Editors’ introduction: Spygate and sports law analytics

The purpose of our editors’ introduction is three-fold. First, we provide a primer on sports law analytics for this special issue of the Journal of Sports Analytics. Second, we briefly summarize the papers accepted for inclusion in the special issue following double-blind peer review. Third, we present original research on one of the most vexing sports law analytics questions in the past decade—Is there evidence that the New England Patriots gained a competitive advantage from recording and analyzing opponents’ signals in contravention of NFL rules?