The Hidden Game of Football: A Revolutionary Approach to the Game and Its Statistics

by John Thorn, Pete Palmer, Bob Carroll

The 1988 cult classic behind football's data analytics revolution, now back in print with a new foreword and preface.

Data analytics have revolutionized football. With play sheets informed by advanced statistical analysis, today's coaches pass more, kick less, and go for more two-point or fourth-down conversions than ever before. In 1988, sportswriters Bob Carroll, Pete Palmer, and John Thorn proposed just this style of play in The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226825868
• ISBN13: 9780226825861
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 7.9" x 11.8"