NFLStats2026 · Wk 2

AFC · AFC East

New England Patriots

0-1 · −1.5 power rating (23rd) · 0-1 ATS

Offense EPA/play 21st
−0.092
adj −0.002
Defense EPA/play 17th
+0.029
adj +0.022
Points for / against 20th
10.0 / 13.0
per game · diff −3
Turnover margin 31st
−3
0 takeaways · 3 giveaways
Pressure rate 6th
22.2%
+6.7% vs avg
Sack rate 11th
7.4%
+1.3% vs avg
Havoc rate 21st
10.2%
−3.3% vs avg
Takeaway rate 23rd
0.0%
−12.1% vs avg
aDOT allowed
6.4
−1.9 vs avg
CPOE allowed 16th
+2.4%
−0.4% vs avg
YAC allowed per completion 24th
6.1
+1.0 vs avg
Three-and-outs forced 1st
0.0%
+0.0% vs avg
Opp. starting field position 3rd
38.9
−9.3 vs avg
Scoring drives allowed 9th
30.0%
−10.5% vs avg

Runs faced by gap

Where opponents run against this defense; blue = the offense struggled there (low EPA allowed), red = they succeeded.

21.0 ypc−0.55L end25.5 ypc+0.52L tackle33.7 ypc−0.20L guard25.5 ypc−0.09Middle20.5 ypc−1.48R guard28.5 ypc+0.55R tackle74.4 ypc−0.05R end

Passes faced by area

Coloured by EPA allowed per attempt (blue = good defense).

Left0/2−0.27 EPA3/4+1.58 EPA0/2−1.24 EPAMiddle1/2−0.16 EPA1/2−0.08 EPA1/1+1.10 EPARight0/1−0.50 EPA4/8+0.10 EPA1/1+0.92 EPA1/1+2.55 EPABehind LOS0–9 yds10–19 yds20+ yds

Defensive efficiency

Defense EPA/play allowed+0.02917th
Defense success rate allowed38.8%7th
Pass EPA/dropback allowed+0.19619th
Rush EPA/carry allowed−0.1957th
Pass success allowed46.4%16th
Rush success allowed28.6%5th
Early-down EPA allowed+0.07318th
3rd/4th-down EPA allowed−0.08214th
Explosive rate allowed10.2%19th
Yards per play allowed5.822nd
3rd-down conversion allowed18.2%3rd
Red-zone TD rate allowed0.0%1st
Points per drive allowed1.308th
Pressure rate22.2%6th
Havoc rate10.2%21st
Takeaway rate0.0%23rd

Defensive playmakers