While the Buffalo Bills’ 2022 NFL season ended earlier than hoped, it was still an unforgettable season with heart-rending drama, unexpected twists, and, best yet, incredible plays. There are so many great plays from this season, how can they be narrowed down? In true Cover 1 fashion, let’s look at the best plays of the season in terms of each play’s impact analytically. Over the next two weeks, we’re gonna look at the Bills’ top plays of the season by Expected Points Added (EPA). If you’ve read almost any article or listened to virtually any episode from Cover 1, you’ve heard about EPA, and the offseason is a good time to reexamine those metrics and get a refresher on their definitions. This week, we’ll check out the top five offensive plays with the top five defensive plays coming next week. Expected Points Added Expected Points Added has been creeping into football fans’ lexicon for the last five-to-ten years, but the concept has been around since the late 1980s, particularly in Bob Carroll’s The Hidden Game of Football. EPA builds on Expected Points, which is essentially “how many points can a team in this situation be expected to make?” The Expected … Continue reading Bills’ Top 5 Offensive Plays of 2022 NFL season by EPA