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The intentional grounding in the Bills/Bengals game was definitely the ref trying to show he was smart. He saw the down & distance, the location on the field, and manufactured a flag on a play that happens once a game (overthrow on a fly when the WR breaks it off). He felt personally required to show Allen (and the world) that he saw thru his "overthrow", even though the QB wasn't under duress in the pocket.

Interesting, the worst answer to make peace with all this is it's all just random. I'd still like to see long term trends - but it sounds like a ton of work.

I bet if we run penalty numbers over the course of 20 years, the TV market size would correspond almost perfectly with the penalty frequency. In an inverse fashion. Just a handicap that a team like Buffalo has to deal with/overcome.

Just like McD, I fear we will. Owner asleep at the wheel.

Your cherry picked list is mostly QBs from a different era. Surprised Ferguson is not on this list. Redo your homework with only QB stats from 2009 and on (current QB protection era).