While watching today's Seahawks-Vikings game, my wife asked:
How did the Seahawks score 9 points? Did they get a field goal and miss an extra point after a touchdown?
I had been head down coding and didn't know the answer. I quickly jotted down the possibilities (like solving the coin-change problem with coins of value 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8) and told her it could be one of four outcomes:
- Field Goal (3), TD with missed PAT (6)
- 3 Field Goals (3 x 3)
- Safety (2), TD (7)
- 3 Safeties (3 x 2), Field Goal (3)
I decided it'd be fun to make a tool to answer this question for any score (not just 9). Enjoy
Give me a score, I'll count the ways
Score:
- 1 x Field Goal, 1 x TD with missed PAT
- 3 x Field Goal
- 1 x Safety, 1 x TD
- 3 x Safety, 1 x Field Goal