@surrender_index

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

github.com/andrew-shackelford/Surrender-Index
Joined July 2019
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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 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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35,146
*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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23,797
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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18,646
*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.
12,847
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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11,964
*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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7,919
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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7,435
*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.
5,781
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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7,931
*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.
4,446
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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5,890
*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.
3,130
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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76,048
*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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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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4,154
*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.
3,458
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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3,738
*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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2,916
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.
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6,971
*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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