Theological Footnotes 41 - Pattern Recognition

Hello Reader, While in many sports, every score counts as one point (or perhaps two), American football chooses to be different. As a fan, you quickly learn to figure out what combinations of scoring plays lead to a particular score. If your team wins 17-14, you likely assume that both teams scored two touchdowns (seven points each — technically six, but the extra point is almost automatic), but your team was able to kick a field goal. In football, seventeen usually equals two touchdowns and...