By TJ Troup
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| Hall of Fame Steve Sabol |
This is a special time of year for me with Senior Softball playoffs, selling my book, and relishing watching the games this season.
As always would enjoy hearing opinions from all of you, and as such you need a question so I can get those opinions.
Which teams looks strong enough to go the distance to earn a spot in the final four?
Dan Campbell sure has his Lions on the prowl, and with the schedule the next few weeks with so many road games. Can Detroit position themselves to again win the division? Detroit against Minnesota has never been much of a rivalry, yet this year the games are gonna be key.
During my visits to NFL Films when Steve and I would have coffee, always was asked the same question,"Coach what are you working on"?
Since I had determined that returning an interception for a touchdown means an 80% chance of victory, and when one team has a 100-yard rusher, and their opponent does not equate to a 77% chance of victory.
I bet you can surmise where I am going with this—what happens when a team has both.
Felt that this stat needed a "catchy" nickname, and to this day call it "Apocalyptic Horsemen". This past Sunday in San Francisco Fred Warner returned an interception for a touchdown, and Jordan Mason gained over 100 yards in the Niner victory.
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| Fred Warner and Jordan Mason |
San Francisco has won 18 of the 21 times they have accomplished this feat (85.7%), and the league average historically is 91%.
In the last four years the 49ers have achieved the Apocalyptic Horsemen stat! Only four other teams have accomplished this stat at least four years in a row. Buffalo with six consecutive seasons holds the record. One of my projects years ago was compiling a list of long runs from scrimmage of at least 50 yards and called it "Elusive".
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| Derrick Henry |
Derrick Henry with his long touchdown run against Buffalo now is tied with Jim Brown with 15!
