PFR

AFC East · 2020

New England Patriots

7-9 (3-3 AFC East · 6-6 AFC)3rd in the AFC East

Last: W 28-14 vs New York Jets

Rating
+0.613
Adj Off
22.924
Adj Def
22.35
Playoffs
0%

Style profile

Style

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

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate47.3%342.1%4
Early-down pass rate43.8%3250.3%26
Plays per game62.32962.632
Time of possession28:582531:0210
Yards per pass attempt6.1236.923
Yards per rush4.8104.725
Starting field positionOwn 2818Own 251

Efficiency and EPA

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

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.00322+0.07722
Adj. EPA per play+0.02018+0.05421
Success rate46.4%1448.8%28
Passing EPA per play-0.03826+0.11619
Rushing EPA per play+0.0483+0.02430
CPOE-1.6272.520
Explosive play rate9.4%139.1%18

Situational

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

StatOffenseDefense
Points per game20.42722.17
Points per drive2.21222.7428
Red zone TD rate57.1%2563.9%16
3rd down conversion40.9%1740.9%16
Turnovers per game1.19131.3811
Sack rate7.0%264.1%25
Penalties per game3.915.125

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

DateOpponentResultOff EPADef EPA
Sep 13Wk 117Miami DolphinsDIVW21-11+0.17-0.05
Sep 20Wk 2@8Seattle SeahawksL30-35+0.20+0.19
Sep 27Wk 325Las Vegas RaidersW36-20+0.15-0.04
Oct 5Wk 4@6Kansas City ChiefsL10-26-0.19+0.10
Oct 18Wk 628Denver BroncosL12-18-0.28-0.10
Oct 25Wk 712San Francisco 49ersL6-33-0.27+0.32
Nov 1Wk 8@5Buffalo BillsDIVL21-24+0.10+0.15
Nov 9Wk 9@32New York JetsDIVW30-27+0.21+0.36
Nov 15Wk 102Baltimore RavensW23-17+0.19+0.03
Nov 22Wk 11@26Houston TexansL20-27+0.11+0.20
Nov 29Wk 1215Arizona CardinalsW20-17-0.18-0.00
Dec 6Wk 13@20Los Angeles ChargersW45-0+0.11-0.38
Dec 10Wk 14@7Los Angeles RamsL3-24-0.56-0.05
Dec 20Wk 15@17Miami DolphinsDIVL12-22-0.06+0.17
Dec 28Wk 165Buffalo BillsDIVL9-38-0.09+0.40
Jan 3Wk 1732New York JetsDIVW28-14+0.22+0.02

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
PlayerShareC/ACmp%YdsY/ATDINT
1Cam NewtonYr 1084%242/36865.8%26577.2810
4Jarrett StidhamYr 210%22/4450.0%2565.823
2Brian HoyerYr 125%15/2462.5%1305.401

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
37Damien HarrisYr 227%1376915.025
26Sony MichelYr 316%794495.717
34Rex BurkheadYr 813%672744.1325
28James WhiteYr 77%351213.5249
42J.J. TaylorR5%231104.801

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
16Jakobi MeyersWR Yr 213%5972912.40
10Damiere ByrdWR Yr 611%4760412.91
15N'Keal HarryTE Yr 28%333099.42
11Julian EdelmanWR Yr 125%2131515.00

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckQBHFF
93Lawrence GuyDT Yr 103722.070
50Chase WinovichDE Yr 23365.5121
91Deatrich WiseDE Yr 42722.5110
70Adam ButlerDT Yr 41854.070
99Byron CowartDT Yr 21421.030
90Shilique CalhounDE Yr 51312.032

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
51Ja'Whaun BentleyLB Yr 35021.520
55John SimonLB Yr 83432.030
59Terez HallLB Yr 23300.020
58Anfernee JenningsLB R1000.000
53Joshua UcheLB R711.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTFF
21Adrian PhillipsDB Yr 776420
31Jonathan JonesDB Yr 560621
32Devin McCourtyFS Yr 1145620
35Kyle DuggerSAF R43000
27J.C. JacksonDB Yr 3341490
24Stephon GilmoreCB Yr 930311
30Jason McCourtyS Yr 1230300

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
6Nick FolkYr 1426/2893%5130/33108

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
7Jake BaileyYr 25548.771315