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The mental fatigue is something that doesn’t get brought up here enough but it’s valid. If you’re playing defense and you know your offense is garbage how long before you eventually throw in the towel? It might not even be a conscious decision. Frustration can effect your mental focus and...

The biggest impact will be playing with a lead. Getting up by two or more scores completely changes what you do on defense. We might set a new sack record if our guys are allowed to pin their ears back early in games. We have had so many one possession games over the last 4 years, we’ve rarely...

I don’t think it’s an issue of the defense being on the field longer and getting tired, it’s that the more offensive possessions you have, the more defensive possessions you have also. Even if your defense is still really good, you’re giving the opponent more opportunities to move the ball and...