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Every real option on this 4th down, priced in expected points, the same math behind every call this site grades. ?

Q1 New Orleans Saints 4th & 12 at the 12

New Orleans Saints 0 – Cleveland Browns 3

What Actually Happened

(2:52) 3-W.Lutz 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-6-T.Morstead.

The Three Options

GO +1.71 EP
  • 27% chance to convert, and it's a touchdown from here: worth +6.22 EP
  • 73% chance to fail: Cleveland Browns takes over around their own 12, worth +0.04 EP
KICK +2.15 EP
What Happened Model's Pick
  • 96% chance to make a 29-yard field goal: 3 points, then Cleveland Browns takes over around their own 26 after the kickoff, worth +2.27 EP
  • 4% chance to miss: Cleveland Browns takes over around their own 22, worth -0.61 EP
PUNT +0.14 EP
  • Cleveland Browns would take over around their own 11, worth +0.14 EP

The Verdict

Chose KICK ✓ matched the model