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Childress Index favors Favre

By John Clayton
ESPN.com

Thursday, September 3, 2009

During my trip to Vikings training camp this summer, I met with Minnesota coach Brad Childress. Not knowing then that Brett Favre would end his retirement and sign with the Vikings, we discussed expectations about quarterbacks. He mentioned a simple theory that seems to work that I had never heard before. The formula seems almost too basic, but upon further review, it's telling. If a team's combined number of rushes and pass completions is around 50, it will win most games. Having s ...

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