[MacGuyV]

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is it just me, or have teams started to pass on 1st, run on 2nd, and leave themselves 3rd and 6 much more often than in years past

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No, Madden has been saying that for years.
Incomplete pass on 1st down = 2nd down run
Run for 0 yards on 1st down = 2nd down pass