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ALEX: Week 16

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The FO staff flips out over New England's overtime strategy against the Jets, and also breaks down the struggles of Super Bowl contenders in Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Carolina, Seattle, and Green Bay.

Throughout the season we have looked at ALEX as an average, but one Hail Mary or a hopeless screen pass on third-and-forever can certainly skew those numbers. That is why this week I have added a column in our main table (shown below) that will look at the percentage of passes that were thrown short of the sticks (Short%), which is really just the percentage of negative ALEX throws on third down.