The New England Patriots won their sixth Super Bowl championship Sunday night with their 13-3 win over the Los Angeles Rams and that victory certainly didn’t surprise me one bit thanks to one defensive stat that I’ve touted for several years now.
Entering the post season, the Patriots, were one of just three teams that registered a regular season defensive adjusted net yards per pass attempt (D ANY/A) stat under 6.0. The other two teams were the Chicago Bears and Baltimore Ravens. Knowing that no team has ever won a Super Bowl with a regular season D ANY/A stat of 6.