What counts as a change? What if a team just changes shoe colors?
Look, this is not ‘nam. This is a scientific theory, and there are rules. So while teams might switch their shoe or sock color, or might ditch one of their varieties of pants, not all of these count as a viable, fortune-affecting uniform change. (I also don’t really have time to track all of these; honestly, you wouldn’t believe how many times the Saints have changed their pants stripes.) Changes that don’t count: -Change in stripe detail on pants -Change in socks or sock detail -Different mixing of existing pants and jersey colors (See the Bears’ awful blue-on-blue ensemble) -Change of shoe color -Addition of NFL logo (as all teams did in 1991) -Change of cities -Alternate third jersey (Not only did most teams add these in 2001, making the effect minimal, but they can only be worn one game per season, making them a relative non-factor in the season’s total outcome) Changes that count: -Complete uniform overhaul (Broncos: this to this. Or Tampa Bay: this to this.) -Change in color sche
