drinking game trigger.

So, why so good at home and so bad away?


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[JBS]

There was an entire thread on this posted last week

As usual, @Risen Star w the enlightenment

 

[Zman5]

Sleep number mattresses.

 

[Cowboy4ever]

Interesting question. I think it is that our toughest games have all been on the road:

Tampa
Chargers
Patriots
Vikings
Chiefs
Saints
Washington
Giants

Those are some pretty good defenses we have faced on the road. Giants and Skins might be the two worse - vikings play hard at home..

We only lost to Tampa and Chiefs. We were also short handed against the Chiefs.

At home we have had

Eagles - blew them out
Pathers - blew them out
Giants - blew them out
Broncos - the start of our decline
Falcons - blew them out
Raiders - lost but put up 33 points

So I think it is the competition coupled with the fact that Cooper seems to disappear on the road and the defenses we have played are pretty good.

 

[CouchCoach]

There was an entire thread on this posted last week

As usual, @Risen Star w the enlightenment

Oh, didn't know that. Would you be so kind as to go find that thread and bump it so I can give you a warning?

 

[Diehardblues]

If you watched the game yesterday, you saw that bizarre stat they posted that had the Cowboys ranked 2nd to SF in RZE at home with a 78% efficiency in TD's and only better than DET in away games at 33%, the difference is more than dramatic. 2nd best to 2nd worst is crazy.

Want something crazier than that? Of course you do. The only NFC team with a better road record than the Cowboys is AZ, 7-1, to the Cowboys 6-2.

In D.C. last week they had as many RZ failures, 5, as they've had all season at home.

I thought it might be interesting to pose some thoughts about why you think this disparity exists and maybe take a break from beating up the team for not winning pretty.

The simple answer is communication on the road but that's the same challenge for every team and doesn't explain one of the oddest stats I have ever seen.

The QB gave his stock answer "I don't know but we've got to fix that". I'd swear Romo left his book of stock answers to Prescott as a parting gift. He loved "we've got to get better at that". Should have been a drinking game trigger.

So, why so good at home and so bad away?


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The answer is simple. Look at our schedule.

Non divisional road schedule much tougher

Tampa
LAC
KC
NE
Minn
Saints

And at home non divisional games

Den
LV
AZ
Atl
Car