Surrender Index

Determining just how cowardly every NFL punt is, quantitatively. A project by @shackoverflow. Based on an idea from @jon_bois.

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Hi everyone, if you'd still like to keep track of the saddest punts in the NFL but don't want to be spammed for every single punt, check out @surrender_idx90. It's the same thing, but only posts tweets for punts that rank above the 90th percentile on the Surrender Index. Enjoy!

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*DAL committed a (likely intentional) delay of game penalty, moving the play from 4th & 11 at the GB 42 to 4th & 16 at the GB 47.

If this penalty was in fact unintentional, the Surrender Index would be 2.69, ranking at the 77th percentile of the 2023 season.

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DAL decided to punt to GB from the GB 42* on 4th & 11* with 9:07 remaining in the 2nd while losing 0 to 14.

With a Surrender Index of 6.69, this punt ranks at the 92nd percentile of cowardly punts of the 2023 season, and the 88th percentile of all punts since 1999.

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*HOU committed a (likely intentional) delay of game penalty, moving the play from 4th & 3 at the CLE 39 to 4th & 8 at the CLE 44.

If this penalty was in fact unintentional, the Surrender Index would be 3.1, ranking at the 79th percentile of the 2023 season.

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HOU decided to punt to CLE from the CLE 39* on 4th & 3* with 7:04 remaining in the 4th while winning 45 to 14.

With a Surrender Index of 15.42, this punt ranks at the 98th percentile of cowardly punts of the 2023 season, and the 95th percentile of all punts since 1999.

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*PHI committed a (likely intentional) delay of game penalty, moving the play from 4th & 8 at the NYG 39 to 4th & 13 at the NYG 44.

If this penalty was in fact unintentional, the Surrender Index would be 4.68, ranking at the 88th percentile of the 2023 season.

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PHI decided to punt to NYG from the NYG 39* on 4th & 8* with 11:45 remaining in the 3rd while losing 0 to 24.

With a Surrender Index of 23.3, this punt ranks at the 99.0th percentile of cowardly punts of the 2023 season, and the 97th percentile of all punts since 1999.

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*BAL committed a (likely intentional) delay of game penalty, moving the play from 4th & 2 at the BAL 45 to 4th & 7 at the BAL 40.

If this penalty was in fact unintentional, the Surrender Index would be 0.4, ranking at the 15th percentile of the 2023 season.

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BAL decided to punt to MIA from the BAL 45* on 4th & 2* with 5:48 remaining in the 3rd while winning 35 to 13.

With a Surrender Index of 1.29, this punt ranks at the 56th percentile of cowardly punts of the 2023 season, and the 51st percentile of all punts since 1999.

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*NE committed a (likely intentional) delay of game penalty, moving the play from 4th & 9 at the BUF 34 to 4th & 14 at the BUF 39.

If this penalty was in fact unintentional, the Surrender Index would be 15.86, ranking at the 98th percentile of the 2023 season.

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NE decided to punt to BUF from the BUF 34* on 4th & 9* with 3:01 remaining in the 3rd while losing 14 to 27.

With a Surrender Index of 78.93, this punt ranks at the 99.91st percentile of cowardly punts of the 2023 season, and the 99.7th percentile of all punts since 1999.

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*LV committed a (likely intentional) delay of game penalty, moving the play from 4th & 1 at the IND 43 to 4th & 6 at the IND 48.

If this penalty was in fact unintentional, the Surrender Index would be 8.96, ranking at the 94th percentile of the 2023 season.

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LV decided to punt to IND from the IND 43* on 4th & 1* with 7:05 remaining in the 2nd while losing 3 to 7.

With a Surrender Index of 37.18, this punt ranks at the 99.7th percentile of cowardly punts of the 2023 season, and the 98th percentile of all punts since 1999.

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*NYJ committed a (likely intentional) delay of game penalty, moving the play from 4th & 6 at the CLE 39 to 4th & 11 at the CLE 44.

If this penalty was in fact unintentional, the Surrender Index would be 9.1, ranking at the 94th percentile of the 2023 season.

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NYJ decided to punt to CLE from the CLE 39* on 4th & 6* with 13:34 remaining in the 4th while losing 17 to 34.

With a Surrender Index of 67.94, this punt ranks at the 99.9th percentile of cowardly punts of the 2023 season, and the 99.6th percentile of all punts since 1999.

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*CAR committed a (likely intentional) delay of game penalty, moving the play from 4th & 4 at the CAR 43 to 4th & 9 at the CAR 38.

If this penalty was in fact unintentional, the Surrender Index would be 2.56, ranking at the 76th percentile of the 2023 season.

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CAR decided to punt to GB from the CAR 43* on 4th & 4* with 12:37 remaining in the 4th while losing 16 to 30.

With a Surrender Index of 5.11, this punt ranks at the 88th percentile of cowardly punts of the 2023 season, and the 84th percentile of all punts since 1999.

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*SEA committed a (likely intentional) delay of game penalty, moving the play from 4th & 14 at the TEN 43 to 4th & 19 at the TEN 48.

If this penalty was in fact unintentional, the Surrender Index would be 2.99, ranking at the 78th percentile of the 2023 season.

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SEA decided to punt to TEN from the TEN 43* on 4th & 14* with 0:48 remaining in the 2nd while losing 3 to 10.

With a Surrender Index of 7.44, this punt ranks at the 93rd percentile of cowardly punts of the 2023 season, and the 89th percentile of all punts since 1999.

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*BAL committed a (likely intentional) delay of game penalty, moving the play from 4th & 7 at the JAX 38 to 4th & 12 at the JAX 43.

If this penalty was in fact unintentional, the Surrender Index would be 1.86, ranking at the 67th percentile of the 2023 season.

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BAL decided to punt to JAX from the JAX 38* on 4th & 7* with 4:22 remaining in the 3rd while winning 10 to 7.

With a Surrender Index of 9.25, this punt ranks at the 94th percentile of cowardly punts of the 2023 season, and the 91st percentile of all punts since 1999.