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One of the themes with the Patriots is that they view victories the same way as defeats, often focusing on the negative aspects of their performance as part of a hard-driving approach that focuses on constant improvement. One area that figures to be looked at closely this week: Negative runs. They had three of them in the first half, in addition to another rush for no gain. The Saints get some credit for that, too. Also, the way Saints coordinator Rob Ryan mixed his calls was reflected in how Tom Brady was sacked four times in the first half – some coverage calls rushing just three, and some overload blitzes. It’s a fun scheme to watch.

Picked-up pieces from 2nd-quarter review – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

Did a quick stat look-up… 

Patriots negative runs per game:

  • 2010: 2.66
  • 2011: 2.54
  • 2012: 4.06
  • 2013 (thru 6 games): 4.33

https://www.patspropaganda.com/one-of-the-themes-with-the-patriots-is-that-they/

FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Week 5 Patriots DVOA Rankings

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FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Week 5 Patriots DVOA Rankings

Overall: 12th (last week – 7th)

Offense: 22nd (Pass 18th, Rush 21) (Last week – 15th (Pass 10th, Rush 20th))

Defense: 14th (vs. Pass 13th, vs. Run 20th) (Last week -14th (vs. Pass 11th, vs. Rush 18th))

  • vs. #1 WR: 11th (last week – 3rd)
  • vs. #2 WR: 31st (last week – 31st)
  • vs. Other WR: 15th (last week – 9th)
  • vs. TE: 9th (last week – 15th)
  • vs. RB: 8th (last week – 10th)

Special Teams: 3rd (last week – 4th)

Patriots Offense Struggling on First Down

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Patriots Offense Struggling on First Down

You can click on the link above to see the breakdown for everything the Pats have done this year on first down so far. Not good.

They’ve averaging 3.69 yards/attempt on the ground, and Brady is just 22-of-45 (48.9%) throwing the ball on first down.

Stevan Ridley especially is stinking, with just 2.78 yards per attempt on first down.

This is one area that needs to be better against the Falcons.