When it comes to football, I don’t really want to think about math.

(When it comes to math, I don’t really want to think about math, either.)

Analytics has its place. The problem is it’s now everyplace. Last night, for example, I didn’t need to know, and didn’t want to hear, that Amazon AI said the Cowboys needed to score by 3:17 (give or take a second or two) to get the ball back again, with the number being pushed on the audience as if the words were being spoken from a burning bush.

How about we just watch the game and see what happens instead?

When it comes to the overall playoff chase, it’s the most mathematical time of the year. Percentage this, percentage that, percentage va fungool .

Case in point: The NFL’s NextGenStats said that, with a loss on Thursday night, the Cowboy

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