A Statistical Look at the New England Patriots Offense

by Dave Cariello on Nov 26, 2009 6:00 AM CST

Team Stats

	New England
Total First Downs	240
Rushing	67
Passing	152
Penalty	21
3rd Down: Made/Att	64/140
3rd Down Pct.	45.7%
4th Down: Made/Att	6/12
4th Down Pct.	50.0%
Possession Avg.	34:26
Total Net Yards	4161
Avg. Per Game	416.1
Total Plays	702
Avg. Per Play	5.9
Net Yards Rushing	1138
Avg. Per Game	113.8
Total Rushes	284
Net Yards Passing	3023
Avg. Per Game	302.3
Sacked/Yards Lost	14/78
Gross Yards	3101
Attempts/Completions	404/270
Completion Pct.	66.8%
Had Intercepted	6

Scoring

	Patriots	Saints
Touchdowns	33	48
Rushing	11	18
Passing	20	22
Returns	2	8

Score By Periods	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Pts
Patriots	71	125	39	55	0	290
Saints	65	116	83	105	0	369

Team Rankings and Comparisons

Team	Yds / Game	Yds / Play	Rush Yds / Game	Rush Yds / Play	Pass Yds / Game	Pass Yds / Play	Int. Rate	Sacks / Pass Att.	First Downs / Game	Punt Return Avg	Kickoff Return Avg	Field Goals Made	3rd Down Pct	4th Down Pct	Red Zone Pct	Goal to Go%	Avg Time of Poss.	Pts / Game
NE	416.1	5.93	113.8	4.01	302.3	7.48	1.49%	3.47%	24.0	11.1	23.7	83.33%	45.71%	50.00%	47.73%	72.22%	34:26	29.0
Rank	2	5	15	23	2	8	3	3	1	5	11	14	6	14t	24	12t	1	3
NO Defensive Rank	17	10	19	26	16	4	1	16	11t	28	26	--	7	13th	5	3t	--	13th

Individual Stats

Passing	Att	Cmp	Yds	Cmp%	Yds/Att	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Long	Sack	Lost	Rating
T.Brady	393	261	3049	66.4%	7.8	20	5.1%	6	1.5%	71t	14/	78	100.4
B.Hoyer	11	9	52	81.8%	4.7	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	16	0/	0	86.4
Team	404	270	3101	66.8%	7.7	20	5.0%	6	1.5%	71t	14/	78	100.1

Rushing	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
L.Maroney	116	455	3.9	45t	6
F.Taylor	45	201	4.5	19	2
K.Faulk	39	192	4.9	29	0
S.Morris	30	109	3.6	19	1
B.Green-Ellis	20	90	4.5	29	0
T.Brady	20	43	2.2	9	1
W.Welker	2	17	8.5	11	0
B.Hoyer	9	15	1.7	20	1
B.Tate	1	11	11.0	11	0
J.Edelman	2	5	2.5	5	0
Team	284	1138	4.0	45t	11

Receiving	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
W.Welker	79	854	10.8	48	4
R.Moss	63	925	14.7	71t	8
K.Faulk	29	252	8.7	38t	1
J.Edelman	26	228	8.8	29	1
B.Watson	20	307	15.4	36	4
S.Morris	12	137	11.4	35	0
C.Baker	10	91	9.1	36t	1
S.Aiken	9	139	15.4	54t	1
L.Maroney	8	51	6.4	17	0
J.Galloway	7	67	9.6	19	0
I.Stanback	3	22	7.3	9	0
F.Taylor	2	17	8.5	13	0
B.Green-Ellis	2	11	5.5	6	0
B.Tate	0	0	0	0	0
M.Matthews	0	0	0	0	0
Team	270	3101	11.5	71t	20

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The most notable thing to me

Its how unbalanced they are on offense.
They have 404 passing plays and 284 rushing plays

by mississippisaintsfan on Nov 26, 2009 9:02 AM CST reply actions

To be fair...

…would you rather have the ball in Brady’s hands or Laurence Maroney’s?

by Richard Hill on Nov 26, 2009 9:21 AM CST up reply actions

But what happened with maroney I always thought he was a good back much like Marion Barber from the Cowboy’s but it seems like nobody hears about him anymore.
I realize you have Brady Moss and Welker but i dont hear much about your running game

by mississippisaintsfan on Nov 26, 2009 10:17 AM CST up reply actions

Well...

…I’m pretty sure Maroney and Barber were teammates at Minnesota? They came in with high hopes, but neither of them are stud backs. They’re both backs that belong in a tandem or trio. Barber does well, but he’s with Choice and Jones. Maroney does well too, but Morris and Taylor are injured and BJGE isn’t getting many reps to prove himself, meaning Maroney is splitting with Faulk- more of a receiving back than a running back.

That being said, if Maroney finds himself with one person in his way, he’s going to run him over. Odds are just as good that he’ll run into the line and go nowhere.

by Richard Hill on Nov 26, 2009 7:26 PM CST up reply actions

We don't know

He seems to be like Reggie Bush when he’s running well he’s very good but Injuries and inconsistent running have kept him struggling but he works hard and I think he’ll get there.
Our other backs Sammy Morris, and Fred Taylor have been injured for a few weeks so were struggling with our running game Kevin Faulk does a good job filling in but it will be good to get our starters back

Any given Sunday

by PatsFanSouth on Nov 26, 2009 10:40 AM CST reply actions

I'm not saying that you aren't a very good team

but I think teams like the Eagles and Cardinals and on the negative and the Steelers, Giants on the positive, have shown going all the way without a formidable running game is extremely hard or impossible in this era. You have to have a passing game too, but you really need to be able to pound it at some point. Defenses are to sophisticated to just throw all day and win it all. Just ask Andy Reid (and the Sean Payton of the past)

"I think we agree, the past is over" - George W Bush
"The greatest enemy of knowlege is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge" Stephen Hawking

by Philinwood on Nov 26, 2009 11:18 AM CST reply actions

We were a top 10 running team last year.

I think we were ranked #6 in overall yards? But all of our backs have been injured for a LONG time forcing Maroney to try and carry the weight of the running game which he can’t handle alone.

by Richard Hill on Nov 26, 2009 7:27 PM CST up reply actions

The truth is

The Patriots average 12.5 net point per game, but remember they beat the Titans 59-0 so much for average
The Saint average 16.5 net point per game, but they only beat the Rams by 5 and Tampa by 31so much for average

averages can not be relied upon

by Deckape 69 on Nov 26, 2009 11:42 AM CST reply actions

But it is important...

…how you handle good opponents versus how you handle the bad ones. The Patriots have manhandled the easy teams. The Saints, after the Rams debacle, wanted to prove they could do the same when they faced the Bucs. Which they proved. Averages may not be the whole story, but they’re important when trying to realize how a team plays. Do they play up all year round? Or do they play down to their competition and risk getting beat? Usually the first team will win in a faceoff.

by Richard Hill on Nov 26, 2009 7:29 PM CST up reply actions

It's not about proving anything

It’s about cleaning up mistakes, breaking in our rookies who have been on the bench or special teams all season behind veterans who are now injured, and it’s about beating teams that we have to beat. Tampa is playing well and the Rams are underrated and play well to the Saints’ biggest weakness. You need to look beyond the scores and the scoring to see what is going on. I think your commentary has led you to realize that the Saints have a ton of key injuries right now.

by xen-cuts on Nov 26, 2009 9:08 PM CST up reply actions

I was about to comment that the Saints fans were posting all over the Pats website.

But here is where you guys all are. Welcome to New Orleans! Hope y’all are in town to catch the game!

by xen-cuts on Nov 26, 2009 9:06 PM CST reply actions

The truth part 2

True when betting a game the averages come into play and it gives a general view of what that team has done
But remember the Patriots lost to the Jets and the Saints beat the Jets, remember the Patriots beat the Bills by 1 the Saints beat the Bills by 20
If we look at the Saints win average over the past 40 years we can make a perdition that they will never win more than 5 games in any given year and that might be a high number
So your saying the Saints don’t stand a chance against the Patriots, it will be like the first playoff game they went to 42 – 7

You get paid don’t you

by Deckape 69 on Nov 27, 2009 6:39 AM CST reply actions