After the Seattle Seahawks' 23-0 victory over the New York Giants on December 15, I became interested in how often NFL teams go on the road and shut out their opponent . During the game, broadcasters informed viewers that the last time the Giants were shut out at home was September 4, 1995, a 35–0 opening day loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Viewers were also informed that the last time the Seattle Seahawks shut out a team on the road was December 5, 2005, when they traveled to Philadelphia and blanked the Eagles 42-0. Exploring various sports news websites led me to comments suggesting that the NFL throws a shutout about once every thirty games on average, or about every two weeks. However, that takes into account all shutouts, and it certainly seems like it would be much easier to shut out a team at home than on the road. So the question about the elusive road shutout remained and when Google didn't help, I grabbed a pen and paper and went to Pro Football Reference for a little research. What I learned was quite interesting. Since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, there have been...