Some stats from ESPN after the Bears game - New England Patriots Forums

***convertedpatsfan*** · 12-13-2010, 08:34 PM

Stats analysis: Breaking down win & streak - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston

A miscellaneous collection of stats. A few interesting ones though.

In 15+ yard passes, Brady was pretty awful in the first 8 games with a 37.5% completion, 65.2 QB rating, and 3 TDs vs. 4 INTs. Over the past 5 games though, he's completed 66.7% for 6 TDs, 0 INTs, and a 149.3 QB rating. This includes 5 for 6 for 140 yards and a TD against the Bears.

He also had great success against the Bears defense when the rushed only 4 guys, completing 71% of his passes for 301 yards and a 123.2 QB rating. Prior to this game, the Bears had allowed 63% completed passes for 150 yards and a 68.8 QB rating.

The Patriots also completed a string of 14 unanswered TDs (as in the other team did not score a single TD during the streak, only FGs) going back to the second half of the Lions game all the way into the second half of the Bears game.

betterthanthealternative · 12-13-2010, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by convertedpatsfan

[url=http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4689563/stats-analysis-breaking-down-victory-streak]The Patriots also completed a string of 14 unanswered TDs (as in the other team did not score a single TD during the streak, only FGs) going back to the second half of the Lions game all the way into the second half of the Bears game.

This is one of the most ridiculous stats I've ever seen in the NFL. Particularly given the combined records of the two teams that comprised 8 or the 10 quarters.