Brady % of Receptions Lost from Previous Season
Patriots defensive DVOA against different types of receivers. TEs and slot receivers killed them, with running backs just behind them.
Must read preview and one so dense you might need to print it out. Trust me it’s worth it.
Check out NE’s season DVOA from the season below, excellent overall consistency.
Great nuggets throughout, as always… including this one:
New England’s defense forced 42 fumbles, that’s a fumble on 2.62% of opponent touches, and recovered 21 of them, all league highs this season and club records (easily) since they began tracking the stat in 1995. In those 18 seasons that they’ve tracked fumbles, only two defenses have forced more fumbles in a season (2002 Eagles and 2000 Ravens with 45), six have had more recoveries of opponent fumbles (led by the 2000 Ravens with 26), and the Patriots rank sixth in fumbles forced per opponent touch: 3.07% – Ravens, 2000 2.84% – Eagles, 2002 2.75% – Titans, 2000 2.72% – Giants, 2010 2.63% – Cardinals, 1995 2.62% – Patriots, 2012
Patriots receivers have dropped 9.2% of “catchable” passes this season. Only four teams have dropped a higher percentage of catchable passes and one of them is Jacksonville, who’s receivers have dropped a league high 11.6% of catchable balls.
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The Patriots have forced 27 fumbles this season, which not only leads the league but is already the third-most in the 19 seasons that they’ve tracked the stat. Only the 2010 Giants (30) and the 1999 Eagles (28) had more forced fumbles. And there are still three games to go.
Over the past four games, the Patriots have converted 61% of their third-down tries, while no other team has converted even 50% in that stretch. Included in that number is a 22-for-28 (79%) performance on third and five yards or fewer. For the season, New England has converted 68% on third down and five or fewer, which leads the league by a mile: 68% – Patriots 60% – Packers 58% – Broncos 58% – Cowboys 57% – Texans
Football Outsiders’ latest DVOA update is out and the Patriots are back to the number one team in the NFL!
Here’s a breakdown of some of the biggest stats and they paint a pretty clear picture of this team:
Overall: 1st
Offense: 1st (Pass 1st, Run 2nd)
Defense: 18th (vs. Pass 22nd, vs. Run 7th)
Pass Defense vs. Specific Targets
- vs. #1 WR: 10th
- vs. #2 WR: 1st
- vs. Other WR: 32nd
- vs. TE: 30th
- vs. RB: 20th
Special Teams: 2nd
Drive Stats
Defense
- Yards/Drive: 28th
- Pts/Drive: 17th
- TDs/Drive: 23rd
- Punts/Drive: 32nd
- TOs/Drive: 1st
- Int/Drive: 5th
- Fumbles/Drive: 1st
- Drive Success Rate: 25th
Offense
- Yards/Drive: 1st
- Pts/Drive: 1st
- TDs/Drive: 1st
- Punts/Drive: 1st
- TOs/Drive: 1st
- Int/Drive: 1st
- Fumbles/Drive: 10th
- Drive Success Rate: 1st
