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Ran across this today. Not clear to me how meaningful it is, but what the heck
Basically, for each current stadium the author computed the home team's total net points at home (since the stadium opened), the team's total net points on the road (over the same time period) and subtracted them to get the total home field net point advantage, and then divided by the number of seasons the stadium has been open to get the home field net point advantage per season.
Seattle come in first with a 79.7 points per season figure (in other words, Seattle rings up 79.7 more net points at home than they do on the road). Gillette comes in last at 16.1 points per season.
The table and the explanation is here:
The Seahawks and the NFL’s Best Home Field Advantage | The Harvard College Sports Analysis Collective
Basically, for each current stadium the author computed the home team's total net points at home (since the stadium opened), the team's total net points on the road (over the same time period) and subtracted them to get the total home field net point advantage, and then divided by the number of seasons the stadium has been open to get the home field net point advantage per season.
Seattle come in first with a 79.7 points per season figure (in other words, Seattle rings up 79.7 more net points at home than they do on the road). Gillette comes in last at 16.1 points per season.
The table and the explanation is here:
The Seahawks and the NFL’s Best Home Field Advantage | The Harvard College Sports Analysis Collective