AFC East · 2016

New England Patriots

14-2 (5-1 AFC East · 11-1 AFC)1st in the AFC East · No. 1 seed

Last: W 34-28 vs Atlanta Falcons (OT)

Rating: +9.21
Adj Off: 27.62
Adj Def: 18.41
Playoffs: 100%

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	41.8%5	34.1%28
Early-down pass rate	53.9%14	52.3%20
Plays per game	68.69	64.924
Time of possession	31:057	28:4227
Yards per pass attempt	7.53	6.06
Yards per rush	4.123	3.95
Starting field position	Own 305	Own 251

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.1282	-0.0447
Adj. EPA per play	+0.0913	-0.0456
Success rate	44.3%13	42.9%13
Passing EPA per play	+0.2752	-0.0015
Rushing EPA per play	-0.07711	-0.12811
CPOE	2.98	0.315
Explosive play rate	8.6%16	7.6%7

Situational

Scoring, red zone finishing, money downs, ball security, protection and discipline.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	27.63	15.61
Points per drive	2.415	1.531
Red zone TD rate	69.4%3	56.0%10
3rd down conversion	45.8%4	36.9%7
Turnovers per game	0.631	1.5014
Sack rate	3.8%6	5.0%19
Penalties per game	5.84	7.010

Rank out of 32 teams, regular season only. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like pace and pass rate.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Result	Off EPA	Def EPA	Y/P	3rd down	TO
Sep 11Wk 1	@6Arizona Cardinals	W23-21	+0.10	+0.16	5.6 / 5.8	10-16 / 6-12	2 / 0
Sep 18Wk 2	25Miami DolphinsDIV	W31-24	+0.16	+0.05	6.3 / 7.6	7-14 / 5-10	1 / 4
Sep 22Wk 3	23Houston Texans	W27-0	-0.04	-0.25	5.0 / 4.1	4-14 / 6-15	0 / 3
Oct 2Wk 4	15Buffalo BillsDIV	L0-16	-0.24	+0.10	5.3 / 5.2	1-12 / 7-15	1 / 0
Oct 9Wk 5	@32Cleveland Browns	W33-13	+0.22	-0.11	6.7 / 4.5	9-17 / 5-13	0 / 1
Oct 16Wk 6	10Cincinnati Bengals	W35-17	+0.29	+0.12	7.2 / 5.5	4-10 / 5-12	0 / 0
Oct 23Wk 7	@4Pittsburgh Steelers	W27-16	+0.20	-0.08	6.7 / 5.5	7-12 / 5-16	1 / 2
Oct 30Wk 8	@15Buffalo BillsDIV	W41-25	+0.33	+0.12	6.0 / 5.5	9-13 / 4-13	0 / 0
Nov 13Wk 10	4Seattle Seahawks	L24-31	+0.10	+0.29	6.2 / 6.3	6-10 / 6-12	2 / 0
Nov 20Wk 11	@31San Francisco 49ers	W30-17	+0.21	-0.01	6.5 / 4.8	8-16 / 5-14	0 / 0
Nov 27Wk 12	@28New York JetsDIV	W22-17	+0.14	-0.06	5.5 / 6.1	4-14 / 5-11	0 / 2
Dec 4Wk 13	30Los Angeles Rams	W26-10	-0.00	-0.40	5.5 / 3.4	4-16 / 1-12	0 / 2
Dec 12Wk 14	14Baltimore Ravens	W30-23	+0.14	+0.01	7.8 / 5.1	8-16 / 6-16	2 / 2
Dec 18Wk 15	@7Denver Broncos	W16-3	-0.08	-0.33	4.4 / 5.1	5-17 / 2-12	1 / 2
Dec 24Wk 16	28New York JetsDIV	W41-3	+0.18	-0.35	4.9 / 4.3	11-18 / 1-11	0 / 4
Jan 1Wk 17	@25Miami DolphinsDIV	W35-14	+0.29	-0.17	6.2 / 4.9	7-12 / 7-12	0 / 2
Jan 14Div	23Houston Texans	W34-16	-0.04	-0.32	5.9 / 4.3	5-14 / 3-16	3 / 3
Jan 22Conf	4Pittsburgh Steelers	W36-17	+0.26	-0.01	6.5 / 5.4	11-17 / 9-15	0 / 2
Feb 5SB	N2Atlanta Falcons	W34-28OT	+0.11	+0.11	5.8 / 7.6	7-14 / 1-8	2 / 1

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them; defenders by tackles. Regular season only. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	C/A	Cmp%	Yds	Y/A	TD	INT	EPA/play
12Tom BradyYr 17	79%	291/432	67.4%	3554	8.2	28	2	+0.30
10Jimmy GaroppoloYr 3	11%	43/63	68.3%	502	8.0	4	0	+0.34
7Jacoby BrissettR	10%	34/55	61.8%	400	7.3	0	0	-0.13

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
29LeGarrette BlountYr 7	62%	299	1161	3.9	18	7	-0.06
33Dion LewisYr 6	13%	64	283	4.4	0	17	-0.02
28James WhiteYr 3	8%	39	166	4.3	0	60	+0.04

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
11Julian EdelmanWR Yr 8	18%	98	1106	11.3	3	+0.24
88Martellus BennettTE Yr 9	10%	55	701	12.7	7	+0.52
15Chris HoganWR Yr 6	7%	38	680	17.9	4	+0.44
14Michael FloydWR Yr 5	7%	37	488	13.2	5	+0.09
19Malcolm MitchellWR R	6%	32	401	12.5	4	+0.50
87Rob GronkowskiTE Yr 7	5%	25	540	21.6	3	+0.93
80Danny AmendolaWR Yr 9	4%	23	243	10.6	4	+0.61

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
97Alan BranchNT Yr 10	26	8	1.5	2	1
90Malcom BrownDT Yr 2	24	3	3.0	5	1
95Chris LongDE Yr 9	22	7	4.0	10	1
93Jabaal SheardDE Yr 6	20	7	5.0	10	0
99Vincent ValentineDT R	11	2	1.0	2	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
53Kyle Van NoyMLB Yr 3	32	2	1.0	3	1
54Dont'a HightowerOLB Yr 5	31	1	2.5	2	0
98Trey FlowersLB Yr 2	23	7	7.0	1	0
52Elandon RobertsOLB R	25	2	0.0	0	0
50Rob NinkovichOLB Yr 11	17	3	4.0	2	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
26Logan RyanCB Yr 4	74	11	2	1
32Devin McCourtyFS Yr 7	67	7	1	1
23Patrick ChungS Yr 8	52	3	1	0
21Malcolm ButlerCB Yr 3	48	17	4	1
30Duron HarmonS Yr 4	23	2	1	1
25Eric RoweCB Yr 2	20	8	1	0
43Nate EbnerDB Yr 5	13	0	0	1

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
3Stephen GostkowskiYr 11	27/32	84%	53	46/49	127

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
6Ryan AllenYr 4	72	44.7	57	23	5