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The #NFL teams hurt/helped most by penalties this season This shows each team’s net gain/loss of Win Probability as a result of flags We think taking this unique approach to measuring the impact of penalties brings something new and interesting to #NFLStats. We hope you do too!

Well that wraps up an incredible post-season Thank you so much for everyone who joined us and especially those who retweeted/followed/commented! Can we get some love for the officials who joined us behind the scenes to share their insights throughout the postseason?

Pass Interference by the #Bengals cost them an additional 9.29% Win Probability The officials doing their best to make our pregame prediction look foolish by making these highly impactful penalty calls (properly officiated ones) after a game with no in-play whistles #StatThat

We don't currently handle offsetting penalty Win Probability impacts. But it's safe to say if you call only one of those penalties, you are getting a 20+% Win Probability impact

A massive Defensive Holding call against the #Bengals gives the #Rams turns a 4th and Goal into a 1st and Goal The Bengals lost 20.07% Win Probability on the play #StatThat

A Personal Foul against the #Bengals costs them 2.06% Win Probability. Not a minor mistake with a small lead over the #Rams #StatThat

Let's put the missed Face Mask in historical perspective. The most famous missed penalty in recent playoff history was the uncalled DPI that ultimately cost the #Saints a Super Bowl berth The Saints lost 26.46% WP on that play. The #Rams lost 24.37% WP #StatThat

We NEED your help! Please RETWEET and @ MENTION your favorite accounts This is nearly a 25% Win Probability swing in the most important #NFL game on a missed call that *could* have been properly officiated with a more robust review system put in place Change is 100% needed

Fewer than 99.7% of all plays run in the #NFL this year had a Win Probability impact of more than 24% The #Rams went from a 74.82% chance of winning the game to a 50.45% chance as a result of the no-call There needs to be changes to get these critical calls right #StatThat

An extremely costly missed Face Mask by the #Bengals on their TD. The #Rams lost 24.37% Win Probability on the officiating mistake (as confirmed by our rules experts) That is largest impact from a missed call we've seen in the playoffs #StatThat

The #SuperBowl is living up to officiating expectations. It's been a low penalty impact game with the refs calling only what they're forced to (obvious presnap fouls and a non-player joining a celebration) The #Bengals enjoy a narrow 1.12% WP advantage from flags over the #Rams

A properly-officiated Taunting penalty costs the #Bengals 10 yards but only 1.51% Win Probability as it affects only field position after the interception of the #Rams #StatThat

Another presnap penalty: a False Start on the #Rams costs them 2.19% Win Probability The field position and proximity to half-time are the reason we see a more significant WP impact here #StatThat

We hear you all and will be addressing the officiating controversy in the #PuppyBowl at half-time

As expected, the first penalty we see is a presnap penalty. A Delay of Game by the #Rams costs them only 0.44% Win Probability as the favorites already up on the #Bengals #StatThat

We hope you'll all be joining us for our live tweeting of the #Bengals #Rams #SuperBowl! We'll be providing our Impact of Penalty stats and will again be joined behind the scenes by rules experts who will help us all better understand the nuances of officiating in the #NFL

Also consider: - The #Rams had the least penalty impact from flags thrown against them in the regular season - The #Bengals had the least penalty impact from pre-snap flags thrown against them in the regular season - Officials throw fewer & less impactful flags in the playoffs

What are we expecting as far as officiating at the #SuperBowl? There's only one experienced referee in the league whose crews throw less impactful flags than tonight's Referee Ronald Torbert We're expecting a low penalty impact game tonight

HELP US make this the first playoffs in #NFL history where every call/no-call is tracked, evaluated, and measured RETWEET this to get more fans sharing Super Bowl no-calls Ideally use our anonymous Google Form forms.gle/hAJRtBVC5phdg3Xw6 Tweet no-call details here if not…

Please show some love for the officials who joined us behind the scenes tonight! Thank you all again so much for joining us in our coverage today :)