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Giff Smith
Head coach · LAC · 2023–2023
0–3Regular season
0–0Playoffs
1Seasons
Season by season
4th-down columns from 2018 (every go, field-goal and punt call graded by our model).
| Season | Team | Record | Playoffs | 4th-down decisions | Went for it % | Model said go % | Agrees with model % | WP lost per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | LAC | 0–3 | 28 | 14.3 | 32.1 | 75.0 | 3.17 |
4th-down rating
WP lost per decision against other coaches in the same situations: +0.005 (90% interval −0.119 to +0.105) over 28 decisions. Too few decisions to test.
Biggest disagreements with the model
Where the coach’s call cost the most win probability by our model, among calls the model disagreed with.
| Date | Game | Situation | Call | Model | WP lost (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-07 | LAC v KC | 4th & 6 at KC 38Q4, down 1 | go | fgconfident | 5.5 |
| 2023-12-23 | LAC v BUF | 4th & goal at BUF 2Q1, tied | fg | goconfident | 2.4 |
| 2023-12-31 | LAC v DEN | 4th & 2 at LAC 33Q1, tied | punt | goconfident | 0.7 |
| 2023-12-31 | LAC v DEN | 4th & 5 at DEN 49Q1, down 3 | punt | goconfident | 0.5 |
| 2024-01-07 | LAC v KC | 4th & 7 at LAC 45Q4, down 1 | punt | gouncertain | 0.3 |
| 2024-01-07 | LAC v KC | 4th & 3 at LAC 46Q1, down 7 | punt | goconfident | 0.2 |
| 2024-01-07 | LAC v KC | 4th & 2 at KC 31Q2, down 10 | fg | gouncertain | 0.0 |
Every graded 4th down (28)
Every graded 4th down
| Date | Game | Situation | Call | Model | WP lost (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-23 | LAC v BUF | 4th & goal at BUF 2Q1, tied | fg | goconfident | 2.4 |
| 2023-12-23 | LAC v BUF | 4th & 13 at LAC 13Q1, up 3 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2023-12-23 | LAC v BUF | 4th & 3 at LAC 11Q2, up 10 | punt | puntuncertain | 0.0 |
| 2023-12-23 | LAC v BUF | 4th & 22 at LAC 20Q2, up 3 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2023-12-23 | LAC v BUF | 4th & 18 at midfieldQ3, down 4 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2023-12-23 | LAC v BUF | 4th & 15 at BUF 22Q3, down 4 | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2023-12-23 | LAC v BUF | 4th & 7 at BUF 29Q4, down 8 | fg | fglean | 0.0 |
| 2023-12-23 | LAC v BUF | 4th & 12 at BUF 27Q4, down 5 | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2023-12-23 | LAC v BUF | 4th & 13 at BUF 35Q4, down 2 | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2023-12-31 | LAC v DEN | 4th & 2 at LAC 33Q1, tied | punt | goconfident | 0.7 |
| 2023-12-31 | LAC v DEN | 4th & 6 at LAC 19Q1, tied | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2023-12-31 | LAC v DEN | 4th & 5 at DEN 49Q1, down 3 | punt | goconfident | 0.5 |
| 2023-12-31 | LAC v DEN | 4th & 8 at DEN 18Q2, down 3 | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2023-12-31 | LAC v DEN | 4th & 14 at LAC 48Q2, down 10 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2023-12-31 | LAC v DEN | 4th & 2 at DEN 32Q3, down 10 | fg | fguncertain | 0.0 |
| 2023-12-31 | LAC v DEN | 4th & 5 at LAC 46Q4, down 10 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2023-12-31 | LAC v DEN | 4th & 5 at DEN 32Q4, down 10 | fg | fguncertain | 0.0 |
| 2024-01-07 | LAC v KC | 4th & 1 at LAC 47Q1, tied | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2024-01-07 | LAC v KC | 4th & 3 at LAC 46Q1, down 7 | punt | goconfident | 0.2 |
| 2024-01-07 | LAC v KC | 4th & 4 at LAC 26Q2, down 7 | punt | puntlean | 0.0 |
| 2024-01-07 | LAC v KC | 4th & 9 at LAC 21Q2, down 7 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2024-01-07 | LAC v KC | 4th & 2 at KC 31Q2, down 10 | fg | gouncertain | 0.0 |
| 2024-01-07 | LAC v KC | 4th & 12 at LAC 43Q3, down 4 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2024-01-07 | LAC v KC | 4th & 17 at KC 25Q3, down 4 | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2024-01-07 | LAC v KC | 4th & 7 at LAC 45Q4, down 1 | punt | gouncertain | 0.3 |
| 2024-01-07 | LAC v KC | 4th & 6 at KC 38Q4, down 1 | go | fgconfident | 5.5 |
| 2024-01-07 | LAC v KC | 4th & goal at KC 2Q4, down 1 | fg | fguncertain | 0.0 |
| 2024-01-07 | LAC v KC | 4th & 2 at LAC 33Q4, down 1 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |