AFC East · 2021

New England Patriots

10-7 (3-3 AFC East · 8-4 AFC)2nd in the AFC East · No. 6 seed

Last: L 17-47 at Buffalo Bills

Rating: +4.46
Adj Off: 25.47
Adj Def: 21.04
Playoffs: 100%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	43.6%4	40.7%9
Early-down pass rate	47.0%29	49.6%24
Plays per game	63.822	62.630
Time of possession	30:3915	29:4318
Yards per pass attempt	6.87	5.52
Yards per rush	4.69	4.726
Starting field position	Own 322	Own 274

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.07210	-0.0664
Adj. EPA per play	+0.0545	-0.01610
Success rate	48.7%4	42.4%7
Passing EPA per play	+0.13611	-0.0544
Rushing EPA per play	-0.0117	-0.08213
CPOE	2.95	-4.53
Explosive play rate	11.1%2	7.4%4

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	27.26	17.82
Points per drive	2.962	1.884
Red zone TD rate	63.2%11	50.8%1
3rd down conversion	43.5%10	36.5%5
Turnovers per game	1.2913	1.823
Sack rate	4.6%9	5.7%15
Penalties per game	5.69	5.914

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 12Wk 1	19Miami DolphinsDIV	L16-17	+0.01	+0.01	5.6 / 5.3	11-16 / 4-11	2 / 1
Sep 19Wk 2	@31New York JetsDIV	W25-6	-0.01	-0.30	4.6 / 5.0	3-12 / 5-13	0 / 4
Sep 26Wk 3	10New Orleans Saints	L13-28	-0.26	+0.07	4.3 / 4.2	7-19 / 6-13	3 / 0
Oct 3Wk 4	2Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L17-19	-0.05	+0.10	5.6 / 5.4	2-9 / 9-19	2 / 0
Oct 10Wk 5	@29Houston Texans	W25-22	+0.04	+0.20	5.9 / 6.4	6-11 / 6-14	2 / 1
Oct 17Wk 6	4Dallas Cowboys	L29-35OT	-0.02	+0.11	7.0 / 6.8	3-9 / 3-13	2 / 2
Oct 24Wk 7	31New York JetsDIV	W54-13	+0.48	-0.07	7.8 / 4.8	7-12 / 7-13	0 / 3
Oct 31Wk 8	@17Los Angeles Chargers	W27-24	-0.04	-0.06	4.7 / 6.5	9-19 / 4-12	1 / 2
Nov 7Wk 9	@26Carolina Panthers	W24-6	-0.03	-0.51	4.9 / 4.2	6-14 / 3-11	2 / 3
Nov 14Wk 10	20Cleveland Browns	W45-7	+0.46	-0.16	7.6 / 3.7	7-9 / 1-11	0 / 1
Nov 18Wk 11	@27Atlanta Falcons	W25-0	-0.04	-0.56	5.5 / 3.2	4-12 / 2-11	1 / 4
Nov 28Wk 12	10Tennessee Titans	W36-13	+0.23	-0.08	6.9 / 5.8	4-10 / 5-11	0 / 4
Dec 6Wk 13	@1Buffalo BillsDIV	W14-10	-0.02	-0.21	5.2 / 4.0	2-12 / 4-13	0 / 2
Dec 18Wk 15	@9Indianapolis Colts	L17-27	-0.10	+0.00	5.6 / 5.5	6-15 / 2-10	2 / 1
Dec 26Wk 16	1Buffalo BillsDIV	L21-33	+0.10	+0.27	4.8 / 5.8	1-10 / 6-12	2 / 0
Jan 2Wk 17	32Jacksonville Jaguars	W50-10	+0.40	-0.26	6.7 / 5.5	8-10 / 3-9	0 / 3
Jan 9Wk 18	@19Miami DolphinsDIV	L24-33	+0.00	+0.08	6.4 / 4.5	5-10 / 7-15	3 / 0
Jan 15WC	@1Buffalo BillsDIV	L17-47	+0.11	+0.72	5.1 / 9.5	7-14 / 6-7	2 / 0

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
10Mac JonesR	97%	352/521	67.6%	3801	7.3	22	13	+0.09

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
37Damien HarrisYr 3	41%	202	929	4.6	15	18	+0.03
38Rhamondre StevensonR	27%	133	606	4.6	5	14	-0.01
25Brandon BoldenYr 10	9%	44	226	5.1	1	41	+0.19
42J.J. TaylorYr 2	4%	19	37	1.9	2	4	-0.52

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
16Jakobi MeyersWR Yr 3	16%	83	866	10.4	2	+0.17
84Kendrick BourneWR Yr 5	10%	55	800	14.5	5	+0.65
85Hunter HenryTE Yr 6	9%	50	603	12.1	9	+0.46
15Nelson AgholorWR Yr 7	7%	37	473	12.8	3	+0.05
81Jonnu SmithTE Yr 5	5%	28	294	10.5	1	-0.18

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
93Lawrence GuyDT Yr 11	37	2	1.5	5	0
92Davon GodchauxDT Yr 5	32	1	1.0	5	1
91Deatrich WiseDE Yr 5	28	4	3.0	9	1
90Christian BarmoreDT R	23	1	1.5	9	0
98Carl DavisDT Yr 7	12	1	1.0	1	0
50Chase WinovichDE Yr 3	6	0	0.0	1	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
8Ja'Whaun BentleyLB Yr 4	67	5	1.0	2	0
53Kyle Van NoyMLB Yr 8	42	5	5.0	10	1
9Matthew JudonOLB Yr 6	38	13	12.5	1	0
54Dont'a HightowerOLB Yr 10	39	1	1.5	1	0
58Jamie CollinsOLB Yr 9	18	4	1.0	3	1

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
23Kyle DuggerSAF Yr 2	70	5	4	0
21Adrian PhillipsDB Yr 8	56	9	4	1
27J.C. JacksonDB Yr 4	44	23	8	1
32Devin McCourtyFS Yr 12	42	10	3	0
2Jalen MillsCB Yr 6	35	7	0	0
41Myles BryantCB Yr 2	28	3	1	1
31Jonathan JonesDB Yr 6	15	3	1	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
6Nick FolkYr 15	36/39	92%	53	42/47	150

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
7Jake BaileyYr 3	49	47.3	71	23	6