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There has been a lot of debate by the "homers" and the "objective" crowd on here this season about how much of the Pats defensive yard totals, points etc...have been given up during "garbage time". So I thought while I had some time, I would go through and tally up the totals.
Definition of garbage time for the sake of this research is up by two or more scores in the 4th quarter or 9+ points. I'm sure there are many differing opinions on what constitutes "garbage time", but this one is mine. If you don't like it, feel free to define yours and then provide the raw data from all six games, otherwise take this for what it is worth.
Here we go:
Total Passing yards allowed on the season: 1951
Total Passing yards allowed in Garbage Time: 541 or 27.73%
Total Rushing yards allowed on the season: 638
Total Rushing yards allowed in Garbage Time: 75 or 11.76%
*(At first I thought total rushing was insignificant, until I realized that 52 of the 75 yards were a result of QB scrambles. Just thought I would throw that nugget out there.)
Total Points Allowed on the season: 135
Total Points Allowed in Garbage Time: 27 or 20%
By the way I have this data broken down a little better in a spreadsheet, but I don't know how to insert into the post. If anyone would like to assist in posting it, please let me know. :rocker:
Edit: I meant to add this in here as well, but got submit happy.
The Pats defense has faced the following offenses (ranked by scoring, not yards ): 30th, 13th, 2nd, 8th, 11th, 15th. 5 of the 6 games have come against teams ranked in the top 15 of the league. Our opponents in total average 24 PPG. When not playing New England, NE's opponents combined average is 24.4 PPG scored. The Pats are allowing 2 PPG less then their opponents average against the rest of the league.
IMO, the facts prove that this team is not as bad on defense as the media and some fans want to make it out to be. And they are far from the worst....
Definition of garbage time for the sake of this research is up by two or more scores in the 4th quarter or 9+ points. I'm sure there are many differing opinions on what constitutes "garbage time", but this one is mine. If you don't like it, feel free to define yours and then provide the raw data from all six games, otherwise take this for what it is worth.
Here we go:
Total Passing yards allowed on the season: 1951
Total Passing yards allowed in Garbage Time: 541 or 27.73%
Total Rushing yards allowed on the season: 638
Total Rushing yards allowed in Garbage Time: 75 or 11.76%
*(At first I thought total rushing was insignificant, until I realized that 52 of the 75 yards were a result of QB scrambles. Just thought I would throw that nugget out there.)
Total Points Allowed on the season: 135
Total Points Allowed in Garbage Time: 27 or 20%
The Pats are averaging 22.5 PPG allowed for the season which is 14th in the NFL. Deduct the garbage time points and that average drops to 18 PPG. No way to quantify it against other teams, but it is interesting to note that when the Pats are not leading by 9+ points their defense is essentially allowing points at a clip that would place them 4th in the league in PPG allowed.
I'll let the rest of you chew this up, while I sit back and watch what spits back out.
By the way I have this data broken down a little better in a spreadsheet, but I don't know how to insert into the post. If anyone would like to assist in posting it, please let me know. :rocker:
Edit: I meant to add this in here as well, but got submit happy.
The Pats defense has faced the following offenses (ranked by scoring, not yards ): 30th, 13th, 2nd, 8th, 11th, 15th. 5 of the 6 games have come against teams ranked in the top 15 of the league. Our opponents in total average 24 PPG. When not playing New England, NE's opponents combined average is 24.4 PPG scored. The Pats are allowing 2 PPG less then their opponents average against the rest of the league.
IMO, the facts prove that this team is not as bad on defense as the media and some fans want to make it out to be. And they are far from the worst....
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