It is no coincidence that the New England Patriots were both the NFL’s second-least-injured team and the Super Bowl champions. The NFL teams that avoid injuries win more. It really isn’t all that complicated.
It is important to remember that injuries are random. Older teams tend to average more injuries over a large enough sample size, but year-to year it is mostly noise.
Avoiding injury = #NFL SUCCESS. NFL teams with the least injuries have been the most successful this season #injuryprevention #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/4c6ZLbPOeR
— Andy Barr (@AndyBarrPT) January 22, 2017
That simple chart tells a lot of the story of the 2016 season.