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John Fox saying you need more than zero points to win is a stats lie
Bears coach John Fox said, 'We need to generate more than zero points to win games.' I fact checked it and went to the archives. Big shout out to the guys at Pro Football Focus. In 1921, the Rochester Jeffersons forfeited to the Washington Senators because the field was unplayable. So Washington literally scored no points and walked away with a huge road win. You've got to be smarter than this if you're a head coach like John Fox.
Technical forfeits have occurred in NFL history (like the 1921 Rochester Jeffersons), but in any completed modern game, you need to score points to win.