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by jessriedel 3877 days ago
This is discussed in the reddit comments. (It was my first thought to.) The weak consensus was that this is rare enough away from the 20 to not be enough to account for the data, which shows a similar bias toward 5-yard increments the entire length of the field. Further, there was an anecdotal report that NFL referee training specifically advises them to err toward a 5-yard increment in certain situations.