NFL - Wednesday, July 15, 2009 0:47 - 2 Comments

Game Theory In Football

When you think of Game Theory, does football come to mind? Probably not. For those of you who don’t even know what it is, Game Theory attempts to mathematically capture behavior in strategic situations, in which an individual’s success in making choices depends on the choices of others.

Game Theory is most commonly used in economics. In recent years, Game Theory has become more popular in the football world because football is a Zero-sum game – precisely what Game Theory was created to analyze. But how can Game Theory be used to improve play calling decisions in Football?

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