A pet peeve of mine has always been Red
Zone % as a way of commentators of gauging a team's effectiveness in the Red
Zone. The problem with Red Zone % is
that it places equal value on scoring either a TD or a FG. Now I could be wrong, but the last time I
checked, TDs were worth more than FGs.
Red Zone Average (RZA) is a better metric because it places the
appropriate value on what the offense did (TD = 7 pts, FG = 3 pts, no score = 0
points) and it is computed by taking the total points scored in the Red Zone divided
by the number of trips to the Red Zone.
Red Zone Average (RZA) = Total Points in Red Zone
# of Chances in Red Zone
Let's look at a simple example below:
Team
|
Chances
|
TDs
|
FGs
|
Total Points
|
RZA
|
Scores
|
Chances
|
Red Zone %
|
Team 1
|
10
|
7
|
0
|
49
|
4.90
|
7
|
10
|
70.0
|
Team 2
|
10
|
0
|
9
|
27
|
2.70
|
9
|
10
|
90.0
|