Situations and play calling

The scramble wins, the called run loses

Holds upThe record backs this up, season after season.

This one is in the FanIQ library with the full rule, the reason it works, and every season we checked.

Held in 10 of 10 seasons, from 8,795 records measured.

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The Scramble Is Football's Best-Kept SecretWhen a quarterback tucks the ball and runs, the play works about six times in ten. Nothing an offense calls on purpose comes close, and no offense can call it on purpose.

FanIQ carries this one in full: the rule itself, why it works, the season-by-season record, and the related laws.