The 2016 season review of ALEX discovers something more interesting about Kansas City's defense than its quarterback. Also: an aggressive Matt Barkley, Tom Brady's finish, and a frightening start for Jared Goff.
In case you missed it, the 2016 NFL season set all-time records for the highest completion percentage (63.0 percent), lowest interception percentage (2.3 percent), and lowest sack rate (5.8 percent) in league annals. The passes keep coming out faster and shorter, which has placed an emphasis on tackling well.
You do not have to watch many games to see that checkdowns are prevalent in today's NFL too, especially on crucial third downs, which is why we have a stat like ALEX.