Despite their 2-10 record, not all is bad about the 2023 New England Patriots. The team of head coach Bill Belichick, for example, features one of the best defenses in the league — a unit that has looked particularly good stopping the run.
In fact, when looking at the expected points added metric (EPA), no team in football is better at doing that than the Patriots: New England is ranked first in the league, giving up an EPA of -0.216 per run play this season. The team has also surrendered the fewest yards per carry (3.