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AFC South Advanced Stat of the Week: Indianapolis Colts
Published by Nate Dunlevy on March 20, 2012
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Indianapolis Colts
Welcome to the Advanced Stat of the Week column. Each week, I will explain an advanced (or semi-advanced) stat and illustrating how understanding it can affect your knowledge of each team in the division.
This week's stat is Net Yards per Attempt (NY/A).
Net yards per attempt is a derivative of the grandfather of all passing stats: Yards Per Attempt (YPA). YPA may be the single most telling stat in football. If you want to know why teams win and lose, first look at their YPA. Passing yards are wholly irrelevant to winning football games, but YPA goes a long way to determining the outcome.
Like its stately cousin, NY/A helps us understand what happens each time the quarterback drops back for a pass. NY/A is calculated by subtracting sack yardage from passin...
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