The New England Patriots defense played arguably its most complete game of the season on Sunday night. Against an explosive Green Bay Packers offense, the unit allowed just 17 points and 368 yards of offense — a mere 250 of which coming via the pass. While a reenergized pass rush played a big role in this, so did a secondary that covered tightly and deciphered its looks well against one of the NFL’s best quarterbacks.
However, the latter is not as easy as it appears to be as Patriots head coach Bill Belichick explained during a conference call on Monday.