Re: Special Teams and Defensive scores

by LaFortune Teller , South Bend, Tuesday, March 03, 2009, 09:12 (6241 days ago) @ Spesh

Sorry if that wasn't clear. Yes, I credit the "field position" earned by a special teams or defensive touchdown as part of FPE.

Specifically, if a punt, kickoff or interception is returned to the opponent's 5-yard line, it is worth 5.471 "points" in field position. If it is advanced five more yards and into the endzone, it is worth 6.958 "points" for FPE (to account for national success rates in point-after attempts).

If I didn't credit these, of course, a team would be better off in FPE by not actually advancing big returns into the endzone.