Academics May 2019

Profile Project Exhibition, featuring Steve Lowery

For my Profile Project proposal, I stated that I would like to explore the difference between winning championships on offense or defense. Essentially, what team is more likely to win the Super Bowl, the team with better offensive or defensive statistics? Do specific players make the team excel in certain areas? My goal was to determine if offense or defense will win you a Super Bowl. For the area of offensive statistics, I researched metrics such as the total yards, yards per play/drive, touchdowns, and turnovers against. For the area of defensive statistics, I researched metrics such as turnovers caused, tackles, and yard per play/drive. My research exhibition type project was presented at the Art Exhibition night, and I found through the statistical analysis that the team most likely to win a Super Bowl over the past 53 events was the team who had the most time of possession.