italia44

I heard this on ESPN.....
Jaws was talking about the Patriots and said the Pats are only giving up 1.8 yards per play in the Red zone and this is by far the best average in the NFL.

When you think about it,this really is incredible.It indicates that even when teams enter the Red zone against the Pats,they are either unsuccessful or it takes them an above average amount of plays to score.
This is really "bend,not break".

ctpatsfan77

Actually, according to Football Outsiders, the Pats D in 2006 is only 19th in the 20 yards farthest from the end zone (i.e., when the opponents have to travel the whole length of the field to score); it steadily improved, from 19th to 15th to 9th to 5th to 3rd, as opposing Os approached the end zone. And, even more remarkably, they were one of two teams (the other being BAL) that far outstripped the rest of the NFL in pass D in the red zone.

In other words, the 2006 Pats D is exactly what Dr. Belichick ordered--a "bend but don't break" D that actually gets tougher and tougher the farther you push them.

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mtbykr

Which has been our trademark during the "ring" years

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skri65

Dean Peas and Belichick have done a GREAT job with the D this year. Kudos to them.

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"The Colts shock and awe offense ... was shockingly awful." - quote from NFL Game Of The Week (2005 div vs Indy)

IcyPatriot

Usually Coles plays us well until the Red Zone area ...ohhhh they are so toast.

Pat the Pats Fan

Forcing teams to go on long multi play drives, only to be denied or get a FG when you get to the RZ. It's got to be frustrating to the other team.

Forcing these types of drives is a form of ball control, especially late in the game and the opponent needs multiple drives to catch up.

Love the bend but don't break.

ch3oh

It shows our weakness in the secondary. As the field gets shorter their coverage improves.

scott99

Some incredible stats this year on D. My favorite is only 10 TD passes given up all year, hell, I think Starks gave up more than 10 BY HIMSELF last year !

italian pat patriot

not a bad defense...

DarrylS

This is the type of thread that tells the tale of how this team does what it does.. all the while people and whine and moan about how we do not stretch the field on offense and we need a big play receiver. Our front 7 in the D is very good, and they are complimented by an ok secondary. If given the choice for this statistic or to have an O who has x number of long passes, I would choose the former. Even though they are good, I suspect that this will be a focus of the draft and free agency.

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