key stat for NFL games is turnovers
show me that stat and I can predict the winner
sure the 9ers didn't score out of the turnovers, but remember if the drives end there....at the spot of the turnovers; the club punts and puts our devastating defense on the field with what ought to have been bad starting positions for them.
Tend to believe that the way AD was playing that the extra yardage facing the Niners might have caused a turnover in our favor as the game progressed.
Snaps lost due to turnovers also favor the other team; Puts your defense on the field for too long. Perhaps that made a difference later in the game with a team coming off their bye, and ours having traveled, and stressed all afternoon long.
Eliminating the scoring factor doesn't tell the entire story of how it plays out overall.
