Following Germany’s rout of Brazil in the World Cup semi-final on Tuesday, ESPN did a calculated comparison to other sports for what the 7 goals Germany scored meant. Here’s what ESPN figured out:
–NHL is the equivalent of 14 goals
–MLB is the equivalent of 22 runs
–NFL is equivalent of 236 points
–NBA is the equivalent of 438 points
As some people note, these numbers from ESPN may be incorrect, especially the 438 points in an NBA game:
According to ESPN, 7 goals in the World Cup = 438 points in an NBA game. No NBA team has ever cracked 200. There have been 10 goal WC games.
— Austin Johnson (@austin_johnson) July 9, 2014
