Zamboni Man Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 RALEIGH (AP) — The state's test writers tried to come up with a math question about football and ended up with a fumble. On an end-of-grade test this month, seventh-graders had to calculate the average gain for a team on the game's first six plays. But the team did not gain 10 yards on the first four plays and would have lost possession before a fifth and sixth play. The team opened with a 6-yard loss, a 3-yard gain and a 2-yard loss, which would have made it fourth down with 15 yards to go for a first down. The team's fourth play was just a 7-yard gain, yet it maintained possession for a 12-yard gain and a 4-yard gain on two additional plays. Funny stuff End of Grade Question Fumbles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 was it the new england patriots? just give it to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Not if it was an inner squad scrimmage. I have seen the Bills do this where they get 10 plays regardless of the first downs or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agilen Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Did the question actually say that they were on the same drive? You certainly can have an average yardage for your first six (offensive) plays, they just might not be in sequence.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 what would have been great is if one of the students answered it based on the 4 downs, that would have been impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick in RaChaCha Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 was it the new england patriots? just give it to them 343179[/snapback] LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts