-Suppose That a Football Team Is Down by 5 Points

Multiple Choice

-Suppose that a football team is down by 5 points and faces a 4th down with 1 yard to go and 1 second left on the clock. The offense can either run or pass the ball. The defense can either defend against the run or the pass. Refer to Figure 6.3 summarizes the probabilities of each team winning the game. The optimal mixing rule for the defense is:

A) Randomly defend against the pass 4 out of 11 times.
B) Randomly defend against the pass 4 out of 7 times.
C) Randomly defend against the pass 3 out of 11 times.
D) Randomly defend against run 7 out of 11 times.
E) Both a and d are correct.