Incorrect. Closer games give you a higher probability of getting lucky against better teams. It increases the impact of variance. If, for example, you get a ball pop right into your defender's hands for an INT return, that has a bigger impact in a close game. Fun to watch or not, Fox-ball works when you have a crap team. Fox ball works when you have a defense and running game that can Do Things. Otherwise you're just the Browns. Besides, getting Trubisky reps running actual NFL passing concepts is more important than wins and losses I'm sympathetic to that argument. That's different from "they're more likely to lose because of the play-calling."