Pats, Colts, and the Long Field - New England Patriots Forums

ljuneau · 10-29-2007, 03:57 PM

This is a great article comparing how the Pats and Colts fare with the Long Field. The Pats stat on this is sick, just plain sick!

Patriots easily feature the best long distance plan

***BelichickFan*** · 10-29-2007, 04:04 PM

These are the most pertinent parts :

"The most impressive aspect of the Patriots' long drives all season is the fact that they have had 14 possessions start inside the 20 and they have scored a touchdown 78.5 percent of the time. Keep in mind that the league is averaging about 13 percent in this category. The top teams in the NFL inside the red zone don't score touchdowns at this rate.

So how are the Colts doing in this area? For the season, Indianapolis has started 12 drives from inside its own 20 and only produced two touchdowns. Their 16 percent success rate is just a hair over the league average."

patriots#6fan · 10-29-2007, 04:09 PM

i love how even though belichick handed in the evidence, we all know he still has copies at home

BadMoFo · 10-29-2007, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by patriots#6fan

i love how even though belichick handed in the evidence, we all know he still has copies at home

How original: Posing as a Patriot fan.

You could have at least kept it quiet until the game, loser.

homergreg · 10-29-2007, 04:16 PM

Simple Polianesque solution:

We're unveiling our 79 yard field next week, no 80+ yard drives for you!

pheenix11 · 10-29-2007, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by BelichickFan

These are the most pertinent parts :

"The most impressive aspect of the Patriots' long drives all season is the fact that they have had 14 possessions start inside the 20 and they have scored a touchdown 78.5 percent of the time. Keep in mind that the league is averaging about 13 percent in this category. The top teams in the NFL inside the red zone don't score touchdowns at this rate.

So how are the Colts doing in this area? For the season, Indianapolis has started 12 drives from inside its own 20 and only produced two touchdowns. Their 16 percent success rate is just a hair over the league average."

I like this stat but just a quick question....

Wouldn't we have the highest Red Zone Rate?

How can we can we have a higher % from inside our own 20 than inside the opponents 20?

homergreg · 10-29-2007, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by pheenix11

I like this stat but just a quick question....

Wouldn't we have the highest Red Zone Rate?

How can we can we have a higher % from inside our own 20 than inside the opponents 20?

You have a very high 20+ yard TD rate? No red zone on those.

PatsFan37 · 10-29-2007, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by pheenix11

I like this stat but just a quick question....

Wouldn't we have the highest Red Zone Rate?

How can we can we have a higher % from inside our own 20 than inside the opponents 20?

If a drive ends in a TD without getting inside the red zone (e.g. 22 yd TD pass) it doesn't count toward the red zone rate.