Quote Originally Posted by texaspackerbacker View Post
The great first half and the miserable second half illustrate exactly what I've been saying: PASS FIRST, Pass on early downs, pass quick if it's open, escape and pass down field if necessary - which it usually is, pass, pass, pass ....... and then mix in a few runs for change of pace. They approached that, although still short of the optimum, in the first half.
Except that isn't really what they did in the first half. Here are their play selections, each first down is a new line:

1st Possession:
run, pass, pass
run, pass
pass (inc.), run, pass


2nd Possession:
Pass
Run, pass, pass, pass


3rd Possession:
Run, pass
Pass


4th Possession
Pass (inc.), pass (short), pass (inc.), filed goal


5th Possession:
Pass (inc) – penalty first down
Pass (short, to Lacy, inc.), run
Run, pass,
Pass, run (penalty), pass, pass.


They started the game strong while running on 1st downs quite often.