01-25-2012, 09:41 AM
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Super Bowl Stats; How playing under a roof changes the game
This year, the movable feast that is the Super Bowl will pay its first ever visit to Indianapolis. The NFL has never been that keen on taking its showpiece event north of the Mason-Dixon line but has been tempted to Indianapolis by the 2005 construction of the roofed Lucas Oil Stadium, meaning that whatever the weather outside, the game is guaranteed perfect conditions inside.
This will be the 15th time that the Super Bowl has been played under cover, and that fact alone has some surprising implications for those trying to predict the game. Take, for example, the number of points to be scored during the game. In the period since the first indoor Super Bowl there have been 20 outdoor ones, so making a comparison between indoor and outdoor games is reasonably reliable.
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